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Maxwell-Crawford, K. |
Title |
Huarahi whakatu: Maori mental health nursing career pathway |
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Report |
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2004 |
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(Trm/04/15) |
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Professional development; Careers in nursing; Maori; Psychiatric nursing; Mental Health |
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Huarahi whakatu describes a pathway for recognising the expertise of nurses working in kaupapa Maori mental health services and recommends a professional development programme that can lead to advancement along the pathway. An emphasis on dual competencies – cultural and clinical – underlies the rationale for regarding kaupapa Maori mental health nursing as a sub-specialty. Eight levels of cultural competencies and twelve levels of clinical competencies are used to differentiate career stages and it is recommended that movement from one level to another should be matched by increased remuneration. The report also contains a recommended professional development programme to support the operationalisation of the career pathway. |
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824 |
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Heese, Norma |
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Report: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Fellowship 2004 |
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Report |
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2004 |
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45p. |
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Primary health care; Child health services; Reports |
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Covers the placements the author visited and the topics learned whilst undertaking travel in the UK after being awarded the 2003 Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship. Of specific interest was Well Child Care in Primary Health. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1412 |
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Author |
Coupe, D. |
Title |
How accountable is accountable for mental health nurses? |
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Year |
2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Accountability; Nursing; Mental health |
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Accountability has been described by nurses as an elusive concept or myth. The author suggests that this elusive concept or myth can partly be attributed to accountability becoming visible usually following a critical incident. The overall goal of this project is to provide nurses working within mental health with the incentive to raise their awareness and explore what their roles and responsibilities are within the accountability process in a more positive scenario. This research paper reports on an exploration of the key components of accountability within the New Zealand mental health environment. It describes significant influences that affect accountability. This is achieved by the means of a literature review, sharing of the author's experience of being involved in a national inquiry, and the adaptation of a who what and how framework, in conjunction with a diagram displaying accountability levels and lines for mental health nurses. The author points out that the domains of accountability for nurses will continue to evolve and expand but what remains important is that consumers have access to good quality mental health care. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 604 |
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590 |
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Author |
Lauder, G.C. |
Title |
Health in the workplace: An exploration of healthy options for an aged care setting |
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Year |
2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Keywords |
Geriatric nursing; Health behaviour; Workplace |
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People working in aged care settings in New Zealand spend approximately 30% of their lives in their workplace. There is a challenge for workplaces to support people to maintain and improve their health status. This project investigated the question: How can workplaces support staff to maintain health in an aged care environment? The project concerned two considerations: primarily what people can do for themselves and how the organisation can assist their interest and maintain their investment in health based activities and secondly what workplaces can do to make the organisations more healthy. The philosophy and the realities of the workplace were reviewed and the project addressed the strategies that could be adopted by the workplace. The study identifies a series of practical activities and outcomes that aged care facilities can undertake for nurses/caregivers or other members of staff working in the workplace. The findings lead to recommendations about healthy outcomes and managing health and creating a positive climate for health within the workplace. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 605 |
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591 |
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Cavanagh, C. |
Title |
Dignity and palliative care: A search to discover the true meaning of the concept of “dying with dignity” |
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Year |
2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Keywords |
Palliative care; Nursing; Case studies; Nurse-patient relations; Terminal care |
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This paper presents an exploration of a foundational goal of palliative care nursing which is to help patients die with dignity. The paper presents this practice exploration as a journey to gain understanding of the concept of dignity; the author notes that it does not avoid the difficulties encountered in practice situations because dying with dignity is unique and curiously also invisible and different for everyone. Much of human life is conducted through stories and much of nursing involves telling and listening to stories. Many of our social institutions are comprised almost entirely of opportunities for telling and retelling stories. Nurses are constantly listening to patients telling them what is going on in their lives and because of this the stories related here are written bold and raw. The three stories explore and reveal in-depth details of nursing practice that evolved and changed after reflection. The paper also reveals and explores the untold and often painful stories that challenge nurses' capacity to offer dignified care. To deepen the exploration towards discovering ways to articulate the complexity of dignity, the author reflected on the nature of the practice changes documented in the stories and then used a range of diverse literature and her love of the paintings and philosophy of a New Zealander, Ralph Hotere, to support her ideas that dignity is indeed a complex phenomenon. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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595 |
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Author |
Entwistle, M. |
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Women only? An exploration of the place of men within nursing |
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Year |
2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Nursing; Male nurses; Gender; Recruitment and retention |
