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Introducing Te Wāhanga Rangahau Tapuhi – NZNO’s Nursing Research Section

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 2024seclusion, Māori mental health, occupational distress, Fundamentals of Care framework, virtual communication, NZNO colleges and sections, nursing research, whanaungatanga

Download this article as a PDF ‘The section’s mission is to advance nursing practice and improve patient outcomes through rigorous research and evidence-based strategies relevant to Aotearoa, New Zealand.’ THE NZNO NURSING Research Section – now also known as Te Wāhanga Rangahau Tapuhi – began life almost 50 years ago, in 1975. It was one … Continue reading “Introducing Te Wāhanga Rangahau Tapuhi – NZNO’s Nursing Research Section”

METHODOLOGY: ResearchGate — a place to find and share research

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 2024nursing research, ResearchGate

Download this article as a PDF Heather Woods About the author: Heather Woods, PGDip ILS, is the librarian and records manager at the New Zealand Nurses Organisation, Wellington. SINCE IT WAS launched in 2010, Kaitiaki Nursing Research has generated a body of knowledge and evidence for nursing practice that reflects the interests and concerns … Continue reading “METHODOLOGY: ResearchGate — a place to find and share research”

RESEARCH BRIEF: Preparing nursing students to work with older adults: A stocktake of nursing curricula in the polytechnic sector

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 2024future workforce, older adults, undergraduate nursing students, education, aged care

Download this article as a PDF Samantha Heath Sue Hudson Pam Foster Shobha Johnson Molly Page Ruth Crawford Victoria Munro Bernie Solomon Michelle Eleno Peta Taylor Janice Groube Christianah Adesina Michele Rogalin Henderson Adrianna Grogan Fiona Soper About the authors: Samantha Heath, RN, EdD, is a senior nursing lecturer at the University of Waikato. … Continue reading “RESEARCH BRIEF: Preparing nursing students to work with older adults: A stocktake of nursing curricula in the polytechnic sector”

INTEGRATIVE REVIEW: Does behaviour therapy improve well-being in adults living with epilepsy?

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 25, 2025November 2024quality of life, well-being, epilepsy, behaviour therapy

Download this article as a PDF About the authors: Sarah Gilbertson is a clinical nurse specialist in neurology at Waikato district – Te Manawa Taki, Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. Patricia McClunie-Trust, RN, PhD, is a principal academic staff member in the Centre for Health and Social Practice/Te Tari Hauora me Te Tari … Continue reading “INTEGRATIVE REVIEW: Does behaviour therapy improve well-being in adults living with epilepsy?”

LITERATURE REVIEW: Factors motivating registered nurses’ movement from clinical to education roles

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 2024Motivation, nursing education, satisfaction, clinical, Herzberg, dissatisfaction

Download this article as a PDF Andrew Toneycliffe Kate Norris Isabel Jamieson About the authors: Andrew Toneycliffe, RN, PGDip HlthSci (mental health), NZCertATT, is a nursing lecturer and academic staff member at Te Hoe Ora ki Manawa, Department of Health Practice, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch. His correspondence address is: [email protected] Kate Norris, RN, PhD, … Continue reading “LITERATURE REVIEW: Factors motivating registered nurses’ movement from clinical to education roles”

Trauma-informed care: Can education help develop a more trauma-informed workforce?

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 25, 2025November 2024professional development, registered nurses, mental health and addictions, health-care professionals, trauma-informed care

Download this article as a PDF About the authors: Tara Malone, RN, MEd, NCATT, is a senior nursing lecturer at WITT – Te Pūkenga, Welbourn, Taranaki, New Zealand. She is also a clinical supervisor and trauma-informed coach. Her correspondence address is [email protected] Helen Bingham, RN, MN, DipTertT, is a principal nursing lecturer at WITT – … Continue reading “Trauma-informed care: Can education help develop a more trauma-informed workforce?”

FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust
Ensuring our nursing research sees the light of day

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 24, 2025November 2024nursing research

Download this article as a PDF Tēna koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. Welcome to the 2024 edition of Kaitiaki Nursing Research. As we publish the 15th edition of the journal, I am reflecting on the evolution of nursing research in Aotearoa, New Zealand, particularly the optimism and challenges described by Chick (1987) and Chick … Continue reading “FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust
Ensuring our nursing research sees the light of day”

RESEARCHED VIEWPOINT: Growing our own — the abyss of data monitoring and support for New Zealand’s domestic nursing workforce pipeline

Kathy StodartNovember 24, 2025November 24, 2025November 2024nursing workforce, workforce data, graduate-entry nurses, nursing education

