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Author Vernon, R.A.; Jacobs, S.; Papps, E. url  openurl
  Title An innovative initiative for advanced nursing practice roles Type (up) Journal Article
  Year 2007 Publication Vision: A Journal of Nursing Abbreviated Journal Available online from Eastern Institute of Technology  
  Volume 14 Issue 2 Pages 16-17  
  Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Primary health care; Nurse practitioners; Nursing models  
  Abstract This paper reports an initiative which is an example of partnership between education and health organisations resulting in the implementation of a jointly funded advanced nursing practice role. The model is for community based Nurse Practitioner-managed health care for primary health and disease management. The key partners in this project are the Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke's Bay District Health Board, and a Primary Health Organisation (Tu Meke – First Choice). This article summarises the objectives, implementation, evaluation and benefits of the programme.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1311  
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Author Harris, C.; Crozier, I.; Smyth, J.; Elliot, J.; Watson, P.B.; Sands, J.; Cuddihy, R. openurl 
  Title An audit of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients representing acutely with chest pain within six months of PCI Type (up) Manuscript
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Hospitals; Clinical assessment; Cardiovascular diseases; Guidelines; Teaching methods  
  Abstract This reports an audit of the assessment practices at Christchurch Hospital, compared to international guidelines. The clinical notes of all patients who were re- admitted acutely with chest pain within six months of PCI procedures performed between 1/4/05 and 30/9/05 were audited. Ethics approval was granted and an audit tool was designed based on the 2000 ACC/AHA Guidelines for the management of patients with unstable angina. The purpose of the audit was to determine to what extent best practice guidelines were followed in the assessment of patients re-admitted with chest pain and to determine if there were any indicators (lesional, procedural or risk factors for restenosis) that predicted a normal or abnormal repeat coronary angiogram. 448 consecutive patients had PCI procedures, 36 patients represented acutely with chest pain and had repeat coronary angiography. In 18 patients the coronary angiogram was unchanged, 11 patients demonstrated instent restenosis, one patient demonstrated thrombus and six patients developed new lesions. The authors concluded that at Christchurch Hospital assessment practices are consistent with international guidelines. Of the patients who had repeat angiography, 50% had no coronary obstruction for the cause of pain. There was a relatively low incidence of acute representation with chest pain. These results suggest a revision of the guidelines for repeat angiography following PCI is warranted.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1157  
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Author Litchfield, M. openurl 
  Title The innovation effort: ?Are you in or are you out?? Type (up) Miscellaneous
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/pagesmh/7696/$File/mlitchfield.pdf  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing; Primary health care; Policy  
  Abstract A graphic presentation in PDF format (April 2007) of the findings and policy implications of the developmental evaluation research programme for the Turangi Primary Health Care Nursing Innovation.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1327  
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Author Wong, G.; Fishman, Z.; McRobbie, H.; Arroll, B.; Clair, S.; Freeman, B.; Glover, M.; Jull, A. url  openurl
  Title Smoking and nurses in New Zealand: ASH-KAN Aotearoa: Assessment of smoking history, knowledge and attitudes of nurses in New Zealand Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Smoking; Nursing  
  Abstract Because nurses work in a wide range of settings they are well-placed to provide support for smokefree environments. The aim of this research was: to assess the knowledge of cessation, attitudes towards smoking, the provision of smoking cessation advice and treatment, and attitudes to and management of smokefree workplaces in a sample of nurses with practising certificates in New Zealand; and to describe the prevalence of smoking in nurses using the 2006 New Zealand census. One thousand questionnaires were posted to a random sample of 1000 nurses (500 community-based nurses, and 500 hospital-based) from the New Zealand Nursing Council register of nurses with current practising certificates. Statistics New Zealand provided results from the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, 2006, for nurses by gender, practice area and cigarette smoking status. Responses were received from 371 (37%) of the nurses. They were enthusiastic about and committed to including smoking cessation in their practice, and to learning more about helping clients who smoke. Nine out of ten felt that it was part of their responsibility to advise clients to stop smoking. Nearly nine out of ten said they would be happy to spend an extra five minutes with each patient who smoked if they could effectively intervene. Over half had not received training for effective evidence-based smoking cessation interventions but three quarters were interested in learning more about how to help people stop smoking. The respondents' knowledge of the health effects of smoking was high, but there were gaps in knowledge of effective smoking treatments and a wide misunderstanding that nicotine causes cancer and heart disease. These gaps may limit nurses' ability to intervene effectively. Nurses supported their smokefree work policies although a fifth did not report support with enforcing these. Results from the 2006 census showed that smoking prevalence among nurses has declined from 18% in 1996 to 14% in 2006. Smoking rates in mental health nurses (29%) remain higher than the New Zealand general population (21%, census data).  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 785 Serial 769  
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Author Lewis-Clarke, G.M.E. openurl 
  Title Whanau and whanaungatanga issues affecting Maori achievement in tertiary nursing education Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Victoria University of Wellington Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Maori; Nursing; Education; Students; Cultural safety  
  Abstract  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 804  
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Author Primary Health Care Nurse Innovation Evaluation Team, url  openurl
  Title The evaluation of the eleven primary health care nursing innovation projects: A report to the Ministry of Health Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Primary health care; Evaluation; Nursing  
  Abstract In 2003, as part of implementing the Primary Health Care Strategy, the Ministry of Health announced contestable funding, available over three years, for the development of primary health care nursing innovation projects throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Ministry looked for proposals that would: support the development of innovative models of primary health care nursing practice to deliver on the objectives of the Primary Health Care Strategy; allow new models of nursing practice to develop; reduce the current fragmentation and duplication of services; and assist in the transition of primary health care delivery to primary health organisations. This report describes the findings from the evaluation of the 11 primary health care nursing innovations selected for funding by the Ministry of Health. It provides an overview of the innovations' success and of the lessons learnt from this policy initiative.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 819  
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Author McDonald, S.; Willis, G.; Fourie, W.; Hedgecock, B. openurl 
  Title Graduate nurses and their experience of postgraduate education within a Graduate Nurse programme Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Copies can be obtained from The Department of Nursing and Health Studies, Manukau Institute of Techn  
  Volume (Monograph Series 2/2007) Issue Pages  
  Keywords Nursing; Education; New graduate nurses; Teaching methods; Students  
  Abstract The authors note that the literature identifies that the transition from tertiary based training to the realities of industry expectations can be a stressful period for graduates. Various District Health Boards offer postgraduate papers within their graduate nursing programmes, resulting in graduates being expected to perform the role of a beginning practitioner as well as embark on postgraduate education during this first year. As yet, the authors note, there is little evidence available to substantiate the efficacy and impact of such papers. The purpose of this study was to explore graduate nurse's experience of postgraduate education within the Graduate Nurse Programme. The report contains the results of a survey of nurses within the Programme. This report details the results of that survey and make recommendations for consideration.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 911  
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Author Grainger, P C url  doi
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  Title Nursing documentation in the emergency department: nurses' perspectives Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 184 pp  
  Keywords Nursing Records; Emergency Nursing; Qualitative Description; Nursing Documentation; Emergency Nurses? Perspectives; Interviews, Context Specific Influences; Facilitating and Inhibiting factors  
  Abstract Explores emergency nurses? perspectives and practices about the quality, importance and value of emergency nursing documentation in relation to their personal beliefs, past experiences and preferred systems of documentation; the practical and contextual factors that influence documentation practices within an emergency department (ED); their interests in documentation tools or systems; and their interests in relation to further development of documentation practices and systems. Conducts a qualitative descriptive study in which ten emergency nurses from one ED in New Zealand were interviewed using interactive interview methods, and asked to complete a Likert scale to identify the relevance of internationally- recognised general influences on documentation to their own practices in the context of an ED. Includes recommended routes to development through partnership, participation and process engagement, and strategies including document development, knowledge advancement and support.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1404  
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Author Payne, Sharon openurl 
  Title The nurse's role in promoting health of vulnerable children (0-5 yr olds) through coordinated care: Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship Type (up) Report
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 50 p.  
  Keywords Child health services; Hospitals; Emergency services; Reports  
  Abstract Explores the provision of emergency paediatric care internationally. Visits children's hospitals in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Part of the Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Reports series.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1416  
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Author Bell, J. openurl 
  Title Blood glucose control using insulin therapy in critically ill adult patients with stress hyperglycaemia: A systematic review Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Intensive care nursing  
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  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 824 Serial 808  
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Author Jefferson, F.E. openurl 
  Title An exploration of the competencies for advanced nursing practice in the perioperative setting Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal University of Otago Library  
  Volume Issue Pages  
  Keywords Advanced nursing practice; Operating theatre  
  Abstract A clinical research practicum.  
  Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ 826 Serial 810  
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Author Houliston, Sally openurl 
  Title Flight nurse perceptions of factors inflencing clinical decision making in their practice environment Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 86 pp  
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  Abstract Flight nurse perceptions of factors inflencing clinical decision making in their practice environment: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, New Zealand

