New additions to the NZNO Library collection
The items below have recently been added to the library collection.
If you would like to borrow this material please email library@nzno.org.nz and we will dispatch the requested items to you. This service is available only to NZNO members and staff.
October 2008
Annotated bibliography for the history of health & medicine in New Zealand. Dow, Derek. Published by Hocken Library, 1994.
Collective bargaining. CCH New Zealand.
This book covers each stage of the collective bargaining process - from the forming of a union through to industrial action and strategies for negotiation. It provides employers and unions with vital detail about the key provisions of the Employment Relations Act 2000 as they relate to collective bargaining, in terms of both practical requirements of bargaining and the more controversial aspects of bargaining, such as the duty to bargain in good faith.
Ethics in Nursing Practice. Fry, Sarah T and Johnstone, Megan-Jane. 3rd edition 2008.
The ICN has revised and updated the Classic Ethics in Nursing Practice, at a time when ethics and ethical issues have become more complicated, multi-faceted and centre stage in nursing and health. This book addresses complex ethical issues and real life dilemmas. It thus guides the reader in ethical decision making and is applicable worldwide.
Life, happiness & cancer. Kerslake, Phil.
Phil's narrative, his diary of cancer survivorship covers more than 25 years. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the Lymphatic system, which progressed to stage 4 Hodgkin's disease. In total Phil contended with six separate encounters with Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, with one immediately superseding the other on more than one occasion. This book covers Phil's journey and talks about how he coped living with cancer.
Mental health and work. Morrow, Lou. Auseinet 2002
Auseinet is a national project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing under the National Mental Health Strategy and National Suicide Prevention Strategy. It is based at Flinders University. This book aims to increase knowledge and understanding of the inextricable relationship between work and mental health and influence the development and implementation of effective strategies to promote mental health and prevent mental disorders It includes a chapters on "the impact of workplace violence violence on third part victims: a mental health perspective" and "Mental Health and Workplace Bullying".
The New Zealand Guide: Prepare for disasters. King, Bronwen.
This manual will help you to prepare for and survive natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, storms, tsunamis and pandemic illness. It provides the whats, hows and whys of making a plan, food and water preparedness, emergency kits, good hygiene and infection control, preparing your property, surviving adverse conditions and what to do afterwards.
Smoking and Nurses in New Zealand. ASH New Zealand. Published August 2007.
The aim of this report is:
- To assess the knowledge of cessation, attitudes towards smoking, the provision of smoking cessation advice and treatment, and attitudes to and management of smokefree workplaces in a sample of nurses with practising certificates in New Zealand.
- To describe the prevalence of smoking in nurses using the 2006 New Zealand census
The Social Report 2008. Published by Ministry of Social Development August 2008.
The Social Report 2008 is the seventh in the annual series. It builds on the social monitoring framework first established by The Social Report 2001 and uses the same domains as used last year. This year's report introduces a new indicator on potentially hazardous drinking. The regional and territorial authority information, provided for the first time in 2005, has been updated on the social report website. The report enables us to examine the current level of wellbeing in New Zealand, how this has changed over time, and how different groups in the population are faring.
Speak easy: The essential guide to speaking in public. Eyre, Maggie. New and revised edition 2007.
In Speak Easy, Maggie Eyre shares her knowledge and experience as a communications consultant and media trainer to show you how to build your confidence to speak in public with ease and flair. This book includes the top ten points for improving your confidence in your public-speaking ability: Believe in yourself; Share true stories that will change other people's lives; Plan and prepare well in advance and so on.
June 2008
Atlas: Nurses in mental health. World Health Organisation (2007) Geneva, Switzerland. 67 pp.
This publication summarises information on nurses and mental health collected from 172 countries. The overall conclusion is that there are not enough mental health services in primary care in the community and there are not enough nurses trained to provide mental health services.
Building powerful community organizations: A personal guide to creating groups that can solve problems end change the world. Brown, M. J. (2006) Arlington, Mass.: Long Haul Press. 393pp.
This title presents guidance on how to build an effective community organisation including: developing a mission, goats and objectives; recruiting staff; developing Leadership, facilitating meetings; raising money; problem-solving; and focusing on the future.
