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Clendon, J.; Krothe, J. |
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The nurse-managed clinic: An evaluative study |
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2004 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
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2 |
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15-23 |
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Evaluation research; Nurse managers; Primary health care; Cross-cultural comparison |
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Part of an international project, the aim of this study was to evaluate a nurse managed primary health care clinic (Mana Health Clinic) from the perspectives of users, funders, and providers of clinical services in order to identify factors which contribute to success. The method used was Fourth Generation Evaluation (FGE) whereby, consistent with the methodological precepts of the constructivist enquiry paradigm, there was active involvement of clients in the process and outcome of the evaluation. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 13 individuals and one focus group. The data yielded four main categories: factors that contribute to success; contrasting past experience of health care with that of nurse-managed care; the effectiveness of nurse-managed care; and suggestions for change in current practice. The authors note that the results to date support a tentative conclusion of success for the clinic. As the study is on-going, summaries of the four categories were fed back to the participants for further discussion and interpretation and eventual integration with data from the similar study being undertaken in the United States. The authors conclude that this paper demonstrates how the use of an appropriate method of evaluation can itself contribute to the success of the nurse managed clinic. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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547 |
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Wilkinson, J.A.; Huntington, A.D. |
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The personal safety of district nurses: A critical analysis |
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2004 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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20 |
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3 |
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31-44 |
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District nursing; Occupational health and safety; Organisational culture; Risk factors |
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A workplace safety study of district nurses in New Zealand was conducted to explore personal safety experiences. A qualitative methodology informed by Critical Social Theory was employed. This paper details the findings and implications derived from data collected from six district nurses in two urban New Zealand health services who recalled incidents in which they felt their personal safety was compromised. Data were collected through individual interviews and a focus group discussion with the participants. Data analysis revealed two-fold risks to nurse safety; these were associated with client behaviour as well as risks embedded in the organisational structure. The findings suggest a number of practical issues involving basic security measures require urgent attention. The complex power relationships that shape the experience of nursing in a community impinged on the ability of the nurses in this study to confidently and safely fulfil their role. An organisational commitment to a culture of safety would help address the powerlessness experienced by district nurses. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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549 |
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Roberts, M.H. |
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An exploration of the experiences of Maori nurses in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
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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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Best, G.A. |
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Being pruned: Student nurses experience of being shaped in clinical practice by lecturers |
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2004 |
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Auckland University of Technology Library |
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Students; Nursing; Education |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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599 |
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Dearden, G. |
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When things go wrong: The experiences of mental health nurses who have had a patient die through suicide |
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2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Mental health; Psychiatric Nursing; Nurse-patient relations; Case studies; Suicide |
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This thesis discusses the findings of a research study, informed by the work of van Manen (1997b), which explored the lived experiences of five mental health nurses who have had a patient die through suicide. Narrative was used as a method in interviews to uncover the essence of their lived experiences. Five interwoven themes uncovered in each of the interviews were: impact, support, feelings, closure and paradox. All of the nurses interviewed experienced a wide range of feelings about their patient's suicides, ranging from shock to guilt, to anger and sadness, and described their patient's suicide as having a significant impact on them. Support received by the nurses following their patient's suicide was variable, and they were often in the difficult position of trying to offer support to the patient's family. Common to all of the nurses was the lack of closure following the suicide. Paradox was found to be the overall essence of the experience of the mental health nurses interviewed. Three main paradoxical themes or statements were identified that are in many respects a summary of all of the themes that emerged. These were: unavoidable – responsible; inevitable – unprepared; duty of care – respect for patient's decision to end their life. The author suggests that the ability of the nurses interviewed to accept and reconcile the paradoxical issues that arise in relation to patient suicide, and accept the lack of closure they experience, is a fundamental element in their ability to continue to work in the mental health setting, despite the significant impact their patient's suicide has had on them. Four recommendations are made based on the insights gained from this research. These are: that every mental health service should have a suicide response policy; that undergraduate nursing education includes the impact of patient suicide; the development of policies which promote dialogue about suicide within the community; and the need for further research in this topic. |
