Browsing by Degree Name "Master of Health Sciences"
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A Case Study of Industrial Injury Reduction: New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Limited
Research aim: To assess the safety performance of New Zealand Aluminium SmeltersLimited (NZAS), 1971-2011. Research objectives sought 1) to quantify the NZAS safety improvement, and 2) to describe interventions used to ... -
A cohort study of psychosocial factors in relationship to pain in patients with Spinal Cord Injury and Stroke in New Zealand
Background. Pain is common after stroke and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) and it affects the sufferer’s ability to engage in important activities. Little is known about the associations between psychosocial factors and pain ... -
A study of practices and attitudes of a local Community Alcohol and Drug Service Workforce in relation to consumers with coexisting mental health and addiction problems
The first comprehensive national study on the opinions and attitudes of the New Zealand addiction workforce in addressing coexisting problems (CEP) was carried out by Gilbert (2010) using a telephone survey. The aim of ... -
A survey of Canterbury nurses' perceptions of the activities, effectiveness and benefits of professional supervision
Effective professional supervision (PS) offers nurses the opportunity to develop both personally and professionally through formal conversations with a trained supervisor. Perceived benefits, in the situation of efficacious ... -
After Mastectomy – Inpatient Experience of Women in New Zealand: A Qualitative Study.
This qualitative descriptive study explored the experiences of 10 women post-operatively following mastectomy surgery for breast cancer. The setting was an acute surgical ward in a large tertiary hospital in a New Zealand ... -
An Audit of New Zealand's Intellectual Disability Specialty In-Patient Units: Focussing on Antipsychotic Medication Use
Whilst a number of international studies discuss the use of antipsychotic medication for people with intellectual disability, there have been few studies within New Zealand. At the most basic level, we do not know the ... -
An exploration of the experiences of registered nurses working in aged residential care facilities regarding interRAI: A qualitative research design
Abstract Title An exploration of the experiences of registered nurses’ working in aged residential care facilities regarding interRAI: A qualitative research design. Aim To assess the experiences of RNs’ working in aged ... -
An observational study investigating the objective and subjective impact of a structured gynaecology service for women who have undergone allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant.
Hypothesis: The hypothesis for this study is that the provision of consultative gynaecological care and the delivery of gynaecological information to women undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplant will mean a better ... -
An Online Mindfulness Intervention for Pain and Wellbeing
Chronic pain is a prevalent health care issue that needs to be better addressed. Mindfulness techniques are a promising method to help individuals reduce the negative impact of chronic pain. Research has also indicated the ... -
An orthodontic tooth brushing technique to enhance oral hygiene in patients with fixed appliances: interim results of a randomized controlled clinical trial
Introduction: Traditional tooth brushing techniques, such as the Modified Bass technique, are designed and aimed at the general population without orthodontic appliances. An effective tooth brushing technique for patients ... -
Anthropometric Assessment Tools as Postoperative Risk Indictors in Adult Orthopaedic Patients: A Pilot Study.
Obesity is not only known to contribute to health risks such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type II diabetes mellitus, but can also be associated with post operative complications (Amin, Sales & Brenkel, 2006; Best, ... -
Are we ready yet?: New graduate nurses' experience of workplace violence and agression and their sense of readiness
Aim: The aim of this study was explore new graduate nurses’ experience of WPVA and their sense of readiness for responding to such events. Background: Considerable evidence exists indicating that workplace violence and ... -
Assessing wound measurement within a high-risk foot ulcer clinic for people with diabetes - clinical and patient perspectives
Introduction Around a third of people with diabetes will develop a foot ulcer requiring specialist podiatry treatment during their lifetime. The formation of a foot ulcer for people with diabetes is a consequence of chronic ... -
The Canterbury and West Coast District Health Boards' Professional Development and Recognition Programme for Nurses: A Comparative Study of Participants and Non Participants
Background: In response to recruitment and retention issues, professional development recognition programmes for nurses have become widespread internationally. In addition, in New Zealand the introduction of the Health ... -
Careering into the future: Nurses' opinions of the PDRP
Background: The Professional Development and Recognition Programme (PDRP) is a national model of nursing career progression in New Zealand (NZ), based on the Benner “Novice to Expert” model (1984). To progress on the PDRP ... -
Change in Hearing Conservation and Legislation and Prevention of Permanent Threshold Shift
Background: Between 1985 and 2006 there were improvements in hearing conservation at Nyrstar Hobart Smelter, including engineering controls and the introduction of mandatory hearing protection in noisy areas. In 1996 there ... -
Characteristics of vocally disruptive behaviour in residents with dementia in specialist dementia care hospitals and possible interventions
Background In 2002 the New Zealand Ministry of Health estimated there were 38,000 people with dementia living in New Zealand. A significant number of people with dementia show challenging behaviours; one of the most ... -
Child Abuse: Understanding the Biomechanics of Rib Fractures in Infants
There are some general assumptions made by forensic paediatricians and pathologists about how infants in child abuse cases suffer fractured ribs; the main assumption being that rib fractures are resultant from ‘shaken baby ... -
Clinical Assessment of the child: Does drawing help children talk about their presenting problems?
Child psychopathology is a significant mental health issue in New Zealand and overseas. When child mental health services are required, clinicians should conduct assessments that are developmentally sensitive and include ... -
Clinical handover from the operating theatre nurse to the post anaesthetic care unit nurse: a New Zealand perspective
The perioperative environment is complex, it encompasses multiple teams of health professionals and numerous transitions of patient care, requiring effective teamwork and communication to avoid negative patient outcomes. ...