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Carter, Lynn J |
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Title |
Am I doing the right thing?: Plunket Nurses' experience in making decisions to report suspected child abuse and neglect |
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2010 |
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144 p. |
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Child abuse; Child neglect; Community nursing; Plunket nurses; Ethics; Surveys |
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Studies the experiences of Plunket Nurses reporting suspected child abuse and/or neglect in uncertain situations, using hermeneutic phenomenology. Selects a purposeful sample to ensure participants could provide rich data through semi-structured, face-to-face and recorded telephone interviews. Guides data analysis using the framework developed by van Manen to formulate meaning from participant experiences. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1781 |
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Crogan, Patricia Ann |
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Title |
Nurses' perceptions of their role in quality improvement change |
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2010 |
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156 p. |
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Quality control; Quality assurance; Registered Nurses; Hospitals; Surveys |
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Explores how nurses perceive quality improvement (QI) change, determines what is needed for nursing to further contribute to QI change and identifies the potential disconnect between the two. Undertakes a sequential, mixed-methods approach, using a questionnaire followed by a focus group representing 10 per cent of RNs at Middlemore Hospital. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1823 |
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Foster, Pam; Neville, Steven |
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Women over the age of 85 years who live alone : a descriptive study |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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26 |
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1 |
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4-13 |
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Independence; Older women; Gerontological nursing; Living alone |
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Explores and describes experiences of older women who live alone in the community, and who are often perceived by both society and health professionals as frail and dependent. Employs a qualitative descriptive methodology to underpin a survey of 5 older women living alone in their own homes, and analyses the data using a general inductive approach. Identifies 3 themes that emerge from the data. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1451 |
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Gibbison, B. |
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Are we there yet?: Factors associated with, and experiences of, weight maintenance in the Adult Weight Management Programme in the Waikato |
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2010 |
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NZNO Library |
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132 pp |
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Weight loss; Obesity |
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A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, the University of Auckland, 2010.
Sustained weight loss maintenance is a constant challenge, especially for morbidly obese individuals who have tried and failed repeatedly. Why is it then, that some individuals are successful whilst others are not so successful? This two-phase sequential, mixed methods study sought to identify and gain insight into the factors associated with successful weight loss maintenance for participants in an adult weight management programme in the Waikato. Success appeared to be independent of age, gender, ethnicity, domicile, employment status and the presence of co-morbities.
Four major themes emerged:
- “Actions speak louder than words – just do it” (Following a lower energy diet, having higher levels of physical activity, regular self weighing, and vigilance in adjusting their behaviours based on the results)
- Routines were also important in supporting the changed behaviours
- What's it worth to me
- Valuing the achievements associated with lesser weight was seen as another important factor of success |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1342 |
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Gibbons, V.; Rice, S.; Lawrenson, R |
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Title |
Routine and rigidity: Barriers to insulin initiation in patients with Type 2 Diabetes |
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Journal Article |
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Year |
2010 |
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Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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1 |
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1 |
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19-22 |
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Medication compliance; Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent; Primary health care |
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It has been shown that intensive management of diabetes with type 2 diabetes is effective and has led to wider use of insulin. The conversion of patients from oral medication to insulin is usually managed in primary care. The study discussed here aimed to explore how patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) perceived insulin. The study was conducted in 2009 in an urban general practice in a large town in New Zealand with more than 300 patients with type 2 diabetes. A qualitative study was conducted with face-to-face interviews with 13 participants. The question focused on insulin initiation, lifestyle and routine. The transcribed responses were subject to thematic anaylsis. Interviews showed participants felt restricted by the prospect and eventuality of the routine and restrictions of being on insulin. Results show there needs to be a greater emphasis on the disease being progressive. This study provides the ground work for developing resources that will benefit patients with T2DM. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1339 |
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Gilmer, Mary Jane; Meyer, Alannah; Davidson, Jocelyn; Koziol-McLain, Jane |
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Title |
Staff beliefs about sexuality in aged residential care |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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3 |
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17-24 |
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Sexuality; Residential care; Aged; Attitude of health personnel; Surveys |
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Surveys 52 staff members from the rest-home component of aged-care facilities in one District Health Board, about how staff in such facilities approach and manage the sexuality needs of residents. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1458 |
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Gleeson, Erica; Carryer, Jenny |
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Nursing staff satisfaction with the acute pain service in surgical ward setting |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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1 |
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14-26 |
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Nursing; Pain; Acute pain service; Staff sataisfaction; Surveys |
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Traces the establishment of acute pain services (APS) in the 1990s within hospitals both nationally and internationally. Explores, by means of a survey, the level of nursing satisfaction within one large hospital. Distributes questionnaires to 58 nursing staff working in association with the APS to ascertain satisfaction with regard to availability, communication and contribution to increased knowledge.. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1452 |
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Honey, M.L.L. |
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Title |
Methodological issues with case study research |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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1 |
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1 |
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9-11 |
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Research, nursing; Research methodology; Study design; data analysis; Data collection methods |
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Case study research, as a qualitative methodology, attracts some criticism, especially related to rigour, reliability and validity. A New Zealand-based study that explored complex phenomena – flexible learning for postgraduate nurses – provides a practical example of how the case study design can address these criticisms. Through describing the mixed methods used, different sources and methods of data collection, and data analysis, the process of achieving data quality and trustworthiness are highlighted. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1338 |
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Hooker, M. |
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Title |
Implementing the rheumatic fever guidelines: Identifying the challenges and crossing the theory practice divide |
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2010 |
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Abbreviated Journal |
NZNO Library |
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122 pp |
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Rheumatism; rheumatic fever |
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A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 2010.
