Thesis and research material

Balir, S.M.S. (1999). The human cost of 'caring' care for registered nurses in clinical practice. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

Baldwin, A. (1998). Effective home based care to enhance the health status of children under five years: Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship Report.

Barton, J. (2001). Pain knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives in a New Zealand context: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.

Beale, J. (1988). Disabled people, their care in the United States relative to New Zealand: A report on study leave taken in mid- 1988 supported by the Nursing Education Research Foundation.

Bickley, J. (2002). A study of medical, nursing and institutional not-for-resuscitation (NFR) discourses: A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Blackie, S.A.H. (2001). Women, work, study and health:The experience of nurses engaged in paid work and further education: A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University.

Bland, M. (2004). All the comforts of home? A critical ethnography of residential aged care in New Zealand. A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at the University of Newcastle

Boyd, L. (2001). "It could have just as easily been me": Nurses working in mental health services who have experienced mental illness: A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.

Brown, C.M. (1992). A study of the origins of the practice nurse subsidy scheme: Research study presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Advanced Diploma in Nursing, Auckland Institute of Technology.

Brown, E. (1999). Work-related back pain among nurses: nurses’ perceptions of the causative factors: dissertation presented as part requirement for the degree of Master in Public Health, University of Otago.Campbell, M.G. (1986). Report of study leave, June to October 1986. [Auckland]: Disease Unit, Auckland Hospital.

Dixon, A. (1992). Community trusts in the 1991 health reforms: Submitted in partial requirement for the Degree of Master of Public Policy. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

Dixon, A. (1996). Critical case studies as voice: The difference in practice between enrolled and registered nurses: A thesis submitted in total fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. [Bedford Park, South Australia]: School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia.

Dunkley, P.A. (1982). Report of study observation tour, July 28 to October 3, 1982. Auckland: National Womens Hospital.

Fowlie, L.G. (1997). Gastric tube placement in neonates: A research project presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing.

Grant-Mackie, D. (2000). A literature review of competence in relation to speciality nursing. A research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, Massey University.
A copy of this report can be downloaded here

Green, D.E. (1989). Burnout: The elaboration of a stress related syndrome: Submitted for the degree Doctor of Philosophy of the Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.

Gunn, D.R. (1999). Caring for the dying adolescent: The lived experience of four mothers: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science – Nursing.

Harding, T.S. (2005). .Constructing the "other" : on being a man and a nurse. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
This study explores the experiences of men who are nurses inAotearoa New Zealand. Utilising discourse analysis a social constructionist reading of men, masculinity and nursing is provided to offer an alternative reading to much of the extant literature with respect to men in nursing.
A copy of this thesis can be downloaded here

Harker, D.Y. (2000). Nurses as patients: the stories of two woman nurse educators as recipients of nursing care. A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington : [author]
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Henry, P. (2001). "Coming home safely: A successful transition from hospital to home": Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, Nursing Education Research Foundation.

Hewson, J. (2004). Professional support for the nurse pracitioner in New Zealand. A dissertation submitted to Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing. [n.l.]: [author].
The Nurse Practitioner role is an important addition to nursing workforce development in New Zealand. At present there are relatively few NPs, however the number of nurses seeking Nursing Council endorsement continues to grow. These nurses are in a unique situation as pioneers having achieved the highest level of autonomous advanced nursing practice. This position will bring with it many challenges for those nurses who are amongst the first in the profession. The intent of this dissertation is to provide a framework of supportive mechanisms on which the emerging NP can draw in their professional domain throughout their career.

Hibberd, J.M. (1987). The labour disputes of Alberta nurses, 1977-1982: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Planning and Evaluation. Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta.

Hill, A.A. (1982). The history of midwifery from 1840 to 1979: With specific reference to the training and education of the student midwife: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education. Auckland: University of Auckland.

Hill, L. (1994). Feminism and unionism in New Zealand: Organising the markets for womens work: A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology at the University of Canterbury.

Holloway, A. (1982). Report of graduate studies in the United States, 1979-1981.

Holmes, M. (1989). Report on study tour of USA, UK and Australia on HIV/AIDS, October 1988 - February 1989.

Honey, M. (1996). New Zealand Practice Nurses' use of and attitude toward computers: A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University.

