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• Adams, Sue (2017). Nurse practitioners in rural primary health care in New Zealand : an institutional ethnography : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Albany, New Zealand.
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• Adams-Smith, Patricia Helen. (2002). An exploration of issues of primary health services for Taranaki te Atiawa children based on the expectations and perceptions of their female caregivers: A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of Arts in Nursing
• Ainge, N. (2004). Commitment, confidence and cohesion: Auckland general nurses in the 1985 NZNA wage claim from January-October.
• Alleyne, D. (2007). The context of nursing in New Zealand prisons from historical and contemporary perspectives: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degeree of Master of Health Sciences at the University of Otago, Christchurch.

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• Baby, M. (2013). Mental Health Nurses’ Experiences of Patient Assaults Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago.  
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• Baldwin, A. (1998). Effective home based care to enhance the health status of children under five years: Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship Report.
• Ball, C. (2017). Are we ready yet?: New graduate nurses’ experience of workplace violence and agression and their sense of readiness. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences). University of Otago. 
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7069
• Barratt, Ruth. (2008). Behind barriers: Patients' perceptions of hospital isolation for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the award of Master of Advanced Practice (infection Control and Prevention) with Honours.
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• Barton, J. (2001). Pain knowledge and attitudes of nurses and midwives in a New Zealand context: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.
• Beale, J. (1988). Disabled people, their care in the United States relative to New Zealand: A report on study leave taken in mid- 1988 supported by the Nursing Education Research Foundation.
• Beaver, Peter. (2015). Contemporary Patient Safety and the Challenges for New Zealand. PhD, The University of Auckland
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• Bennison, Carolyn. (2008). Emergency Nurses' perceptions of the impact of postgraduate education on their practice in New Zealand: A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing). University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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• Benton, David. (2013). International Comparative Analysis of Professional Regulation. Doctoral thesis
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• Bickley, J. (2002). A study of medical, nursing and institutional not-for-resuscitation (NFR) discourses: A thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Social Policy and Social Work at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Bigsby, M. A. (2016). The characteristics of nurses in relation to their attitudes about career planning and development activities: A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Philosophy in Nursing  at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand.
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• Blackie, S.A.H. (2001). Women, work, study and health:The experience of nurses engaged in paid work and further education: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University.
• Blair, S.M.S. (1999). The human cost of 'caring' care for registered nurses in clinical practice. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

• Blair, W. (2021). Nurses' recognition and response to unsafe practice by their peers. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Newcastle. 
  http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1422832

• Bland, M. (2004). All the comforts of home? A critical ethnography of residential aged care in New Zealand : A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at the University of Newcastle
• Boyd, L. (2001). "It could have just as easily been me": Nurses working in mental health services who have experienced mental illness: A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.
• Brown, C.M. (1992). A study of the origins of the practice nurse subsidy scheme: Research study presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the Advanced Diploma in Nursing, Auckland Institute of Technology.
• Brown, E. (1999). Work-related back pain among nurses: nurses’ perceptions of the causative factors: dissertation presented as part requirement for the degree of Master in Public Health, University of Otago.Campbell, M.G. (1986). Report of study leave, June to October 1986. [Auckland]: Disease Unit, Auckland Hospital.
• Brown, J. (2019, May 18). A Thorn in the Flesh: The Experience of Women Living with Surgical Mesh Complications (Dissertation, Master of Chaplaincy, University of Otago).
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• Brown, Margaret Barbara. (1991). The Auckland School of Nursing 1883 - 1990: The rise and fall. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education. University of Auckland 1991.