The research project sought to describe the flight nurses perceptions about the factors that influence clinical decision making in their flight nursing practice, using a descriptive survey methodology. Themes emerged as factors which participants perceived influenced clinical decision making in their flight nursing role and in the aeromedical role. These themes included pre-flight preparation, patient status, experience and education of the nurse, and the challenges associated with the physical and atmospheric environments.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1334  
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Author Howie, J. openurl 
  Title Choosing the place of birth : how primigravida women experiencing a low-risk pregnancy choose the place in which they plan to give birth in New Zealand Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal Held by Lakes DHB  
  Volume Issue Pages 113 pp  
  Keywords  
  Abstract A thesis submitted to the Otago Polytechnic Dunedin, in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Midwifery.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1369  
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Author Alleyne, D. openurl 
  Title The context of nursing in New Zealand prisons from historical and contemporary perspectives Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 94 pp.  
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  Abstract This dissertation by Deborah Alleyne explores the current context of nursing in New Zealand prisons through rediscovering the history of its introduction and development, and review of relevant literature. Prison nursing is recognised as a unique branch of the wider nursing profession by virtue of the environment in which nurses work and the population for whom they provide care. Four key themes are identified from the literature review: custody versus caring; nurses' relationship with custody staff; nurses' relationship with prisoners; isolation.  
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1377  
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Author Barber, M url  openurl
  Title Nursing and living in rural New Zealand communities: an interpretive descriptive study Type (up)
  Year 2007 Publication Abbreviated Journal NZNO Library  
  Volume Issue Pages 116pp  
  Keywords  
  Abstract A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand. June 2007

This study used an interpretive descriptive method to gain insight into and

explore key issues for rural nurses working and living in the same

community. Four Rural Nurse Specialists were recruited as participants. The

nurses had lived and nursed in the same rural community for a minimum of

12 months. Participants were interviewed face to face and their transcribed

interviews underwent thematic analysis.

The meta-theme was: the distinctive nature of rural nursing. The themes

identified were: interwoven professional and personal roles; complex role of

rural nurses and relationships with the community. A conceptual model was

developed to capture the relationship between the meta-theme and the

themes. A definition for rural nursing was developed from the findings.

This research identified some points of difference in this group of rural

nurses from the available rural nursing literature. It also provides a better

understanding of the supports Rural Nurse Specialists need to be successful

in their roles, particularly around the recruitment and retention of the rural

nursing workforce.
 
  Call Number NZNO @ research @ Serial 1386  
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