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Author Booher, J.
Title Professional practice models: Shared governance and magnet hospitals Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue June Pages
Keywords Nursing models; Intensive care nursing; Clinical governance
Abstract This article explores the application of professional practice models in nursing. Particular reference is made to the magnet hospital model and the concept of shared governance. Key principles from these models are explored in relation to the implementation of a professional practice model in an intensive care environment. Historical, cultural and professional factors that may be seen as barriers to the implementation of this professional practice model are also explored. In conclusion, the article identifies recommendations that may contribute to a successful implementation and duration of a model in practice.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 861
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Author Jenkinson, F.H.
Title An evaluation of nursing documentation as it relates to pro re nata (prn) medication administration Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Drug administration; Psychiatric Nursing; Administration; Mental health
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 875 Serial (down) 859
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Author Bresaz, D.M.
Title Environmental influences on inpatient assaultive behaviour Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Workplace violence; Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Methodology; Administration
Abstract This retrospective quasi-experimental study reviewed assaults in two adult mental health inpatient rehabilitation units. The majority of clients in this area experience enduring mental health illnesses and have complex physical health issues. The service comprises of an intensive rehabilitation unit and a secure extended rehabilitation unit. Between May and August 2001 the service moved to purpose built facilities. The opportunity was taken to review clients' assaultive behaviour in the new environment and to compare the incidents with those in the old environment to see if there had been any significant changes. Data on assault incidents including time of assault, place of assault, who was involved and what preventative actions were suggested were collected from the Incident and Accident Hazard Reports (IAHR) dating from 1 April 2000 until 31 May 2002. Staff were expected to complete IAHR reports on all assault incidents. The research examined whether the change in environmental conditions impacted on clients' wellbeing in relation to assaultive behaviour. Trends within the IAHR reports were also examined in order to compare these to similar studies completed in other parts of the world. There were 141 IAHR reports of assault incidents. Fifty of these occurred in the pre move period, 38 in the transition phase and 53 in the post move. There was no significant difference in the rate of assaults in the pre-move to post move period. Completion of the IAHR forms was seen to be very problematic, especially in relation to legal status of perpetrators and documentation of prevention strategies. An urgent audit of existing practice is now required to establish if problems found with the quality and completion of the IAHR forms continues to be evident in the rehabilitation service and if present staff education is needed to improve the standard of documentation. Research is also needed to establish the extent to which staff implement strategies to prevent assaults, and to reduce recidivism.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 858
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Author Smillie, A.
Title The end of tranquillity? An exploration of some organisational and societal factors that generated discord upon the introduction of trained nurses into New Zealand hospitals, 1885-1914 Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords History; Nursing
Abstract This historical research study examines some of the factors that caused problems for early New Zealand trained nurses upon their introduction into New Zealand hospitals, between 1885 and 1914. Eight incidents in the professional lives of nurses of the period are used as illustrations of the strains and discord that were apparent in this time of change. Analysis of these incidents attempts to answer the question as to whether the introduction of trained nurses into the New Zealand hospital system did add new considerations to problems encountered by nurses in their professional life. The conclusion is that there was a new dimension of difference added to the system with the introduction of the trained nurse. This developed from the evidence that these nurses, particularly if they were also matrons, had to fit into the existing power structures, which were not really ready to accept them, either through choice or lack of foresight. Enmeshed within these considerations is the influence of Florence Nightingale; her effect on nursing itself, and the consequent public and official perception, or misperception, of who nurses should be.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 857
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Author Shelah, G.E.
Title Enabling pedagogy: An enquiry into New Zealand students' experience of bioscience in pre-registration nursing education Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Auckland Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Teaching methods; Nursing; Education
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 856
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Author Vernon, R.A.
Title Developing clinical skill competency of undergraduate nursing students utilising a simulated psychomotor skill laboratory and model of self-directed learning: An evaluation research study Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Students; Evaluation
Abstract
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 871 Serial (down) 855
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Author MacGeorge, J.M.; Nelson, K.
