Issue 105 - 14 August 2009 Did you know that Hester Maclean's 1932 book entitled "Nursing in New Zealand: History and Reminiscences" is available on the web. Source: New Zealand Electronic Text Centre Click on the link below for a summary of Nursing History and Legislation in New Zealand. ... [Read more]
Issue 104 - 6 August 2009 Articles JOURNAL: HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK 1. Health Care Reform: The Importance of a Public Option by Gorin, Stephen H. Health & Social Work, May 2009, Vol 34 Issue 2: p83-85 Abstract: The article presents an editorial on the importance of a public plan option in health care reform in the... [Read more]
Issue 103 - 29 July 2009 Whakanuia Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2009 Celebrate Māori Language Week 2009 http://www.koreromaori.co.nz/news/mlw Articles JOURNAL: Journal of Infection Prevention, July 2009 1. Vaccination uptake by healthcare workers by S. Millership and A. Cummins. Journal of Infection Prevention 2009,... [Read more]
Issue 102 - 22 July 2009 "Newsflash" - Kai Tiaki digitised 1908-1929 Click on this link: http://www.paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Articles JOURNAL: AGEING & MENTAL HEALTH 1. Promoting mental health in later life by Gilleard, Chris & Higgs, Paul. Aging & Mental Health, May 2008, Vol 12 Issue... [Read more]
Issue 101 - 16 July 2009 Articles Journal: MORTALITY 1. Mourning and loss: Finding meaning in the mourning for Hillsborough by Brennan, Mike. Mortality, Feb 2008, Vol 13 Issue 1:p1-23 ABSTRACT: This paper focuses on the public mourning following the Hillsborough stadium disaster of 1989. It does so in particular by... [Read more]
Issue 100 - 9 July 2009 Articles 1. Coalition for Patients' Rights Designate Agency of Records Critical Care Nurse, Jun 2009, Vol 29 Issue 3:p10 Abstract: The article reports that the U.S. health care public affairs agency, Jones Public Affairs, Inc., has been designated the public relations agency of record for the... [Read more]
Issue 99 - 1 July 2009 Articles From Nursing Inquiry - June 2008 1. Leveraging nursing research to transform healthcare systems by Edwards, Nancy C. Nursing Inquiry, Jun 2008, Vol 15 Issue 2:p81-82 Abstract: The article presents the author's suggestions on addressing the challenges of nursing research. The... [Read more]
Issue 98 - 25 June 2009 Articles 1. A veritable psychological buffet by Pachana, Nancy A. Australian Psychologist, 01/06/2009, Vol 44 Issue 2: p65-66 Abstract: The article discusses various papers published within this issue, including one by Pachana and Woodward on barriers to older adults' access to mental health... [Read more]
Issue 97 - 18 June 2009 Articles 1. When the Patient and Family Are the Experts, Will the Nurses Listen? by Cooper, Phyllis G. Nursing Forum, Oct-Dec 2008, Vol 43 Issue 4:p169-170 Abstract: The article focuses on myotonic muscular dystrophy (MMD) in which the patients who live with the disease and their... [Read more]
Issue 96 - 11 June 2009 Articles 1. Evaluation of detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. isolates by VITEK 2 AST-N029 compared to the agar dilution and disk diffusion methods. By Nyberg, Sofia D et al. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases, May 2008, Vol 40... [Read more]