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• Cassidy, S. (2014). Proactive nursing practice and research to address improvement of health care needs of vulnerable children and their families 2013/2014. Margaret May Blackwell Travel & Study Fellowship Report
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• Christensen, J.C. (1988). The nursed passage: A theoretical framework for the nurse-patient partnership: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University.
• Clapperton, Jackie. (2008). The feasibility of establishing emergency care practitioners in New Zealand: A dissertation submitted for the degree of Masters in Health Sciences at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Cleaver, Helen. (2005). Reflections on knowing, not knowing and being in palliative care nursing. A research paper submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in nursing at Victoria University of Wellington.
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• Clendon, J.M. (2009). Motherhood and the 'Plunket Book': A social history: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand.
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• Connolly, M.J. (2015). Clinical leadership of Registered Nurses working in an Emergency Department. The University of Auckland
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• Cook, Deborah. (2006). Open visiting: does this benefit adult patients in intensive care units?: dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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• Cordery, Carolyn Joy. (2008). Dimensions of accountability: voices from New Zealand Primary Health Organisations: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting at Victoria University of Wellington.
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• Cumming, Glynis. (2008). From a generic to a gynaecological oncology clinical nurse specialist: An evolving role: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
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• Daniels, A. (2004). Listening to New Zealand nurses: a survey of intent to leave, job satisfaction, job stress and burnout. A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science. [Auckland?] : [the author], 2004.
  Access this thesis: Listening to New Zealand nurses: a survey of intent to leave, job satisfaction, job stress, and burnout (aut.ac.nz)
• Darkins, Dr. Tina (2016). Merging health and social day care: Report on a New Zealand based model of holistic day care service for the elderly, frail and those with disabilities. New Zealand Nurses Organisation. Nursing Education Research Foundation (NERF) Special Projects Grant 2014-2015.
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• Dixon, A. (1996). Critical case studies as voice: The difference in practice between enrolled and registered nurses: A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. [Bedford Park, South Australia]: School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia.
  Utilising the retroductive research strategy of critical realism, this thesis explores the nursing literature for the tacit knowledge of the discipline about nursing prioritisation and proposes a ‘fit’ for nursing prioritisation of the patient need for care within the bigger picture of nurse clinical decision-making
• Dixon, A. (1992). Community trusts in the 1991 health reforms: Submitted in partial requirement for the Degree of Master of Public Policy. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Dunkley, P. A. (1982). Report of study observation tour, July 28 to October 3, 1982. Auckland: National Womens Hospital.

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• Eden, S. (2011, January). An integrated literature review of the role of the nurse practitioner in the emergency department. A dissertation in partial fulfilment of Master Health Sciences (Clinical) through University of Otago, New Zealand.
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• English, W. (2018). The moments we meet: lived experiences of rapport for nurses, patients and families in palliative care. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Health Science (Palliative Care) in the University of Canterbury.
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• Euswas, P. (W.). (1991). The actualized caring moment: A grounded theory of caring in nursing practice: A thesis presented in fulfilment of requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, New Zealand.

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• Feek, C.M. (1994). Quality and New Zealand's reformed healthcare system: Thesis for the Masters Degree in Public Policy, MAPP 591. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Fowlie, L.G. (1997). Gastric tube placement in neonates: A research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing.
• French, P. (2001). A study of the regulation of nursing in New Zealand 1901-1997. Graduate School of Nursing and Midwifery, Victoria University of Wellington. Monograpgh Series 2/2001

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• Garlick, A. (2006). Determined to make a difference: A study of public health nursing practice with vulnerable families: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University.

• Garrett, C. A. (2013). Simulation learning for critical care nurses : an integrative review (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences (Nursing - Clinical)). University of Otago.
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• Gibbison, B. (2010).  Are we there yet?: Factors associated with, and experiences of, weight maintenance in the adult weight management programme in the Waikato. A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, The University of Auckland.
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• Gillespie, M. E. (2013). Compassion fatigue and cancer nurses: a national survey of cancer nurses in New Zealand. A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, New Zealand.
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• Golding, Cherie. (2012). Clinical supervision for general nurses in NZ: the imperative of finding a way forward. Nurses perceptions of professional/ clinical supervision. Master of Health Science, Auckland University of Technology
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10292/5507

• Goodyear, K. A. (2018). Talking about menopause: exploring the lived experience of menopause for nurses. Thesis, Master of Public Health, University of Otago. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8486

• Grainger, P. (2007). Nursing documentation in the emergency department: Nurses' perspectives. A thesis submitted toVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing (Clinical). DOI:  10.13140/2.1.2715.7285
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• Grant-Mackie, D. (2000). A literature review of competence in relation to specialty nursing. A research report presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, Massey University.
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• Green, D.E. (1989). Burnout: The elaboration of a stress related syndrome: Submitted for the degree Doctor of Philosophy of the Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
• Gunn, D.R. (1999). Caring for the dying adolescent: The lived experience of four mothers: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Science – Nursing.

