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Author |
Burrow, Marla; Cook, Catherine; Gilmour, Jean |
Title |
Life in the round and aged care: A theoretical exemplar for research with marginalised populations in institutional settings |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
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Volume |
33 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
p.21-30 |
Keywords |
Health-care assistants; Information poverty; Residential aged care; Life in the round; Social norms |
Abstract |
Employs the concept of 'life in the round', drawn from social network theory and the model of information dissemination, including the supporting theories of information poverty and normative behaviours, to explore the information behaviours of marginalised populations participating in small institutionalised worlds. Uses the context of residential aged care as an exemplar for the application of the theory of 'life in the round' and provides examples to support application of these concepts to the information practices of health-care assistants. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1588 |
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Author |
Rodgers, Vivien; Marshall, Bridget; Hey, Frances; Blackwell, Anna; Lewer, Pip |
Title |
Readiness for providing primary palliative care |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Nursing Praxis in New Zealand |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
33 |
Issue |
3 |
Pages |
P. 31-40 |
Keywords |
Primary palliative care; Aged residential care; SEQUAL |
Abstract |
Undertakes a pilot study by specialist Supportive Education and Quality (SEQUAL) palliative care team in 5 aged residential care (ARC) facilities in regional NZ. Conducts a clinical staff survey and facility desktop document review to determine readiness, need for and level of support required, to enhance primary palliative care for residents. Identifies lack of experience and palliative care education among clinical staff. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1589 |
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Author |
Walker, Leonie; Willis, Jinny |
Title |
Prevalence of smoking among New Zealand nursing students 2017 |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
4-9 |
Keywords |
Nursing students; Smoking; Surveys |
Abstract |
Reports the smoking prevalence of nursing students, comparing this with other relevant group and changes in smoking behaviour since this was last reported in 2013. Administers a national online survey of nursing students. Notes rates of smoking for both Maori and non-Maori students. |
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Serial |
1536 |
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Author |
Briscoe, Jeannette; Mackay, Bev; Harding, Thomas |
Title |
Does simulation add value to clinical practice: undergraduate student nurses' perspective |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
10-15 |
Keywords |
Simulation; Student nurses; Clinical practice; Nursing education |
Abstract |
Evaluates whether simulation helps to prepare student nurses for clinical practice. Conducts a research project to establish if the use of simulation in nursing education provides added value to the clinical experience of students. Uses a qualitative, descriptive approach as the methodology to interview a voluntary purposeful sample of nursing students enrolled across the BN programme. Aministers focus group interviews with 10 nursing students from semester two through to final semester, year three. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1537 |
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Author |
Vick, Margaret; Dannenfeldt Gudrun; Shaw, Bill |
Title |
Do students training to be health-care workers have compassionate attributes? |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
16-22 |
Keywords |
Compassion; Health care students; Surveys; Measurements |
Abstract |
Measures the extent to which health-care students began their training with compassionate attributes. Defines compassion as an awareness of others and a desire to help, using a non-judgmental approach. Highlights the significance of compassion in health care. Provides a self-administered 'compassion to others' psychometric scale to measure compassionate attributes to 146 students enrolled in the first semester of nursing, midwifery and social work at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). Analyses data using the SPSS and ANOVA for descriptive statistics and predictive information. |
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Serial |
1538 |
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Author |
Hendry, Chris; Prileszky, Gail |
Title |
A usability study: an e-medication dispenser as part of a home-based medication management programme |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
23-30 |
Keywords |
Usability study; E-medication dispenser; Medication management; District nursing |
Abstract |
Investigates the logistics and acceptability of an electronic medication dispenser (EMD) within a home-based medication management service as a substitute for face-to-face home visiting, as a means of reminding elderly clients to take their medication on time. Uses a qualitative usability study methodology to conduct the study, centred on a small group of clients receiving the service from a small group of clients receiving the service from a community nursing organisation in Christchurch. Involves patients, pharmacists, nurses and managers of the community nursing service. Identifies critical processes and protocols required to safely support a wider roll-out of the product within the service. |
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1539 |
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Author |
Marshall, Bob; Craig, Andrea; Meyer, Alannah |
Title |
Registered nurses' attitudes towards, and experiences of, aggression and violence in the acute hospital setting |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
31-36 |
Keywords |
Aggression; Violence; Actue hospital settings; Training; Surveys; Registered nurses |
Abstract |
Examines NZ registered nurses' experiences of aggression and violence and the impact of aggression management training (AMT) on their experiences. Collects data using an internet survey incorporating Collins' Attitudes Towards Aggressive Behaviours Questionnaire. Rates the effect of participation in AMT on exposure to aggression or violence and its impact on attitudes towards aggression and violence. |
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1540 |
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Author |
Warren, Bronwen; Marugeesh, Carissa; Greaves, Kirsty |
Title |
The management of immunisation decliners in Waikato general practices |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
37-42 |
Keywords |
Immunisation; Decliners; Primary health care; Team approach; Practice nurses; Health targets; Resources; Internal processes |
Abstract |
