dc.contributor.advisor |
McEldowney, Rose |
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dc.contributor.author |
Stuart, Josephine |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2007-06-29T00:16:34Z |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2022-07-12T02:57:16Z |
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dc.date.available |
2007-06-29T00:16:34Z |
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dc.date.available |
2022-07-12T02:57:16Z |
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dc.date.copyright |
2003 |
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dc.date.issued |
2003 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
https://ir.wgtn.ac.nz/handle/123456789/21125 |
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dc.description.abstract |
This study, which is undertaken in the Southland area, explores the effect of the increasing specialisation of nursing services in what is a rural/urban environment. It is indicated in the literature that systemic changes in health, such as the health reforms, and the increase in the use of technology have meant that nurses are required to function in disease oriented roles rather than according to their more traditional generalist roots. A significant event, which also affected nursing scope of practice, was the transfer of nurse education to the tertiary education institutions environment from the hospitals in the mid 1970s. The traditional nursing hierarchy and its nurse leadership role disappeared and the adoption of specialist nurse titles increased, and identified with a disease or disorder, for example 'diabetes' nurse. The increase in specialist categories for patients contributed to the nurse shortage by reducing the available numbers of nurses in the generalist nursing pool. The nurses in this rural/urban environment require generalist nurse skills to deliver their nursing services because of the geographical vastness of the area being a barrier to specialist nurses. Workforce planning for nurses in the rural/urban then must focus on how to reshape the nursing scope of practice to utilise the existing resources. This study explores how key areas of health services could be enhanced by reclaiming the nurse role in its holistic approach, in mental health, public health, geriatric services and psychiatric services. |
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dc.format |
pdf |
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dc.language.iso |
en_NZ |
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dc.publisher |
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington |
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dc.subject |
General professional skills |
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dc.subject |
Specialist professional skills |
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dc.subject |
Skill requirements |
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dc.subject |
Exploratory study |
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dc.subject |
Practice development |
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dc.title |
How can Nurses Address Generalist/Specialist/Nursing Requirements of the Urban/Rural Population of Southland? |
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dc.type |
Text |
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vuwschema.contributor.unit |
Graduate School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health |
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vuwschema.subject.anzsrcfor |
111099 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
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vuwschema.subject.cinahl |
Health Care Reforms |
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vuwschema.subject.cinahl |
Community Health Nursing |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.cinahl |
Workforce |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.cinahl |
Professional Development |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.marsden |
370401 Urban and Regional Studies |
en_NZ |
vuwschema.subject.marsden |
321100 Nursing |
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vuwschema.type.vuw |
Masters Research Paper or Project |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Nursing |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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thesis.degree.name |
Master of Arts (Applied) |
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vuwschema.subject.anzsrcforV2 |
420599 Nursing not elsewhere classified |
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