Financial management for nurses. International Council of Nurses (2008) Geneva, Switzerland: author. 57pp.
A practical guide to financial management for nurses. There are chapters on cost effectiveness, resource management, preparing and monitoring budgets, determining staffing requirements and project management.
Food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer: A global perspective: A project of World Cancer Research Fund International. American Institute for Cancer Research (2007) Washington, DC: author. 517pp. [includes a CD-ROM]
Over five years, a panel of 21 international scientists reviewed and assessed the total body of research on the relation of diet, physical activity and body size to cancer risk. This report represents their conclusions and recommendations.
Glueing it together: Nurses, their work environment and patient safety. Duffield, C. et al (2007) Sydney, Australia: University of Technology Sydney (UTS): Centre for Health Services Management. 243pp.
This report outlines extensive research into nursing workload, skill mix and nursing and patient outcomes undertaken by the University of Technology, Sydney.
A guide to coaching and mentoring in nursing: New approaches, new challenges: Trends and issues in nursing no. 21. Donner, G. and Wheeler, M. (2007) Geneva, Switzerland: International Council of Nurses (ICN). 45pp.
This publication is designed to help nurses understand coaching and mentoring as strategies to support nurses and nursing practice. The reader is shown how to become or find a coach or mentor, and how to develop organisational coaching and mentoring programmmes.
Patient Matters: A resource on patient-centred care for Commonwealth nurses and midwives. Commonwealth Steering Committee for Nursing and Midwifery. (2007) London, UK. 177pp.
A set of tools and materials intended to help nurses and midwives reflect on their policy and practice in areas such as communication, recognition of patient rights and the care environment.
I've had it up to here: From stress to strength. Parkin, G. and Boyd, S. (2008) Wellington, N.Z.: Consumer NZ. 150pp.
This book shows the reader how to take charge of thinking to banish negative thought patterns, create stronger social networks and resolve the work-life balance equation.
Rural nursing: Aspects of practice. Ross, O. (ed.) (2008) Dunedin: Rural Health Opportunities. 258pp.
This is an edited collection of 17 chapters distilled from the masters theses or practice experience of rural nurses, and is the first publication to capture such a snapshot of rural nursing practice in New Zealand.
Reviewed by NZNO researcher Léonie Walker:
As a newcomer [to New Zealand], I found this book provided a useful, concise overview of the scope, scale and changing landscape of this challenging and diverse area of nursing practice. As with all such collections, some chapters were more accessibly written, or more comprehensive than others.
Overall, I was left with a deepened respect for the breadth of knowledge required of, and responsibility shouldered by, rural nurses. I was also left with many unanswered questions and a hope that further editions would specifically explore more aspects relating to bi-cultural aspects of rural nursing, or, for example, whether the rural nursing force is meeting the health needs of rural adolescents and in particular young men.
Rural nursing: Aspects of practice will be of interest to a wide audience of health care researchers, workers and policy makers.
December 2007
The complexities of care: Nursing reconsidered. Nelson, S. and Gordon, S. (eds.) (2006) Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. 211pp.
In a series of essays, this title assists nurses to better understand the nature and meaning of the nurse-patient relationship, confront challenges to their work and their profession, and deliver the services patients need.
Essentials of nursing leadership and management (4th ed). Whitehead, D. K., Weiss, S.A. and Tappen, R. M. (2007) Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co. 328pp.
This textbook is designed to help graduates make a successful transition to professional nursing practice, and addresses priority-setting, delegating responsibility and ethical issues.
Ethics far health care (3rd ed). Berglund, C.A. (2007) South Melbourne, Victoria; Oxford: Oxford University Press. 239pp.
This title considers ethics in the context of routine health care, with a focus on the interaction between the health provider and the client.
From silence to voice: What nurses know and must communicate to the public (2nd ed). Buresh, B. and Gordon, S. (2006) Ithaca, New York: ILR Press/Cornell University Press. 296pp.
This title outlines critical skills to help nurses explain their work to other health care professionals, journalists, policy makers, and political representatives.
Have your say: Influencing public policy in New Zealand. Hughes, F. amd Calder, S. (2007) Wellington: Dunmore Publisher. 142 pp.
A practical guide for those wishing to understand how the New Zealand public policy process works and how to work with it effectively and gain some influence.