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• Haji Vahabzadeh, Ali. (2018). Optimal Allocation of Intensive Care Unit nurses to Patient-At-Risk-Team. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems and Operations Management,The University of Auckland.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/47425

• Hall, E.M. (1994). Demystifying mentoring: My odyssey encompassing the experiences of New Zealand nurses. A thesis awarded the degree of Master of Commerce (with Distinction), by the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

• Harding, T.S. (2005). Constructing the "other" : on being a man and a nurse. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand. This study explores the experiences of men who are nurses in Aotearoa New Zealand. Utilising discourse analysis a social constructionist reading of men, masculinity and nursing is provided to offer an alternative reading to much of the extant literature with respect to men in nursing.
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• Harker, D.Y. (2000). Nurses as patients: the stories of two woman nurse educators as recipients of nursing care. A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington : [author]
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• Harpreet, K. (2018). What are the factors affecting patients with diabetes in regards to their attendance and non-attendance with Diabetes Nurse Led Clinics in Counties Manukau Health?. A portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Nursing. The University of Auckland.
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• Harrington, K. (2014). Mental Health Nurses’ Understanding of the Concept of Self-Management of Borderline Personality Disorder (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences). University of Otago. 
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• Hart, Maria. (2019). Reducing poverty by addressing equity with a focus on prenatal alcohol exposure and intergenerational trauma Identify, address and remove systemic barriers. Outcomes from the Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship 2018/2019
• Hayward, S. (2009). Evaluation of a change programme: model of nursing care delivery. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Health Sciences.
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• Henry, P. (2001). "Coming home safely: A successful transition from hospital to home": Margaret May Blackwell Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, Nursing Education Research Foundation.
• Hewson, J. (2004). Professional support for the nurse pracitioner in New Zealand. A dissertation submitted to Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing. 
  The Nurse Practitioner role is an important addition to nursing workforce development in New Zealand. At present there are relatively few NPs, however the number of nurses seeking Nursing Council endorsement continues to grow.
• Hibberd, J.M. (1987). The labour disputes of Alberta nurses, 1977-1982: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Planning and Evaluation. Edmonton, Alberta: University of Alberta.
• Hill, A.A. (1982). The history of midwifery from 1840 to 1979: With specific reference to the training and education of the student midwife: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education. Auckland: University of Auckland.
• Hill, L. (1994). Feminism and unionism in New Zealand: Organising the markets for womens work: A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology at the University of Canterbury.
• Hogan, Deborah. (2014). Transitioning difficulties of overseas trained nurses in New Zealand. Master of Health Practice, Auckland University of Technology.
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• Hollins, J. E. (2014). Registered Nurses’ Perceptions and Experiences of Nursing Adolescents in an Adult Mental Health Unit. (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences). University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5050
• Holloway, A. (1982). Report of graduate studies in the United States, 1979-1981.
• Holmes, M. (1989). Report on study tour of USA, UK and Australia on HIV/AIDS, October 1988 - February 1989.
• Honey, M. (1996). New Zealand Practice Nurses' use of and attitude toward computers: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University.
• Honeyfield, Margy. (2008). The necessity of effective nursing leadership for the retention of professional hospital nurses:  A dissertation submitted to Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing, May 2008.
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• Hooker, Michelle. (2010). Implementing the rheumatic fever guidelines: Identifying the challenges and crossing the theory/practice divide: A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, 2010.
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• Houliston, Sally Leigh. (2007). Flight nurse perceptions of factors influencing clinical decision making in their practice environment: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, New Zealand

