Recently added articles from Whitireia Nursing Journal:
Family Violence in New Zealand: A Primary Health Care Nursing Perspective
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction Primary health care nurses play an important part in family violence intervention. Nurses have a key role in encouraging disclosure as they are often a regular point of contact for women. This article will explore the implications for how primary health care nurses make ...
Editorial
Jan 01, 2007; ... I am honoured to write the editorial for this issue of the 14th issue of the Whitireia Nursing Journal. I was privileged to attend the Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Bachelor of Nursing Pacific graduation ceremony on 16 May 2007. This wonderful occasion was history in the making for ...
Client-centred Care for the Person with Dementia: The Essential Spiritual Dimension
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction Spirituality is an intangible concept that has no single definition. The term 'spirit' is highly individual, having different meanings to different people (Purdy & Dupey, 2005). In suggesting that the interrelationship shared between persons - be it self and family, or ...
Polio Is History - Isn't It?
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction We had been told not to stare, but we school children couldn't resist sneaking curious peeks at the skinny young woman who arrived at the swimming pool every morning for her daily exercises. She wore heavy iron callipers on each leg and balanced herself with unwieldy elbow ...
Exemplar of Creative Practice: Using Evidence-based Nursing to Address Family Violence
Jan 01, 2007; ... Sara's story I was working as a graduate nurse in a clinic that was part of a local medical centre. My role was to provide primary and acute nursing care. Clients attending the clinic had 15 minute appointments, and I was responsible for procedures such as dressing, cryotherapy, cervical ...
Pa Hi Atu Health Model: A Tokelau Perspective
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction Health promotion tools can be defined as guidelines or strategies utilised to empower individuals to take control over their lives (McMurray, 2003). The following project proposes a health model with the aim of providing health practitioners with a better understanding of ...
A Mosaic of Relationships
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction 'A truism about learning is that it is something that learners do' (Howe, 1999, p. 23). Educationalists recognise that learning occurs in the student (Blackwell, 2003; Cooney, Cross & Trunk, 1993; Joyce, Calhoun & Hopkins, 2002; Postlethwaite & Haggarty, 1998; ...
Is Scholarship an Integral Component of Advanced Nursing Practice?
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction 'You should be a nurse, when you grow up'. This praise was given to a little girl who remained calm while her brother was vomiting lunch all over the table. This situation captures what many consider a prominent characteristic of many nurses - courage in the face of ...
Broken
Jan 01, 2007; ... There's black stuff all around your mouth But that doesn't detract from your beautiful face Even in your pain you manage a quiet 'hello' 'Do I have to drink this?' I say, 'Yes, it will help with the stuff you've taken.' 'Yeah they said I've probably ...
Listen To the Beat of My Heart: The Lived Experience of Panic Attacks In Under Graduate Nursing Students: An Interpretive Inquiry
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract This interpretive inquiry explores the lived experience of three undergraduate nursing students and one midwifery student who suffer from panic attacks. The research is intended to give voice to these students and to raise awareness among nurse educators about the impact that ...
Ma te Huruhuru te Manu e Rere ai The Decade of Maori Health Development 1984-1994
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract In the past, Maori have always had their traditional healing practices to stay well. Like many other indigenous peoples, Maori have a need to determine their own development. This is demonstrated presently through their participation in health service provision. The ...
Literature Review: The Clinical Effects of Tiotropium In Patients With Severe COPD
Jan 01, 2007; ... Abstract Chronic Obstruction Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterised by a decline in lung function over time. The main risk factor for developing COPD is tobacco smoking. Symptoms of COPD include cough, sputum production and dyspnoea. These symptoms are disabling and have a substantial ...
Serenity in the Midst of a Storm
Jan 01, 2007; ... Introduction The purpose of this article is to provide a reflective evaluation on a chosen incident. It will identify the personal nursing skills and knowledge needed to improve clinical practice, inclusive of potential patient outcomes and new learning gained from this ...
Foreword
Jan 01, 2006; ... As I write this foreword in March 2006, Whitireia Community Polytechnic celebrates its 20th birthday. By coincidence, the request to write this foreword came by phone on 16 March 2006. The significance of this date is that the Governor-General, Sir Paul Reeves, opened the Polytechnic on 16 March ...
Editorial
Jan 01, 2006; ... It is indeed a privilege to be asked to write the editorial for the Whitireia Nursing Journal in this, the 20th year in the life of Whitireia Community Polytechnic. The Polytechnic began its life in 1985 as Parumoana Community College and in celebrating its 20th birthday I want to ...
Choosing Whitireia as a Political Act: Celebrating 20 Years of Nurse Education at Whitireia Community Polytechnic 1986-2006
Jan 01, 2006; ... I believe the success of this place is because of the partnership with tangata whenua. It's a protective cloak over the institution ... Long may that partnership remain in place. Turoa Royal, Whitireia Community Polytechnic's first 'principal', cited in Jansen & Scadden, ...
Why Do Young People Choose Nursing as a Career?
Jan 01, 2006; ... Introduction This paper will review the research literature related to young people's reasons for choosing or rejecting nursing as a career. A critical overview of the literature is presented using a model of decision-making identified by Leach and Zepke (2005) in their systemic review ...
Immunisation Outreach
Jan 01, 2006; ... Introduction Health professionals currently promote childhood immunisation to parents and caregivers, and encourage them to vaccinate their children. Why? Because evidence shows that childhood immunisation is one of the most cost-effective activities in health care (McDonnell & ...
A Postgraduate Primary Health Care Programme for Experienced Registered Nurses and Newly Graduated Nurses
Jan 01, 2006; ... Introduction This educational programme that supports nurses in their first year of primary health care practice has been developed with collaboration from education and practice partners, the majority of whom have worked together for almost 10 years. The Postgraduate Certificate in ...
Silent Interview
Jan 01, 2006; ... Introduction In Western societies, biomedicine has become the preferred approach to illness and disability as, according to Samson (1999), biomedicine is predominantly concerned with the mechanics of the body and the identification, treatment and cure of disease. Due to this medical ...