Title The experience of the nurse at triage influences the timing of CPAP intervention Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Accident & Emergency Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 234-238
Keywords Emergency nursing; Clinical decision making; Hospitals; Quality of health care
Abstract This study used a non-experimental correlational design to research the relationship between the experience of the nurse, with the application of continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) to patients presenting to a metropolitan emergency department with cardiogenic pulmonary oedema (CPO), and to establish what difference, if any, CPAP made to outcomes. A retrospective audit of records was used to extract data on all 54 patients that received CPAP over a 12-month period. The primary outcome measures were off CPAP within two hours, transfer to intensive care unit or cardiac care unit, and secondary outcome measures were length of hospital stay and death. There was a trend towards more experienced nurses attending patients who required immediate treatment or treatment within 10 minutes. These patients were more likely to be recognised at triage as requiring CPAP therapy. The early application of CPAP reduced hospital mortality, length of stay, and the need for intubation and ventilation. Attention needs to be given on how best to educate nurses so that more patients presenting with acute respiratory failure can benefit from nurses' decision-making regarding the commencement of CPAP.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 847
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Author Moko Business Associates,
Title Career pathways and core competencies in Maori mental health nursing Type Report
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Trm/03/04 Issue Pages
Keywords Maori; Mental health; Nursing; Careers in nursing; psychiatric nursing
Abstract This report reviews relevant literature pertaining to clinical career pathways and associated core competencies for nursing in New Zealand. The review identifies and analyses existing clinical career pathways for nurses and mental health workers in New Zealand, paying particular attention to the content, structure, strengths, criticisms and applicability to the development of a clinical career pathway for Maori registered nurses to work in Maori mental health (NGO organisations). This report is part of Te Rau Matatini's current work on the development of a career pathway for Maori registered nurses with mental health work experience to work in NGO, community settings. It is a preliminary report, based on existing literature. A subsequent report was planned detailing the career pathway developed by Te Rau Matatini, with strong guidance and input from Maori mental health nurses and the wider Maori mental health sector.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 823
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Author Spence, D.
Title Nursing people from cultures other than one's own: A perspective from New Zealand Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Contemporary Nurse Abbreviated Journal
Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 222-231
Keywords Transcultural nursing; Maori; Psychiatric Nursing
Abstract This paper provides an overview of the evolving meaning of 'culture' in New Zealand nursing. Then, drawing upon the findings of research that used hermeneutic phenomenology to explore the experience of nursing people from cultures other than one's own, a description of the constituent parts is of this phenomenon is briefly outlined and followed by an exemplar that describes the coalescent and contradictory nature of the phenomenon as a whole. As New Zealand nurses negotiate the conflicts essential for ongoing development of their practice, interplay of the notions of prejudice, paradox and possibility is evident at intrapersonal and interpersonal levels as well as in relation to professional and other discourses.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 798 Serial (down) 782
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Author Farrow, T.
Title 'No suicide contracts' in community crisis situations: A conceptual analysis Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Journal of Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 199-202
Keywords Mental health; Community health nursing; Psychology; Suicide
Abstract 'No suicide contracts' take the form of a 'guarantee of safety', along with a 'promise' to call specified persons if the suicidal ideation becomes unmanageable for the person concerned. They are commonly used in community crisis situations with suicidal people in New Zealand. This article describes and analyses the use of 'no suicide contracts' in these settings. It is argued that the theoretical base (transactional analysis) of the 'no suicide contract' is likely to be deleterious in the community crisis situation.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 779
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Author McCallin, A.
Title Interdisciplinary team leadership: A revisionist approach for an old problem? Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Journal of Nursing Management Abbreviated Journal
Volume 11 Issue 6 Pages 364-370
Keywords Leadership; Multidisciplinary care teams; Organisational change
Abstract In this paper the author argues that the term interdisciplinary team leadership should be embraced cautiously. Preliminary research suggests that interdisciplinary team leadership is a model of shared leadership that requires more development if it is to become the cornerstone of interdisciplinary team practice in a radically reforming health sector. Stewardship is proposed as a potential philosophy for interdisciplinary team leadership, and a new, shared leadership role of practice leader is suggested.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 724 Serial (down) 710
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Author McKenna, B.; Smith, N.A.; Poole, S.; Coverdale, J.