Irvine, D.D. (2000). Nursing accountability: A professional approach: A 152.786 (50 point) research report: Presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies at Massey University.

Jones, R.G. (2000). Rongoa Maori and primary health care: [Thesis].
Can be downloaded from:
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Jones, S.E.R. (1994). Career transition: From professional to manager in the health service: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Master of Philosophy in Management Studies and Labour Relations. University of Auckland.

Jones, S. (1995). Presentations by the 1995 NERF Travelling Scholar – Shelley Jones.

Julian, R. (1992). Adolescent health: professional training study: The Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Curricula.

Kiro, C. A. (2000). Maori health policy and practice: Kimihia hauora Maori. Ngapuhi, Hgati-Hine, Ngati Te Rangiwewehe: A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Albany, 2000.

Krause, I.S. (1978). A perspective on industrial relations in nursing in New Zealand: A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

Litchfield, M.C. (1993). The process of health patterning in families with young children who have been repeatedly hospitalised: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.

Litchfield, M.C. (1997). The process of nursing partnership in family health: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.

Lynch, T. ( 2005). A qualitative descriptive study of youth with Crohn’s disease : a dissertation submitted to the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Health Science.
This qualitative descriptive study explores the experience of four youth between the ages of 16-21 years who were diagnosed with Crohn's disease within 18 months of commencement of this study. It explores the experience of living with Crohn's disease, involving what it is like to endure the symptoms, investigations, surgery and recovery and changes to social life including relationships with family, friends, school, work or study. The experience and struggle is ongoing.

Lumby, J. (1993). Presentations by the 1993 NERF Travelling Scholar – Professor Judy Lumby.

Macfie, B. (2003). The exploration of primary health care nursing for child and family health: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship, 2002

Marlow, S. A. (2007). A voyage of grief and beauty: a phenomenological study of the experience of supporting a family member with an intellectual disability who is dying in a community setting: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.

McClure, M. L. (1988). Presentations by the 1988 NERF Travelling Scholar – Margaret L. McClure.

McKillop, A.M. (1998). Native health nursing in New Zealand 1911-1930: A new work and a new profession for women: Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University.

McLean, J. (2007). Pushing the boundaries: Relationships with adolescents: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied).

McLees, M.A. (1988). The career patterns and orientations of nurses: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Edmonton, Alberta: Department of Educational Administration, University of Alberta.

McNamara, N. (2007). The meaning of the experience for ICU nurses when a family member is critically ill: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.

Madide, S. (2003). Effects of night shift schedules on nurses working in a private hospital in South Africa: A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Master of Science degree in Ergonomics. Industrial Ergonomics Division, Division of Industrial Ergonomics, Lulea University of Technology.
http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1617/2003/084/LTU-EX-03084-SE.pdf

Mason, B. (2002). An analysis of the role of the practice nurse in primary health care, 2000/2001: A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing).

Maw, H. (2005). The challenge of developing Primary Health Care nurse practitioner roles in rural New Zealand. A dissertation submitted to Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing.
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Miles, MAP. (2005). A critical analysis of the relationships between nursing, medicine and the government in New Zealand 1984-2001. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, November 2005. [Christchurch?] : [the author], 2005.
This thesis concerns an investigation of the tripartite arrangements between the government, the nursing and the medical sectors in New Zealand over the period 1984 to 2001 with a particular focus on primary health care. The starting point is the commencement of the health reforms instituted by the Fourth New Zealand Labour Government of 1984.

Moody, A.L. (1986). Professionalism versus unionism: Impact of involvement in wage negotiations since 1969 on the New Zealand Nurses Association members : Submitted for: Diploma of Industrial Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, 30^th September 1986.

Morgan, F. A. (2006). Primary health care nurses supporting families parenting pre-term infants : a thesis submitted for the degree of Masters in Health Science (Nursing) at the University of Otago. Dunedin, New Zealand.
Birth of a baby earlier than 37 weeks gestation ushers in a period of uncertainty and stress for parents. Uncertainties may center on whether their infant will survive and what ongoing growth and developmental issues their infant will face. Once infants are discharged from hospital, primary health care nurses have an opportunity to play a unique role in teaching, touching and empowering these stressed families.

O’Malley, J.E. (2001). Critical social analysis of acute institutionally based mental health nursing following an action research project: A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Oxenbridge, S. (1992). Public sector collective bargaining in the post Employment Contracts Act environment: A case study.

