Research journal out

December 1, 2020

The effect of COVID-19 on conducting research is highlighted in the 2020 issue of NZNO’s research journal, Kai Tiaki Nursing Research (KTNR).

In her editorial, KTNR editor Patricia McClunie-Trust said collecting information about the impact the pandemic has had on New Zealand’s population was an important priority that nursing needed to engage with.

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“Nurse researchers also need to examine and potentially embrace many of the changes that were forced on us by the pandemic,” she said.

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In her guest editorial, NZNO principal researcher Jinny Willis looked at the role nurses took in New Zealand’s COVID-19 response.

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Research articles look at issues including burnout in New Zealand nurses, use of the SOAP(IE) documentation framework, leadership walk rounds, and use of escape rooms in nursing education.

To subscribe to KTNR, email: [email protected].

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