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Factors Influencing Women’s Decisions about Having the Pertussis Containing Vaccine during Pregnancy
BACKGROUND: New Zealand (NZ) experienced a major epidemic of pertussis (whooping cough) from September 2011 to January 2014. With numbers of pertussis notifications reported totalling 5793 in 2012, compared with 1392 ...
Women’s motivation to perform pelvic floor muscle training for prevention of pelvic organ prolapse
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is associated with decreased physical, psychological, and sexual health. Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is an effective treatment for POP and other pelvic floor dysfunctions (such as urinary ...
The quiet room. A narrative analysis of elderly widowed people's perspectives of loneliness.
This thesis is the culmination of a Doctoral research project undertaken through the Postgraduate Nursing Department, Otago University. The aim was to retell the story of the experience of loneliness from the perspectives ...
Exploring the impact of the lung cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role on patient care in a regional hospital in New Zealand
Back Ground
The aging population and the need for health systems to manage an ever increasing numbers of patients with chronic conditions has been identified as one of the greatest challenges for health care providers ...
An exploration of the development of advanced rural nursing in the Australian and New Zealand primary health care setting : an integrative review
Background
Advanced rural nursing roles have evolved in response to the international need to address the complex and dynamic health care system and to meet the demand for flexibility in health service delivery. There has ...