Identifies the processes used in those general practices that consistently reach the Ministry of Health 95 per cent immunisation target for eight-month-old infants. Considers how the practices manage parents and caregivers who are reluctant to immunise. Invites practices in a number of different community settings to participate in the study over a ten-week period, using a mixed-method approach. Analyses quantitative data from the National Immunisation Register using Excel, gathering qualitative date from face-to-face or phone interviews, and anysing these using both SSPS and NVivo 10. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1541 |
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Author |
Andrew, Alexa; Foot-McKay, Aimee; Ritchie, Lorraine |
Title |
Staff perspectives of a cafe on the premises of an aged-care facility |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Kai Tiaki Nursing Research |
Abbreviated Journal |
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Volume |
8 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
43 |
Keywords |
Aged care; Facilities; Cafes; Person-centred care |
Abstract |
Explores the value of a café on the premises of an aged-care facility. Undertakes a qualitative descriptive inquiry to examine participants' perception of the value of the café to staff and residents. Interviews nine staff members using a core set of five questions. Analyses interview data using thematic analysis according to the stages outlined by Marshall and Rossman. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1542 |
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Author |
Fitzgerald, S.; Tripp, H.; Halksworth-Smith, G. |
Title |
Assessment and management of acute pain in older people: barriers and facilitators to nursing practice |
Type |
Journal Article |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing |
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Volume |
35 |
Issue |
1 |
Pages |
48-57 |
Keywords |
Pain assessment; Pain management; Aged patients; Acute care nurses |
Abstract |
Examines the pain management practices of nurses, and identifies barriers and facilitators to the assessment and management of pain for older people, within the acute hospital setting. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1788 |
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Author |
Hughes, Margaret Eleanor |
Title |
Nurses' storied experiences of direction and delegation |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Pages |
295 p. |
Keywords |
Direction; Delegation; Enrolled Nurses; Registered Nurses; Narrative research |
Abstract |
Offers a NZ perspective on direction and delegation, a professional competency required of all NZ nurses. Explores nurses' perceptions about their direction and delegation experiences using a narrative approach, reflecting the importance of story in nursing. Uses the methodology and methods of narrative research to uncover how Enrolled and Registered Nurses understand the knowledge, skills and attitudes required during delegation interactions and how they applied this understanding to their communication. Identifies eight patterns, presented as eight narratives, that emerged from interviews with Enrolled and Registered Nurses, and the implications for nursing practice, research, policy design, and nursing education. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1532 |
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Author |
Brunton, Margaret; Cook, Catherine; Walker, Leonie; Clendon, Jill |
Title |
Where are we?: workplace communication between RNs in culturally-diverse healthcare organisations; Analysis of a 2-phase, mixed-method study: a report prepared for the New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation |
Type |
Report |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
82 p. |
Keywords |
Communication in nursing; Registered nurses; Surveys |
Abstract |
Examines cultural influences on perceptions and practices of cross-cultural communication among registered nursing staff from diverse ethnicities in NZ. Employs an exploratory approach to obtain qualitative feedback by means of semi-structured interviews with 36 Internationally Qualified Nurses (IQN) and 17 NZ Registered Nurses (NZRN). Uses data from the interviews to construct a questionnaire survey to seek responses from a random national sample of RNs. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1543 |
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Author |
Jones, Merryn Anne |
Title |
'It's hard to ask': examining the factors inflluencing decision-making amongst end-stage renal disease patients considering asking friends and family for a kidney |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Issue |
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Pages |
126 p. |
Keywords |
Decision-making; Organ donation; Renal disease; Surveys |
Abstract |
Seeks to explore the issues surrounding the request for a kidney by end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients, in order to gain a better understanding of the decision-making process and motivations of patients as they choose or decline to approach others for a kidney. Interviews participants recruited from patients either on the deceased donor list (DDL) or who were pursuing Living Kidney Donation (LKD). Asks about the challenges of requesting a kidney donation and whether patients could identify strategies that might have been useful to them. Uses a qualitative descriptive approach to analyse interview data. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1544 |
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Author |
Ross, Jean |
Title |
'Place' Matters to Rural Nurses: A Study Located in the Rural Otago Region of New Zealand |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
346 p. |
Keywords |
Rural nursing; Identity; Otago; Sense of place |
Abstract |
Explores the social construction of the evolving professional identity, of rural nurses between the 1990z and early 2000s, a period of time was associated with two
significant national directives impacting on the professional practice of rural nurses and their contribution to the delivery of health care, from the rural Otago region of NZ. Engages with the concepts of place and governmentality. Demonstrates that rural nursing is a place–based practice governed both from within and beyond location, an analytical diagrammatic matrix. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
Serial |
1555 |
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Author |
Seldon, Lucy A |
Title |
Non-pharmacological Methods in Relieving Children's Pain in Hospital: a pilot study |
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Book Whole |
Year |
2017 |
Publication |
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Volume |
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Issue |
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Pages |
72 p. |
Keywords |
Non-pharmacological; Pain relief; Pain; Hospitals; Paediatric nurses; Children |
Abstract |
Adapts the questionnaire used in three international studies of the utilisation of non-pharmacological methods of post-operative pain management for paediatric surgical patients, and distributes it to registered nurses working in a paediatric surgical ward in one district health board (DHB) hospital. Discusses the non-pharmacological methods used and how they correlate with international literature. |
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NZNO @ research @ |
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1559 |
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