• Houston, Gail. (2018). The impacts for the registered nurses of the New Entry to Specialty Practice Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Programme, of the programme, on their personal and professional development. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8505

• Hughes, Margaret Eleanor. (2017). Nurses storied experience of direction and delegation: A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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• Hylton, April. (2019). Nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago.
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• Idour, M.G. (1997). "Stepping beyond the known": The lived experience of returning registered nurse students: An interpretive descriptive study: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, College of Education, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Ingram-Clark, C (2013). Analysis of evidence-based nursing information for the New Zealand practice nurse. Gretta and Harry Hamblin Trust Research Report. Submitted to NERF, May 2013.
• Ingram-Clark, C (2012). Evidence-based nursing: A genre based inquiry into its communicative purpose for the New Zealand Practice Nurse. A research project presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at Waikato Institute of Technology, Hamilton, New Zealand.
• Irvine, D.D. (2000). Nursing accountability: A professional approach: A 152.786 (50 point) research report: Presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Studies at Massey University.
• Irvine, H.J. (1998). Professional supervision for nurses and midwives. Report to the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, Wellington, May 1998.

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• Jacobs, Susan Haas. (2005). Advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner: New Zealand Nursing's professional project in the late 20th century. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing. Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. {Hawkes Bay] : [author].
  Beginning with the question, "what are the forces and voices influencing the meaning of the concept, and the development of advanced nursing practice in New Zealand in the 1990s", this thesis uses an historical sociological approach to explore what New Zealand nursing is becoming and what it is ceasing to be.
• Jamieson, Isabel. (2012).  What are the views of Generation Y New Zealand Registered Nurses towards nursing, work and career?: A descriptive exploratory study. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences. University of Canterbury Te Whare Wananga o Waitaha, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 2012.
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• Jarden, A. J. (2018). Before-school check nurses' experiences of motivational interviewing during the weight-related referral process : an interpretive phenomenological study. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences in the University of Canterbury.
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• Johns, S.R. (2019). It’s always with you: The experience of being a 1970s hospital trained general nursing student. 
  A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Health Science (DHSc). Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences.
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• Jones, M. A. (2017). 'It's hard to ask': examining the factors influencing decision-making amongst end-stage renal disease patients considering asking friends and family for a kidney.
  A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington
  in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of
  Master of Nursing Science.
  Access this thesis: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/xmlui/handle/10063/6575
• Jones, R.G. (2000). Rongoa Māori and primary health care: [Thesis].
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• Jones, S. (1995). Presentations by the 1995 NERF Travelling Scholar – Shelley Jones.
• Jones, S. A. S. (2016). Understanding The Experience And Perceptions Of Managers And Preceptors Involved In Competency Assessment And Performance Management Of Nursing Staff Identified As Practicing Unsafely: An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of The Sip/Pip Framework. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences. University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/6687
• Jones, S.E.R. (1994). Career transition: From professional to manager in the health service: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for Master of Philosophy in Management Studies and Labour Relations. University of Auckland.
• Joyce, Sophie (2013). Running Some Tests: Essays on Doctors, Nurses and Hospital Health Care. PhD, The University of Auckland
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• Julian, R. (1992). Adolescent health: professional training study: The Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Curricula.