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This dissertation came out of the author's wondering why there are still so few men going into nursing especially when the history of nursing reveals that men have been a part of nursing for a long time. In New Zealand it is only since the mid seventies that men have been able to gain the exact same nursing qualifications as their women colleagues. The author notes that men in nursing are still seen as unusual in that they work in a predominantly female occupation and have had their masculinity questioned by the myth that all men in nursing must be gay. There is also the notion that caring is a difficult task for men and is seen by society as a uniquely feminine ability. Both issues are related to dominant notions of masculinity. In addition to this there is currently a crisis in terms of a nursing shortage and it has been suggested that one way to resolve this crisis is to encourage more men into nursing. Thus this exploration as to why there are so few men in nursing is timely. Men who choose nursing as a career risk challenging the traditional roles of their gender stereotype. A comprehensive search of the literature from different disciplines reveals deeper issues than just the commonly held assumption that nursing is not masculine. Exploring the issues of gender with a particular focus on masculinity has uncovered the concept of hegemonic masculinity. This describes how gender is practiced in a way that legitimises patriarchy, reinforcing the dominant position of men over women as well as over other groups of men. It is these patriarchal attitudes that have seen men marginalised within nursing. On the one hand men in nursing could be seen as challenging the current dominant masculine ideal. However, on the other hand men in nursing may not challenge this hegemonic masculinity; instead often supporting the status quo in an effort to maintain their own masculinity. The author suggests that the implication for nursing, if it is to increase the numbers of men in the profession, is to challenge this notion of hegemonic masculinity. This needs to be done appropriately by critically examining this concept rather than by merely replacing one hegemony with another. He goes on to say that it is now time for nursing education to include a critical exploration of gender issues and how it relates to men as part of undergraduate nursing education for both men and women students. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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601 |
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Author |
Maries, V.J. |
Title |
Chosen moments: A reflective journey illustrating terminally ill patients choosing the moment to die |
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Year |
2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Terminal care; Palliative care; Nurse-patient relations |
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In this project the author reveals how she is observing and thinking as she cares for people who are dying. She records her reflections and insights and reveals that there is life right up to the moment of death, having observed terminally ill patients choosing the precise moment to die. She describes her observations of these moments by using poetry and stories, and explores the implications for her practice as a result. The author presents her reflections using an individualistic, reflective and exploratory perspective which is informed by the work of nursing scholars. This paper is framed using the metaphors of a journey and a window to indicate the reflective process that the author used to journal her observations in practice over time. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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773 |
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Author |
Bailey, A.M. |
Title |
The New Zealand practice nurse in the primary health environment of the 21st century |
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Year |
2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Policy; Practice nurses; Primary health care |
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This paper is a culmination of the author's inquiry, reflection and critical thinking on the transitional phase that practice nursing is currently undergoing as part of the New Zealand Primary Health Strategy. The paper utilises both reflection-in-action and reflection-on-action as well as reflection-before-action, as a process. The author's starting point for this inquiry was attending the New Zealand Nurses Organisation Primary Health Conference in Wellington and reading a report from the Expert Advisory Group on Primary Health Care Nursing. Knowing that practice nurses are the majority of nurses working in primary health, she was concerned that changes to primary health were being driven with little reference or participation by them. The paper explores how practice nursing evolved in New Zealand and the developments that have occurred in the 30 plus years since its inception. It describes the role and current work of practice nursing in general practice, and highlights the constraints that have held back development and continue to do so. The 2002 New Zealand Primary Health Strategy is shown to provide an opportunity for development and enhancement, if some of the constraints are removed. As part of looking to the future the possibilities for practice nurses to lead the way in primary health development are explored. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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831 |
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Author |
Seccombe, J. |
Title |
Nursing students and people with disabilities: Changing curriculum, changing attitudes? |
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Year |
2004 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
Massey University Library |
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Nursing; Education; Students; People with disabilities |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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832 |
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Author |
Neugebauer, A.F. |
Title |
The adult congenital heart disease service: An evidence-based development of a nurse specialist position |
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2004 |
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University of Auckland Library |
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Cardiovascular diseases; Nursing specialties; Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 482 |
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469 |
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Author |
Roberts, M.H. |
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An exploration of the experiences of Maori nurses in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
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Year |
2004 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Maori; Nursing; Cultural safety; History |