Title Horizontal violence: Experiences of registered nurses in their first year of practice Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 42 Issue 1 Pages 90-96
Keywords New graduate nurses; Workplace violence; Occupational health and safety
Abstract The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of horizontal violence, or bullying, experienced by nurses in their first year of practice; to describe the characteristics of the most distressing incidents experienced; to determine the consequences, and measure the psychological impact, of such events; and to determine the adequacy of training received to manage horizontal violence. An anonymous survey was mailed to 1169 nurses in New Zealand who had registered in the year prior to November 2000 with a response rate of 47%. Many new graduates experienced horizontal violence across all clinical settings. Absenteeism from work, the high number of respondents who considered leaving nursing, and scores on the Impact of Event Scale all indicated the serious impact of interpersonal conflict. Nearly half of the events described were not reported, only 12% of those who described a distressing incident received formal debriefing, and the majority of respondents had no training to manage the behaviour.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 706
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Author Budge, C.; Carryer, J.B.; Wood, S.
Title Health correlates of autonomy, control and professional relationships in the nursing work environment Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication Journal of Advanced Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 42 Issue 3 Pages 260-268
Keywords Workplace; Occupational health and safety; Registered nurses
Abstract The aim of this study was to examine nursing in New Zealand and to see whether aspects of the work environment are associated with health status. A total of 225 registered nurses in a general hospital completed the Revised Nursing Work Index (NWI-R) and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Ratings indicated that the New Zealand hospital environment was characterized by less autonomy and control and better nurse-physician relations than in USA hospitals. Results of correlations demonstrated that more positive ratings of the three workplace attributes were associated with better health status amongst the nurses. The results of regression analyses were indicative either of a confounding relationship or of a mediating relationship such that nurses' relations with physicians, administration and other departments mediate the associations between autonomy, control and health status.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 703
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Author Fielden, J.
Title Grief as a transformative experience: Weaving through different lifeworlds after a loved one has completed suicide Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 74-85
Keywords Grief; Psychology; Nursing specialties; Suicide
Abstract This research is an exploration and interpretation of the lived experiences of family members since they lost a close family member to suicidal death. The findings have implications for nurses and counsellors working in the area of suicide bereavement. Heidegger's hermeneutic phenomenology was utilised and informed by van Manen's and Benner's work. Data from in-depth interviews with six participants, the researcher's journal entries and published literature were analysed. Findings gave rise to a grief model where suicide survivors moved through four modes of being-in-the-world characterized by 13 lifeworlds or themes. Surviving suicide was a transformative process that in time enabled survivors to discover new ways of understanding and relating to the world.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 702
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Author Cowan, L.M.; Deering, D.; Crowe, M.; Sellman, D.; Futterman-Collier, A.; Adamson, S.
Title Alcohol and drug treatment for women: Clinicians' beliefs and practice Type Journal Article
Year 2003 Publication International Journal of Mental Health Nursing Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue 1 Pages 48-55
Keywords Psychiatric Nursing; Substance abuse; Gender; Attitude of health personnel; Alcoholism; Drug abuse
Abstract The present paper reports on the results of a telephone survey of 217 alcohol and drug treatment clinicians on their beliefs and practice, in relation to service provision for women. Nurses comprised the second largest professional group surveyed. Seventy-eight percent of clinicians believed that women's treatment needs differed from men's and 74% reported a range of approaches and interventions, such as assisting with parenting issues and referral to women-only programmes. Several differences emerged in relation to approaches and interventions used, depending on clinician gender, work setting and proportion of women on clinicians' caseload. Implications for mental health nursing include the need to more systematically incorporate gender-based treatment needs into practice and undergraduate and postgraduate education and training programmes.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial (down) 652
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