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602 |
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Kwai, K. |
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The value of a programme of clinical supervision for graduate nurses: An evaluative study |
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2004 |
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Victoria University of Wellington Library |
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Clinical supervision; New graduate nurses; Mentoring |
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The function and implementation of clinical supervision in the practice setting presents a number of challenges for new graduate programmes for registered comprehensive nurses. There have been numerous reports and papers promoting its benefits as important and providing the impetus for change. Clinical supervision has been well established as part of social work, counselling, psychotherapy and psychoanalytic practice, and in mental health nursing and midwifery. Its utilisation for graduate nurses is clearly important and should be seen as integral to professional practice. This study evaluated a programme of clinical supervision as a component of a new graduate nurse programme in a secondary health care practice environment. The clinical supervision component aimed to support graduate registered nurses' transition from the role of student nurse to staff nurse in the context of professional clinical practice. This report is also intended to inform the ongoing provision of clinical supervision at Hutt Valley District Health Board. The evaluation process was guided by the work of Owen (1990) and used utilisation focussed evaluation as the framework on which to undertake the evaluation. A mix of quantitative and qualitative methodology was used to collect and analyse the data. Data were collected from nurse graduates of the new graduate programme using a postal questionnaire that covered three areas; clinical supervision, the Hutt Valley District Health Board new graduate programme and an evaluation of stakeholder roles. Twelve of the new graduates responded to the survey. Findings suggest clinical supervision provided professional support and assisted the new graduate in the identification of education needs. Difficulties associated with accessing the structured component of the new graduate programme and clinical supervision were highlighted. The recommendations made to Hutt Valley District Health Board to improve the programme include considering accessibility, consumer rights, acceptability, a comprehensive approach, the Treaty of Waitangi, efficiency and a coordinated approach. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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603 |
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Murray, D.J. |
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The roles of nurses working with adolescents in Auckland secondary schools |
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2004 |
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University of Auckland Library |
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Adolescents; Nurse-patient relations |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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605 |
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Thompson, R. |
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Red Band nursing: From swannies to stethoscopes |
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2004 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Rural nursing; Community health nursing; Public health |
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The author notes that many registered nurses undertake a role in the community which may or may not be recognised for what it really is – one of these roles may be that of the unpaid health care provider. The nurse may be called on by family, friends, neighbours, or the wider community to provide a voluntary health service at any time of the day or night according to the need of the person wanting the information or assistance. This is the story of one such nurse. Four themes have been uncovered from a nursing practice that has spanned three decades of providing an on-call basic first aid service to a community of about two hundred households in a rural community. These experiences are used to shape the stories within the story of this voluntary role, and provide a framework to discuss the implications for the future of voluntary practice.The themes are: Maintaining personal and professional boundaries; Maintaining values and a high standard of care; Commitment to ongoing education; Accepting accountability for one's actions. The confidence and competence that such practice demands is explained from a personal perspective, along with an attempt to answer a question that is often asked – “Who will or indeed does anyone want to replace me when I retire or shift away from the district?” This question is addressed in the context that this story is written, the changes that the healthcare system is experiencing at present, and the impact that these changes may have for the future. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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607 |
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McKillop, A.M. |
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Evaluation of the implementation of a best practice information sheet: Tracheal suctioning of adults with an artificial airway |
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2004 |
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JBI Reports |
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2 |
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9 |
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293-308 |
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Evidence-based medicine; Nursing; Guidelines; Evaluation |
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This report presents an evaluation of the implementation of a best practice information sheet related to tracheal suctioning of adults with an artificial airway. The Centre for Evidence-Based Nursing Aotearoa, based in Auckland, conducted a systematic review of the evidence and produced the best practice information sheet. A survey of 105 nurses was conducted at three sites, in New Zealand and Australia. Using a before/after design, data were collected at the time of release of the information sheet and then approximately 12 months later. The study suggests a trend towards a modest uptake of best practice recommendations into nursing practice demonstrated by some behavioural changes within a 12-month period in the context of an implementation plan and the best practice information sheet. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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696 |