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• Keer-Keer, T. (2012). The lived experience of adults with myasthenia gravis: A phenomenological study. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, August 2012.
  - Copy available from the NZNO Library
• Kennedy, B. (2013). The Relationships Between Empathy and Burnout in Nurses. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences. University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4370
• Kennedy, W. L. (2008). How do Registered Nurses utilise 
  self assessment and performance appraisal to inform their 
  professional practice? A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology Taradale, New Zealand.
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• Kerr, C. (2016). The key components of cancer nurse coordination: An integrative review. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences. University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7355
• Kiro, C. A. (2000). Māori health policy and practice: Kimihia hauora Māori. Ngapuhi, Hgati-Hine, Ngati Te Rangiwewehe: A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Massey University, Albany, 2000. Krause, I.S. (1978). A perspective on industrial relations in nursing in New Zealand: A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in Economics at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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• Lake, Sarah Elizabeth (2005). Nursing Prioritisation of the Patient Need for Care:Tacit Knowledge of Clinical Decision Making in Nursing
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• Lala, A. C. (2016). Variability in neonatal gentamicin administration influencing drug delivery kinetics (Thesis, Master of Medical Science). University of Otago.
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• Lamb, Jill. (2009). The effect of cigarette smoking on the frequency of colposcopy visits, treatments and referrals: a pilot study. A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing-Clinical) at the University of Otago, Chrischurch New Zealand. Revised edition May 2009.
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• Lambert, Joan. (1994). “They can't see what we see”: Voices and standpoint of twelve plunket nurses. A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of Philosophy in social policy and social work at Massey University.
  This thesis is drawn from the responses of twelve plunket nurses to questions with the aim of establishing their standpoints. Responses to questions on motivation, career, education and the wider social context of Plunket nurses add depth to the study.
  Hardcopy of this thesis held by NZNO Library
• Lee, Rochelle (2012). Māori solo mothers' healthcare access: Experiences, barriers and complexities of access. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Health Sciences, The University of Auckland 2012.
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• Lemire, R.G. (1991). Presentations by the 1991 NERF Travelling Scholar - Ginette L. Rodger.
• Lienert-Brown, M. F. (2013). Exploring undergraduate nursing students’ experiences of their first clinical placement in an acute adult mental health inpatient service. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago. Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4424
• Litchfield, M.C. (1997). The process of nursing partnership in family health: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota.
• Litchfield, M.C. (1993). The process of health patterning in families with young children who have been repeatedly hospitalised: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Graduate School of the University of Minnesota in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
• Lumby, J. (1993). Presentations by the 1993 NERF Travelling Scholar – Professor Judy Lumby.
• Lynch, T. ( 2005). A qualitative descriptive study of youth with Crohn’s disease : a dissertation submitted to the Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science.
  This qualitative descriptive study explores the experience of four youth between the ages of 16-21 years who were diagnosed with Crohn's disease within 18 months of commencement of this study. It explores the experience of living with Crohn's disease, involving what it is like to endure the symptoms, investigations, surgery and recovery and changes to social life including relationships with family, friends, school, work or study. 

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• Macfie, B. (2003). The exploration of primary health care nursing for child and family health: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship, 2002
• MacGeorge, J. M. (2000). Non-invasive continuous positive airway pressure therapy in patients presenting with cardiogenic pulmonary odema. A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington.
• McClunie-Trust, P. (2000). Body boundaries and discursive practices in life threatening illness: Narratives of the self. MA thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.  
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• McClunie-Trust, P. (2010). Negotiating boundaries: The nurse family member caring for her own relative in palliative care. Doctoral thesis, Victoria University of Wellington.
  Access this thesis: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz//handle/10063/1393
• McClure, M. L. (1988). Presentations by the 1988 NERF Travelling Scholar – Margaret L. McClure.
• McCool, J.M. (2008). Skills and knowledge retention after a resuscitation course: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Taradale, New Zealand. Special acknowledgment to NERF & GHH for their research grant.
• McHardy, Judy. (2011/12). Improving the health of children through: Improving the primary-secondary interface for child health; Child health practice within the integrated family health centres; Improving care for medically fragile children. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Scholarship.
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• McKelvie, Rhonda. (2019). Where we are and how we got here:
  An institutional ethnography of the Nurse Safe Staffing Project in
  New Zealand. In fulfilment of the requirements for
  Doctor of Philosophy Massey University, School of Nursing, College of Health Manawatu, New Zealand.
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  https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/14985

• McKillop, A.M. (1998). Native health nursing in New Zealand 1911-1930: A new work and a new profession for women: Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University.
• McLean, J. (2007). Pushing the boundaries: Relationships with adolescents: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied).
• McLees, M.A. (1988). The career patterns and orientations of nurses: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Edmonton, Alberta: Department of Educational Administration, University of Alberta.

