Browsing by Study Area "Nursing"
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African and African-Caribbean carers’ experience of supporting recovery in relatives with psychosis
(2014-09)To explore the caring experiences of African and African Caribbean carers’ of family members with schizophrenia and or bi-polar disorder, living outside in England. Epidemiology of African and African Caribbean population ... -
Boundary crossing in healthcare
(2014-09-02)The concept of ‘teams’ has become a popular form for structuring and analysing the organisation and management of work. The healthcare environment has not been immune to this conceptualisation particularly around the notion ... -
Cervical screening for women with physical disabilities
(2016-11)The National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) implemented NZ in 1990 Incidence of & deaths associated w cervical cancer has decreased ~ 40% and 60% The NCSP records results in their centralised database (register) ~ ... -
Delirium in aged-care facilities : a major challenge for health professionals
(Australian Association of Gerontology, 2018-11)RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the success and barriers in aged-care nurses assessing and managing of delirium cases? • A mixed method approach was utilised comprising of a survey over one year in one of Auckland’s ... -
Does activity theory help our understanding of teamwork, leadership and interprofessional collaboration?
(2013)Background and purpose The literature identifies the lack of a conceptual underpinning to interprofessional education and collaborative practice, linking this to the failure of many initiatives to improve such practice. ... -
Duty of care following stroke : family experiences in the first six months
(2015)Stroke is the third largest cause of death in New Zealand and is a major cause of disability. While a lot is known about the stroke survivor and the primary family caregiver, littie is known about how stroke affects the ... -
Encompassing multiple moral paradigms: A challenge for nursing educators
(Sage Publications, 2010-03)Providing ethically competent care requires nurses to reflect not only on nursing ethics, but also on their own ethical traditions. New challenges for nurse educators over the last decade have been the increasing globalization ... -
Ethical issues with the elderly: A paper presented to the First National Gerontology Conference for Nurses
(1998-08)Ethical issues in relation to elderly people are many and complex. Resource issues, competency, treatment issues are all problematic. In this short time, I need to focus my information, and so I have chosen three issues. ... -
Experiences of Clinical Tutors with English as an Additional Language (EAL) Students
(Nursing Praxis in N.Z., 2012)Clinical tutors, referred to in the international literature as clinical supervisors, facilitators, mentors or instructors, are responsible for providing and supervising workplace learning opportunities for groups of ... -
The experiences of women (65–74 years) living with a long-term condition in the shadow of ageing
(Wiley, 2012)Abstract Aims. This paper reports on a study that explored experiences of women (65–74 years) as they grow older while living with a long-term condition. The phenomenon of focus was ‘ageing with a long-term condition’, ... -
Explaining the real world of nurses' engagement with continuing professional development: A mixed methods study
(2019-12-05)In a healthcare education leadership role, I observed over several years that nurses were reluctant to engage with a bespoke continuing professional development (CPD) programme. Year on year less than 20% of eligible nurses ... -
Fit for educational purpose? : the findings of a mixed methods study of nurses’ decisions to participate in professional development and recognition programmes
(Otago Polytechnic, 2020)Precursors to Professional Development and Recognition Programmes (PDRPs) emerged in the United States during the 1980s and, over the past three decades, have become well known and used in New Zealand. Pedagogically, PDRPs ... -
Future nursing workforce: pathways to aged care nursing?
(2020-12-07)We are all getting older New Zealand's population prediction to 2052 Registered nurses The Academy Future nursing workforce Aim and objectives Stages of the Project Results of analysis Aged care : top of mind Narrative ... -
Future nursing workforce: Student nurse intentions to work in aged care after registration
(2021-11)AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To understand the extent to which aged care is considered a career option by Unitec undergraduate and return to nursing (CAP) student nurses To determine Unitec student nurses’ impressions of working ... -
Hawke’s Bay practice nurses’ perceptions of the delivery of diabetes care
(2019)This research asked the question, what are Hawke’s Bay practice nurses’ perspectives, experiences and expectations of providing diabetes care in the primary health care setting? This involved interviewing registered nurses ... -
Health professional and family perceptions of post-stroke information
(2015)The global burden of stroke is increasing. Many stroke survivors live with signi cant impairment; the care and support they and their families require is complex. Literature indicates some evidence to support the routine ... -
How does polypharmacy impact on the quality of life of older people in New Zealand?
(2020)The ageing population is increasing all over the world and people are living longer with multiple diseases thanks to the development of pharmaceuticals and other health care facilities. Older people who suffer from multiple ... -
Investing in health education to reduce rural health disparities
(IntechOpen, 2023)The global rural population accounts for almost half of the total global population. Access to health care for these rural populations is reduced, leading to increased health disparities. Nurses play a critical role in ... -
Lessons learnt from attempting to assess the evidence base for a complex intervention introduced into New Zealand general practice
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2010-10)Background and context. Currently, in New Zealand general practice, the introduction of new initiatives is such that interventions may be introduced without an evidence base. A critical role is to respond to the challenges ... -
Local community knowledge, perceptions, and experiences of malaria prevention in the highlands of Papua New Guinea
(2010)RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the experience and perceptions of malaria prevention and control by local Highlands people? BACKGROUND: Malaria is becoming common and causing seasonal epidemics in the Highlands of Papua ...