Paton, B. I. (2003). Unready-to-hand as adventure: knowing within the practice wisdom of clinical nurse educators: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.

Picken, M. J. (2006). Humanitarian nurses’ stories of their experiences in areas of natural disaster and conflict: A research paper submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing (Clinical).

Pocknall, H. (1992). Unintentional injuries in small children. Report from a study in Sweden focusing on injury prevention in small children. Margaret May Blackwell fellowship

Ramsden, I.M. (2002). Cultural safety and nursing education in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.
Copy can be downloaded from here:http://culturalsafety.massey.ac.nz/

Rickard, D. (1999). "Parents as experts: Partnership in the care of the chronically ill children": Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study, Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, 1999.

Roberts, F. (1999). The people, the programme and the place: Nurses' perceptions of the Lakeland Health Professional Development Programme: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.

Rodgers, J.A. (1985). Nursing education in New Zealand, 1883 to 1930: The persistence of the Nightingale ethos: A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education at Massey University.

Rolls, S. L. (2006). An exploration of workplace violence in the Emergency Department: Are emergency nurses safe? : A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.

Rummell, L. (1993). The proving ground: The lived world of nursing students in their pre-registration clinical experience: A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University.

Simon, V.N. (2000). Characterising Maaori nursing practice: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Sciences at the University of Waikato.

Smillie, A. (2003). The end of tranquility : an exploration of some organisational and societal factors that generated discord upon the introduction of trained nurses into New Zealand hospitals, 1885-1914 : a research paper submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Wellington : Victoria University of Wellington.

Spence, Deb and Anderson, Maxine. (2006). Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Masters programme in advanced nursing practice. A pilot study. [Auckland; Hawkes Bay] : [The authors], 2006.
This report presents the findings and recommendations derived from a collaborative action research pilot project undertaken alongside the implementation of two nurse prescribing practicum courses in New Zealand.
A copy of this document can be downloaded here

Spiers, J.A. (1994). The dance in caring: Negotiating nurse-client interactions using politeness as a communication strategy: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing. Edmonton, Canada: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.

Stevenson, A.F. (1997). Realities and rhetoric: General hospital nursing in New Zealand 1945 -1960: Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

Tautua, P. (2002). Exploring primary health care nursing for child and family health (specifically targeting 0-5 year's age group): Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children 2002.

Thomson, C.P. (1990). Towards a model of professional union organisation: A case study of the New Zealand Nurses Association and Auckland Public Hospital: A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce in Management Studies and Labour Relations, University of Auckland, 1990: [unpublished thesis].

Thomson, M. (1974). A study of the position of staff sister in a New Zealand hospital: A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts inSociology.

Thompson, C. (2005). Caring for people with mental health problems who present at the emergency department: a nurse educator’s journey. A research project submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington.
The aim of this research paper was to explore the education needs of ED nurses when caring for people with mental health problems. A literature review was undertaken to investigate the broad education strategies available to overcome these challenges. Diverse approaches were identified such as workshops, clinical guidelines, and mental health consultation-liaison roles. Research was also identified that examined ED nursing attitudes and their learning needs in relation to mental health.
The first section of this thesis and the contents page can be downloaded here

Thomson, M. (1979). Overseas study programme: report, 1978/79

Wagener, S. (1994). The nursing management of the acutely ill child in communities without readily available specialist paediatric services.

Wenmoth, J. (199?). Involuntary unemployment: A grounded theory analysis of the experience of five nurses.

Wenmouth, J. (1990). A phenomenological study examining the experience of nausea, vomiting and retching associated with pregnancy.

Wepa, D.T.N. (2001). An exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators: A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, Massey University, 2001.

Williams, D. J. (2006). “One for the boys”: an evaluative study of Primary Health Care access by men in Tairawhiti: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing.

Williams, B.G. (2000). The primacy of the nurse in New Zealand 1960s-1990s: Attitudes, beliefs and responses over time: A thesis submitted to theVictoria University of Wellington in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Wilson, D.S. (2001). Transforming nursing education: A legitimacy of difference: A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Canterbury.

Woods, M. (2007). Parental resistance: Mobile and transitory discourses: A discursive analysis of parental resistance towards medical treatment for a seriously ill child. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.