• Macklin, Nicky. (2018). Hearing the patient voice: the importance of caring in care. Thesis, Master of Primary Health Care, University of Otago http://hdl.handle.net/10523/8537

• McNamara, N. (2007). The meaning of the experience for ICU nurses when a family member is critically ill: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.
• Madide, S. (2003). Effects of night shift schedules on nurses working in a private hospital in South Africa: A project report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Master of Science degree in Ergonomics. Industrial Ergonomics Division, Division of Industrial Ergonomics, Lulea University of Technology.
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  http://epubl.ltu.se/1402-1617/2003/084/LTU-EX-03084-SE.pdf
• Mahoney, L. (2008). Making the invisible visible: Public health nurses role with children who live with a parent with a mental illness. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand.
  View abstract (PDF, 1 page, 87KB)
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• Manderson, D. A. (1999). Discourses of grief: The death of a mother. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Massey University, New Zealand.
• Manson, Leanne Marama. (2021). Te Ao Māori: Māori nurses’ perspectives on Assisted Dying and the Te Ao Māori cultural considerations required to guide nursing practice
  A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial 
  fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Public 
  Health (MPH).
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• Marlow, S. A. (2007). A voyage of grief and beauty: a phenomenological study of the experience of supporting a family member with an intellectual disability who is dying in a community setting: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.
• Marshall, Dianne (2016). Surgical Nurses' Non-technical Skills: A Human Factors Approach. PhD, The University of Auckland
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/30744
• Mason, B. (2002). An analysis of the role of the practice nurse in primary health care, 2000/2001: A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing).
• Maw, H. (2005). The challenge of developing Primary Health Care nurse practitioner roles in rural New Zealand: A dissertation submitted to Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing.
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• Miles, MAP. (2005). A critical analysis of the relationships between nursing, medicine and the government in New Zealand 1984-2001. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Otago, Dunedin, November 2005. [Christchurch?] : [the author], 2005.
  This thesis concerns an investigation of the tripartite arrangements between the government, the nursing and the medical sectors in New Zealand over the period 1984 to 2001 with a particular focus on primary health care.
• Miller, J. S. (2013). Workplace learning: Exploring the context and culture in New Zealand. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago. Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4396
• Mockford, A. (November 2009). The exploration of systems and technologies to enhance the healthcare of children under five. Margaret May Blackwell Trust Travel Study fellowship 2008/2009.
• Mockford, A. (2008). An exploratory descriptive study of the needs of parents after their young child is discharged from hospital following an admission with an acute illness: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
  Access this thesis: http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/handle/10063/658
• Moody, A.L. (1986). Professionalism versus unionism: Impact of involvement in wage negotiations since 1969 on the New Zealand Nurses Association members : Submitted for: Diploma of Industrial Relations, Victoria University of Wellington, 30th September 1986.
• Moore, J. (2009). The role of an advanced nurse practitioner in the identification and management of patients with symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome. A thesis submitted for the degree of Master of Health Sciences (Nursing - Clinical) at The University of Otago, Christchurch.
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• Morgan, F. A. (2006). Primary health care nurses supporting families parenting pre-term infants : a thesis submitted for the degree of Masters in Health Science (Nursing) at the University of Otago. Dunedin, New Zealand.
  Birth of a baby earlier than 37 weeks gestation ushers in a period of uncertainty and stress for parents. Uncertainties may center on whether their infant will survive and what ongoing growth and developmental issues their infant will face.

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• Nakarada-Kordic, Ivana. (2016). Assessing mental models in multidisciplinary operating room teams. PhD, The University of Auckland.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/31114
• Nicol, I. (1981). Combining the Plunket and public health nurses’ roles in an urban area: A feasibility study.