The great sacred forest of Tāne-Te wao tapu nui a Tāne: A natural pre-history of Aotearoa New Zealand. Clarke, A. (2007) Auckland: Reed Publishing (NZ) Ltd. 448pp.
This natural history explains the origin and uses of New Zealand's native flora. Chapters include: Pre-contact Māori illness and medical practices; The holistic approach of Māori medical practices; Post-contact Māori medicinal plant usage; Later post-contact Māori medicine; Botanists' records of medicinal plant uses; and Māori women's medicine and pregnancy.
Holding on: Nurses' employment and morale in 2007. Ball, 3. and Pike, G. (2007) London: Royal College of Nursing. 103pp.
This report presents results from a survey of 9000 nurses carried out by the Royal College of Nursing. Findings show that the optimism of the profession concerning job security, career progression and training is at its lowest level since 1997.
Interpersonal relationships: Professional communication skills for nurses (5th ed). Arnold, E. and Underman Boggs, K. (2007) St Louis, MO: Saunders-Elsevier. 530pp.
This title provides guidance in communication strategies for nursing, enabling the reader to interact more effectively with clients, ramifies, and professional colleagues.
Managing mayhem: Work-life balance in New Zealand. Waring, M. and Fouche, C (eds.) (2007) Wellington: Dunmore Publishing. 263pp.
This title explores the complexities that people grapple with as they seek to balance unpaid and paid work, with a focus on women who are Maori, Pacific, unpaid caregivers, parenting for the second time, or establishing businesses.
Nursing and midwifery research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice (3rd ed). Schneider, Z., Whitehead, D. and Elliott, D. (2007) Marrickville, NSW: Elsevier. 400pp.
This title upholds the premise that all nurses and midwives need to understand research findings and their implication for changing practice. Sections include how to formulate robust research questions, ethical considerations and cultural safety for researchers and participants.
The rates and casts of nursing turnover and impact on nurse and patient outcomes in acute adult mental health units (2005-2006), and comparison of casts with medical und surgical nurse turnover (2004-6): Report of a national study. North, N. et at. (2007) Auckland: School of Nursing, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland. 70pp
This study explores the turnover of nurses at public hospitals around New Zealand, and the impacts of these turnover rates. Results revealed that nearly 40 percent of staff nurses leave their jobs each year.
Heart of Darfur. French Braker, L. (2007) London: Hodder and Stoughton. 348pp.
This is a story of hope and humanity in the world's worst war zone, told by a New Zealand nurse who spent nine months with Medicines Sans Frontieres in Darfur.
There are stories of horror and hopelessness but also stories of great courage, fortitude and kindness. The book has striking photos of Blaker and her colleagues working with the people of Darfur. (See Death and Destiny in Darfur, p 11.)
Walking Backwards into your Future. Beattie, K. (2007) Private publisher. For copies email sales@rogan.co.nz or kathb@earthlight.co.nz.
Reviewed by Jennifer Galbraith, RN, (retired) former palliative care nurse, Dunedin:
Kath Beattie was a social worker and grief counsellor at the Otago Community Hospice, so brings to this book the many and varied experiences she had during this time.
Central to her writing is the firm belief that to deal realistically with the death of a loved one, we must incorporate the loss into our lives, not try to forget or Live in the past, but somehow make the experience another dimension to our changed Lives. In the 18 profiles of bereaved people, we can see the complex ways families manage to do this over varying periods of time. These stories illustrate both the fragility and the strength of ordinary people.
We see the wide spectrum of grief, with feelings of shock, hurt, anger, denial and the sometimes-resulting dislocation of families. The circumstances vary from the sadness and toss of hopes and dreams that occur with miscarriage, still birth, loss to adoption or Loss of a Lifetime of memories. In between are the feelings of anger, helplessness and injustice at the death of a young adult, and the sometimes bewildering sense of toss that adult "orphans" feel at the death of a parent.
Interspersed throughout the narratives are poems about Loss, including Kath's own beautiful poem, Tangihana. This emphasises the importance of the farewell--having the appropriate service which Leaves the family united, rather than divided and distressed.
I would recommend the book to all health professionals, especially to those working in palliative care and in hospice settings.