Download this article as a PDF About the authors: Sharon Brownie, RN, PhD, DocBusAdmin, MEdAdmin, MHealthSAdmin, is a professor and director of health strategy and partnerships at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia, and an adjunct professor at the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Wintec – Te Pūkenga, Hamilton, New Zealand. Patrick Broman, … Continue reading “RESEARCHED VIEWPOINT: Growing our own — the abyss of data monitoring and support for New Zealand’s domestic nursing workforce pipeline”

Perceptions of rongoā Māori among third-year nursing students in Aotearoa New Zealand

Kathy StodartNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025November 2025nursing practice, nursing students, rongoā Māori, culture, education

Download this article as a PDF Nesca Bowlin Jenny Song About the authors: Nesca Bowlin (Tainui, Ngaati Maahanga, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Ranginui), RN, PDip, is an academic staff member at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), Hamilton. Jenny Song, RN, MEd, is a principal academic staff member at the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec), Hamilton. … Continue reading “Perceptions of rongoā Māori among third-year nursing students in Aotearoa New Zealand”

RESEARCHED VIEWPOINT
Reflections on Māori male nurses’ experiences working in nursing education

Kathy StodartNovember 19, 2025November 19, 2025November 2025nursing education, Māori nurses, male nurses, te ao Māori

Download this article as a PDF ABOUT THE AUTHORS: Seamus Hughes (Kāi Tahu), RN, PGDipHSc, is a clinical academic in the School of Nursing, University of Waikato, Hamilton. His correspondence address is [email protected] John Hiakita (Tainui te Iwi, Tainui te waka, Ngāti Mahanga te hāpu, Tuhoe te Iwi, Matātua te waka, Ngāti Rere te … Continue reading “RESEARCHED VIEWPOINT
Reflections on Māori male nurses’ experiences working in nursing education”

NZNO nurse researchers plan celebration to mark 50 years of the research section

Kathy StodartNovember 19, 2025November 21, 2025November 2025NZNO colleges and sections, nursing research

Download this article as a PDF Lorraine Ritchie About the author: Lorraine Ritchie, RN, PhD, is a professional practice consultant for Te Whatu Ora — Southern, and a professional practice fellow at the University of Otago. She is chair of the NZNO Nursing Research Section Te Wāhanga Rangahau Tapuhi. ‘We hope to honour and … Continue reading “NZNO nurse researchers plan celebration to mark 50 years of the research section”

FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust
Researching in a virtual world

Kathy StodartNovember 19, 2025November 21, 2025November 2025digital tools, collaboration, nursing research

Download this article as a PDF KIA ORA KOUTOU. Welcome to the 2025 edition of Kaitiaki Nursing Research. As this edition marks our first fully online production, I am reminded that much of our nursing research is now undertaken virtually and in collaboration with other researchers, enabled by digital tools that allow us to work … Continue reading “FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust
Researching in a virtual world”

RESEARCHED VIEWPOINT
Screening tools: Challenges identifying perinatal depression in primary care

Kathy StodartNovember 16, 2025November 21, 2025November 2025emotional distress, screening scales, Perinatal distress

RESEARCH BRIEF:
Staff perceptions and experiences of palliative care in aged residential care facilities

Kathy StodartNovember 16, 2025November 17, 2025November 2025integrative review, aged residential care, end-of-life care, palliative care

Download this article as a PDF About the authors: Remya Michael, RN, MN, is clinical nurse manager at Radius Althorp, Tauranga, an aged-care facility providing hospital, rest home, dementia and psychogeriatric care. Her corresponding address is [email protected] Christine Mercer, RN, BA(SocSci), MEd, PhD, PostGradCert Prof Supervision, is an academic staff member at the Waikato … Continue reading “RESEARCH BRIEF:
Staff perceptions and experiences of palliative care in aged residential care facilities”

The lived experience of gout: A qualitative metasynthesis

Kathy StodartOctober 29, 2025November 22, 2025November 2025chronic disease, sense of agency, stigma, pain, lived experience, Gout

Download this article as a PDF About the authors: Tarryn Jack, RN designated prescriber, PGDip Nsg, MN candidate, is a nurse prescriber at Tokoroa Family Health, South Waikato. Patricia McClunie-Trust, RN, PhD, is a principal lecturer in the Centre for Health and Social Practice, Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton. Her correspondence address is: [email protected] Author … Continue reading “The lived experience of gout: A qualitative metasynthesis”

FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust

Mary LongmoreJanuary 26, 2023September 10, 2024November 2021Research

Nursing research: Allowing good practices to travel KEYWORDS Research Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā tatou katoa. Welcome to the 2023 edition of Kaitiaki Nursing Research. As we publish the 14th edition of the journal, it is worth reflecting on the value of research in contributing to knowledge for contemporary nursing practice and in documenting the … Continue reading “FROM THE EDITOR: Patricia McClunie-Trust”