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Honey, M. |
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Flexible learning for postgraduate nurses: A basis for planning |
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2004 |
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Nurse Education Today |
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24 |
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4 |
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319-325 |
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Nursing; Education; Technology; Teaching methods |
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This paper describes a survey undertaken with postgraduate nursing students in a university-based school of nursing in 2002 to establish their access to and use of computers and information technology for study. Whilst there was minimal flexibility and use of technology to support student learning for postgraduate nurses in the school, the university proposed increasing flexibility across all courses. This is in part a response to the increased internationalisation of education and developments in technology affecting programme design, delivery and support that can benefit teachers and students. The author notes that the findings of this survey form a basis for planning the introduction of flexible learning. Results indicated that not all students have convenient access to technology for study purposes, nor are they at the same level in terms of using technology. |
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NRSNZNO @ research @ |
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699 |
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Walsh, K.; McAllister, M.; Morgan, A.; Thornhill, J. |
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Motivating change: Using motivational interviewing in practice development |
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2004 |
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Practice Development in Health Care |
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3 |
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2 |
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92-100 |
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Psychiatric Nursing; Hospitals; Motivation; Older people |
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The present paper draws on experiences and insights gained by a group of psychiatric nurse practice development facilitators whilst working with consumers, carers, clinicians and managers in the context of a practice development programme in a large metropolitan psychiatric hospital. The paper describes how the practice development facilitators were able to adapt techniques of motivational interviewing, commonly used in drug and alcohol treatment services, to help motivate change in an aged care setting. The lessons embedded within this experience are that people do want change, and that sustained change requires ownership and support. Practice development facilitators can assist in this process though the use of principles and strategies of motivational interviewing, which include increasing awareness of the need for change, supporting self-efficacy and managing resistance to change. |
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718 |
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Morrison-Ngatai, E. |
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Mai i muri ka haere whakahaere: Maori woman in mental health nursing |
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2004 |
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Massey University Library |
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Mental health; Maori; Female; Psychiatric Nursing |
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Contents: Chapter 1 Kupu whakataki – introduction; Chapter 2 Raranga mohiotanga – literature review; Chapter 3 To te wahine mana tuku iho – theoretical framework; Chapter 4 Tahuri ki te rangahau – research methodology; Chapter 5 Whakaaturanga whakaoho – beginnings; Chapter 6 Kia pakari – positioning and contesting; Chapter 7 E ara ki runga wahine toa – standing and enduring; Chapter 8 Kua takoto te whariki. |
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828 |
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Bailey, A.M. |
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The New Zealand practice nurse in the primary health environment of the 21st century |
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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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Seccombe, J. |
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Nursing students and people with disabilities: Changing curriculum, changing attitudes? |
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2004 |
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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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Lynes, H. |
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Partnership or collaboration? Exploring professional relationships between public health nurses and school staff in Otago, New Zealand |
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2004 |
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Otago Polytechnic library. A copy can be obtained by contacting pgnursadmin@tekotago.ac.nz |
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Public health; Nursing; Nurse-family relations; School nursing |
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School staff are a conduit by which children and families can access the public health nursing service and the public health nurses can access children and their families. The author notes that, to benefit children, public health nurses need more than knowledge of health issues; they need to understand how to work well with staff from the education sector. A good professional relationship between public health nurses and school staff will therefore ultimately result in a benefit to children's health. This thesis reviews the literature using an interpretive lens to examine the position of public health nurses and schools. It argues that public health nurses need to access expertise from other sources besides nursing in order to develop and sustain the skills of relating professionally to staff from the education sector. It proposes collaboration as a model of public health nursing practice with school staff but recognises that further research on inter-sectorial collaboration is necessary. |
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836 |
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