scholarly journals Everyday District Nurses' Experiences Revealed Through Distillation: Palliative Care in the Community - an Action Research Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Donna Michelle Voice
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
District Nurse ◽  
District Nurses

<p>Distillation is used to extract and reveal essential oils and essences. Action research is a methodology that enables distillation of nurses' experiences, to reveal previously unseen elements and essences of nursing care, to identify issues and to extract tangible change or action outcomes. This modified action research inquiry focused on the everyday, palliative care practice experiences of a group of district nurses. The intent was to develop an understanding of common issues of concern for this group of district nurses when providing palliative home care in a specific community context and to implement practical, achievable strategies in response to these local issues. Five district nurses identified four broad areas for action through four praxis group meetings and comprising one full cycle. These four areas have been named as methods of enhancing support for people and families, possibilities for creatively managing workloads, mechanisms to enrich working partnership with other palliative care providers and possible vehicles for supporting nurses' self care. Implementation of action from this action research project focused on enhancing care and outcomes for people and family served by this group of district nurses in their local community. This study illuminates everyday essences of the district nurse role and the elements articulated by this group in supporting their practice in one New Zealand community. This study also reveals some of the tensions and messiness when employing an action research methodology with nurses in the workplace. This research focused on a little known area (palliative care delivered by district nurses in New Zealand) in a local community (a culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse yet with poor health and socioeconomic statistics). It has resonance with other nurses, particularly those working in community settings who may experience similar issues and concerns. This research also offers important insights for nurses working in any practice setting, with a desire to unpick and distill local issues they encounter - to take action and make a difference.</p>

scholarly journals Everyday District Nurses' Experiences Revealed Through Distillation: Palliative Care in the Community - an Action Research Project

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Donna Michelle Voice
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
District Nurse ◽  
District Nurses

<p>Distillation is used to extract and reveal essential oils and essences. Action research is a methodology that enables distillation of nurses' experiences, to reveal previously unseen elements and essences of nursing care, to identify issues and to extract tangible change or action outcomes. This modified action research inquiry focused on the everyday, palliative care practice experiences of a group of district nurses. The intent was to develop an understanding of common issues of concern for this group of district nurses when providing palliative home care in a specific community context and to implement practical, achievable strategies in response to these local issues. Five district nurses identified four broad areas for action through four praxis group meetings and comprising one full cycle. These four areas have been named as methods of enhancing support for people and families, possibilities for creatively managing workloads, mechanisms to enrich working partnership with other palliative care providers and possible vehicles for supporting nurses' self care. Implementation of action from this action research project focused on enhancing care and outcomes for people and family served by this group of district nurses in their local community. This study illuminates everyday essences of the district nurse role and the elements articulated by this group in supporting their practice in one New Zealand community. This study also reveals some of the tensions and messiness when employing an action research methodology with nurses in the workplace. This research focused on a little known area (palliative care delivered by district nurses in New Zealand) in a local community (a culturally vibrant and ethnically diverse yet with poor health and socioeconomic statistics). It has resonance with other nurses, particularly those working in community settings who may experience similar issues and concerns. This research also offers important insights for nurses working in any practice setting, with a desire to unpick and distill local issues they encounter - to take action and make a difference.</p>

scholarly journals Healthy Pacific grandparents: a participatory action research project exploring ageing well among Pacific people in New Zealand

2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-148
Author(s):  
El-Shadan Tautolo ◽  
Wendy Wrapson ◽  
Janis Paterson ◽  
Valerie Wright-St Clair ◽  
Stephen Neville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Pacific People

Understanding the challenges of palliative care in everyday clinical practice: an example from a COPD action research project

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geralyn Hynes ◽  
Fiona Kavanagh ◽  
Christine Hogan ◽  
Kitty Ryan ◽  
Linda Rogers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Everyday Clinical Practice ◽  
Research Project

scholarly journals Clinical Nurse Leaders Within a New Zealand Setting: the Culture of Business and the Profession of Nursing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Suzanne Mary Frances Gardner
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Starting Point

<p>This thesis reports on an action research project undertaken to explore the role of the Clinical Nurse leader (CNL) in a District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand. The CNL role has evolved against a backdrop of significant reforms that took place in the country in the 1990s. These reforms altered how public health services were funded, organised and delivered. Nursing leadership positions at both executive and clinical level were challenged in the reforms, as health services were expected to function using a market model. Not surprisingly, this clashed with the humanism of nursing. The action research project involved seven CNLs researching with the principal investigator to explore the role and establish how support afforded the role could be further improved. The research had two phases: Phase One involved each CNL being interviewed one-on-one and Phase Two involved a series of 10 action research meetings and related activities. The findings of the interviews consisted of 24 themes that related to the role of the CNL, the attributes of the CNL, the skills and knowledge requirements of the CNL, and the experience of being a CNL. These themes were presented by the principal researcher at the second action research meeting as the starting point for the group to decide its agenda. After three meetings, the group chose to focus on two themes: the conflict experienced between the leadership and management aspects of the role; and professional development afforded the role. The group identified what was important, agreeing the role was one of leadership and management as well as patient care. Plans for role development for themselves and for the advancement of new CNLs were also created. The project provides an important contribution to our understanding of the work of the CNL. Not only did it produce outcomes related to role, support and scope but it also shed light on the importance of the relationship between the role and its context of the DHB. The culture of business and the profession of nursing and a shared understanding of responsibilities as a way forward were recommended.</p>

scholarly journals Clinical Nurse Leaders Within a New Zealand Setting: the Culture of Business and the Profession of Nursing

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Suzanne Mary Frances Gardner
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Clinical Nurse ◽  
Care Plans ◽  
Starting Point

<p>This thesis reports on an action research project undertaken to explore the role of the Clinical Nurse leader (CNL) in a District Health Board (DHB) in New Zealand. The CNL role has evolved against a backdrop of significant reforms that took place in the country in the 1990s. These reforms altered how public health services were funded, organised and delivered. Nursing leadership positions at both executive and clinical level were challenged in the reforms, as health services were expected to function using a market model. Not surprisingly, this clashed with the humanism of nursing. The action research project involved seven CNLs researching with the principal investigator to explore the role and establish how support afforded the role could be further improved. The research had two phases: Phase One involved each CNL being interviewed one-on-one and Phase Two involved a series of 10 action research meetings and related activities. The findings of the interviews consisted of 24 themes that related to the role of the CNL, the attributes of the CNL, the skills and knowledge requirements of the CNL, and the experience of being a CNL. These themes were presented by the principal researcher at the second action research meeting as the starting point for the group to decide its agenda. After three meetings, the group chose to focus on two themes: the conflict experienced between the leadership and management aspects of the role; and professional development afforded the role. The group identified what was important, agreeing the role was one of leadership and management as well as patient care. Plans for role development for themselves and for the advancement of new CNLs were also created. The project provides an important contribution to our understanding of the work of the CNL. Not only did it produce outcomes related to role, support and scope but it also shed light on the importance of the relationship between the role and its context of the DHB. The culture of business and the profession of nursing and a shared understanding of responsibilities as a way forward were recommended.</p>

Fostering an Action Research Project to Promote Family Learning in a New Zealand Primary School

2007 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 235-244
Author(s):  
Margie Comrie ◽  
Craig Sharp ◽  
Franco Vaccarino ◽  
Niki Murray ◽  
Frank Sligo
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Action Research ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Action Research Project ◽  
Family Learning ◽  
Research Project
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