Background:
The 2006 New Zealand (NZ) Guidelines for Rheumatic Fever (RHF) (National Heart Foundation of New Zealand and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2006) have an over-arching objective to support appropriate management of RHF to prevent recurrent attacks and reduce mortality and morbidity from RHF and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) (Craig, Anderson, & Jackson, 2008; National Heart Foundation of New Zealand and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2006).
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The aims of this study were to audit current practice and service provision associated with RHF programmes and initiatives in NZ District Health Boards (DHBs) against the 2006 NZ Guidelines for RHF and to identify the barriers and facilitators to clinicians meeting the guidelines. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1349 |
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Author |
Mahoney, Laurie |
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Children living with a mentally ill parent : the role of public health nurses |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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2 |
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4-13 |
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Public health nurses; Parental mental illness; Advocacy; Assessment; Focus group |
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Aims to identify the public health nurses' role with regard to children who are living with a parent who is suffering from a mental illness. Uses a qualitative research design with 8 public health nurses working in rural and urban settings. Conducts focus groups from which data are gathered and analysed thematically using axial coding. Conducts further focus groups with 6 of the participants to evaluate the themes identified. |
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1454 |
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McClunie-Trust, P |
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Title |
Negotiating Boundaries: The Nurse Family Member Caring for Her Own Relative in Palliative Care |
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2010 |
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Victoria University Library |
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Palliative care; boundaries; patient-family relations |
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This research illuminates the challenges of living well within one's own family as a nurse caring for her own relative who is dying of a cancer-related illness. Developing a deeper awareness of the consequences of this caring work has been the central focus for inquiry in this research. Nursing requires epistemologies that encompass new ways of understanding how we live within our own families and communities and practice as nurses. The theoretical framework that guides this research interprets the French Philosopher Michel Foucault's (1926-1984) critical history of thought as an ethical project for nursing. It uses conceptual tools developed in his later writing and interviews to draw attention to how discursive knowledge and practices constitute subjectivity in relations of truth, power and the self's relation to the self. The first aspect of the analysis, landscapes of care examines the techniques of discourse as relations of power and knowledge that constitute nurse family members as subjects who have relationships with their own families and other health professionals. The second aspect analyses care of the self and others as self work undertaken to form the self as a particular kind of subject and achieve mastery over one's thoughts and actions.As an exploration of the complex and contradictory subjectivities of the nurse family member, this research illuminates the forms and limits of nursing practice knowledge. It shows how nursing is practised, and the identity of the nurse is created, through intellectual, political and relational work, undertaken on the self in relation to others, as modes of ethical engagement. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1350 |
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Mortensen, Annette |
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Title |
Cultural safety : does the theory work in practice for culturally and linguistically diverse groups? |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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3 |
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6-16 |
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Cultural safety; Cultural and lingulistic diversity (CALD); Asian, refugee and migrant groups |
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Critically examines the theoretical base of the cultural safety guidelines for nursing practice with respect to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups. Poses two questions: have the guidelines led to culturally-safe nursing practice in health care for CALD groups; have the guidelines contributed to provision of culturally-acceptable health care for CALD groups? |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1457 |
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Paddy, Ann |
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Ageing at work: the phenomenon of being an older experienced health professional |
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2010 |
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235 p. |
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Ageing; Employment; Older nurses; Nurse managers; Surveys |
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Interviews 14 participants, 10 older and experienced health professionals, and four managers. Describes the lived experience of health professionals ageing at work, and of the managers interacting with them. Demonstrates that the ability of older practitioners to adapt to meet the ongoing physical demands of practice and their shifting workplace environment determines whether they will be valued at work and remain in their roles. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1803 |
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Powell, Samantha |
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Title |
The older nurse in the workplace: retention or retirement |
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2010 |
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79 p. |
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Retention; Retirement; Older nurses; Aging workforce |
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Examines the issues facing the older nurse in NZ. Recruits two groups of Clinical/Charge Nurse Managers (CNM) in two District Health Boards (DHB) to interview about the issues confronting older nurses and the strategies they use to retain them. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1700 |
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Prior, Patsy; Wilkinson, Jill; Neville, Stephen |
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Title |
Practice nurse use of evidence in clinical practice : a descriptive survey |
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Journal Article |
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2010 |
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Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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26 |
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2 |
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14-25 |
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Evidencxe-based practice; Primary health care; Nursing; Education |
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Describes nurses' perceptions of their use of evidence-based practice, attitudes toward evidence-based practice and perceptions of their knowledge/skills associated with evidence-based practice. Determines the effect of educational preparation on practice, attitudes, and knowledge/skills toward evidence-based practice. Utilises a descriptive survey design to poll 55 West Auckland practice nurses working the general practice setting. |
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1455 |
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