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The author describes the purpose of her writing as exploring the journeys that Maori have experienced within the nursing profession of Aotearoa/New Zealand. It presents the reader with insight into these journeys by examining a broad range of events and experiences from pre European contact up to contemporary times. The intention of providing these insights is for the reader to be made aware of not only the “uniqueness” that Maori nurses bring to the profession in New Zealand but to give voice to the many untold experiences of Maori nurses. The Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ), numerous Maori and non- Maori academics have long acknowledged the uniqueness of Maori health perspectives and needs. However, the author notes there is limited literature which specifically discusses experiences of Maori consumers of health services and until recently, exploration of the experiences of Maori nurses has been limited. The Ministerial Taskforce of Nursing (1998) identified the paucity of research related to Maori nursing and acknowledges the need for Maori nurses to develop a body of knowledge specifically focused in this area. To this end, the author intended that this work would contribute to the increasing body of knowledge regarding this unique group within the nursing profession of Aotearoa/New Zealand.The discussion includes revisiting the history of nursing in Aotearoa/New Zealand and critiquing the participation of Maori nurses. The experiences of Maori nurses and students from within the education sector is detailed with a particular focus on their experiences of Kawa Whakaruruhau / Cultural safety. Contemporary issues for Maori nurses are critiqued and possible solutions offered along with details of the writer's vision for the future direction of Maori within the wider nursing profession in Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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593 |
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Author |
Williams, P. |
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The experience of being new in the role of Charge Nurse |
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2004 |
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Auckland University of Technology Library |
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Nursing |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 608 |
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594 |
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Author |
Vallant, S.R. |
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Dialogue and monologue: The relationship between student nurse and nurse clinician: The impact on student learning |
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2004 |
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Massey University Library |
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Students; Nursing; Mentoring |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ 610 |
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596 |
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Hall, J. |
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Building trust to work with a grounded theory study of paediatric acute care nurses work |
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2004 |
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Auckland University of Technology Library |
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Nurse-family relations; Nurse-patient relations; Children; Paediatric nursing; Intensive care nursing |
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Grounded theory methodology has guided the grounded theory methods used to explore the acute care paediatric nurses' perspective of what they do when a child has had a severe accident. The research was initiated from the experience of nursing children in the context of a rehabilitation centre and wondering how acute care nurses promoted a child's recovery after a severe unintentional injury. Many avenues were used to search international and New Zealand literature but the scarcity of literature related to what acute care paediatric nurses do was evident. Nursing children in the acute care ward after a severe accident is complex. It encompasses nursing the family when they are experiencing a crisis. It is critical that the acute care nurse monitors and ensures the child's physiological needs are met, and the nurse “works with” the child to maintain and advance medical stability. Nursing interactions are an important part of “working with”, communication is the essence of nursing. This research has focussed on the nurses' social processes whilst caring for the physical needs of the child and interacting with the family and multidisciplinary team when appropriate. An effective working-relationship with a nurse and family is founded on trust. Grounded theory methods supported the process of exploring the social processes of “building trust” whilst “working with” families in a vulnerable position. Nurses rely on rapport to be invited into a family's space to “work with” and support the re-establishment of the parenting role. The “stepping in and out” of an effective working-relationship with a family is reliant on trust. Nurses build trust by spending time to “be with”, using chat to get to know each other, involving and supporting the family to parent a “different” child and reassuring and giving realistic hope to help the child and parents cope with their changed future. A substantive theory of the concept of “building trust to work with” has been developed using grounded theory methods. The theory has been conceptualised using the perspective of seven registered nurses working in paediatric acute care wards that admit children who have had a severe traumatic accident. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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597 |
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Author |
Sims, D.A. |
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The benefits and challenges of one New Zealand nursing undergraduate clinical education model: A case study |
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2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Clinical supervision; Preceptorship; Education; Students; Nursing |
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This research project utilised a case study approach to give ward managers a voice in the literature, by exploring and describing from their perspective the benefits and challenges of one particular nursing undergraduate clinical education model. The tertiary education provider contracts the health provider to provide Clinical Nurse Educators (CNEs) to support second and third year undergraduate nursing students during their clinical experiences. The CNEs are seconded from their respective wards to meet the organisation's contractual obligations. Data were gathered from two ward managers using semi-structured interviews. The findings elucidate the role of the undergraduate CNE, highlighting benefits such as the CNE being supernumerary to ward rosters and having time to teach, not only supervise students. CNEs are student-focused and easily accessible as they are based on site. The CNE was the one person who was 'there' for a student as a student's preceptor can change shift-by-shift and day-by-day. One significant challenge which emerged was the replacement of ward staff, not only of senior nurses who can leave their wards for up to 12 weeks to undertake the CNE role but also that of the student's preceptor if the student's preceptor was on annual, sick or study leave. Other challenges such as the inability of ward managers to pre-book casual staff; preceptor work-loads; skill-mix issues and fluctuating fulltime equivalents are also discussed. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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598 |
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