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• Ogden, Emma. (2018). Is it ACE? The influence of the Advanced Choice of Employment scheme on new graduates' decisions to accept a position in the Nurse Entry to Specialist Practice in Mental Health and Addiction programme.  Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/7907
• O’Malley, J.E. (2001). Critical social analysis of acute institutionally based mental health nursing following an action research project: A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
• Oxenbridge, S. (1992). Public sector collective bargaining in the post Employment Contracts Act environment: A case study.

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• Parton, B. M. (2015). Māori women, health care, and contemporary realities : a critical reflection : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Health) at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand 
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10179/7213
• Paton, B. I. (2003). Unready-to-hand as adventure: knowing within the practice wisdom of clinical nurse educators: a thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.
• Payne, D.L. (1990). The first eighteen months of "management of change" in the state health sector - did the nurses get what they bargained for?: Impact of involvement in management decision making on the NZ Nurses Association members: Submitted in partial requirement for the Diploma of Industrial Relations at the Victoria University of Wellington, 6 October 1990.
• Payne, S. (2007). The nurse's role in promoting health of vulnerable children (0 to 5 yr olds) through co-ordinated care. Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Report.
  Download a copy of this report (PDF, 2.0MB)
• Pearce, K.J. (2003). Orientation-reading the nurses’ map: What new plunket nurses need in an orientation programme. A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of Arts (Applied) in nursing. Victoria University of Wellington.
  In 1994, the Royal New Zealand Plunket Society Inc. (Plunket) implemented an orientation package. The role of the Plunket orientation programme is to prepare new Plunket Nurses for autonomous practice within the complexity of community based nursing.
  Hardcopy of this thesis held by NZNO Library
• Picken, M. J. (2006). Humanitarian nurses’ stories of their experiences in areas of natural disaster and conflict: A research paper submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing (Clinical).
• Pirret, A.M. (2013). Nurse practitioner diagnostic reasoning. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Massey University, New Zealand.
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• Pocknall, H. (1992). Unintentional injuries in small children. Report from a study in Sweden focusing on injury prevention in small children. Margaret May Blackwell Fellowship Report.
• Prebble, Catherine Mary (Kate). (2007). Ordinary Men and Uncommon Women:A History of Psychiatric Nursing in New Zealand Public Mental Hospitals, 1939-1972. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in History.
  The University of Auckland
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  https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/17900

• Prentice, Jennifer Joan. (2019). “Tell someone who cares” -- participatory action research of motivation and workplace engagement among caregivers in aged residential care, New Zealand.  Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy. University of Otago. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9581

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• Ramsden, I.M. (2002). Cultural safety and nursing education in Aotearoa and Te Waipounamu: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing.
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• Richardson, Fran. (2000). What is it like to teach cultural safety in a New Zealand Nursing education programme?: A thesis carried out in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Arts - Nursing. Massey University, Wellington.
• Rickard, D. (1999). Parents as experts: Partnership in the care of the chronically ill children: Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study, Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children, 1999.
• Roberts, F. (1999). The people, the programme and the place: Nurses' perceptions of the Lakeland Health Professional Development Programme: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.
• Rodgers, J.A. (1985). Nursing education in New Zealand, 1883 to 1930: The persistence of the Nightingale ethos: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education at Massey University.
• Rolls, S. L. (2006). An exploration of workplace violence in the Emergency Department: Are emergency nurses safe? : A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing.
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• Rook, Mary Helen (2017). Living nursing values: A collective case study
  A thesis  submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilments of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Victoria University of Wellington
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10063/6358
• Rosieur, J. (Sept 2010). An exploration of family partnership approaches to enhance care delivery and improve healthcare outcomes to young families within their communities: Margaret May Blackwell Trust Travel Study Fellowship 2009/2010.
• Ross, J. (2017). ‘Place’ Matters to Rural Nurses: A Study Located in the Rural Otago Region of New Zealand. Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy. University of Otago.
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• Rummell, L. (1993). The proving ground: The lived world of nursing students in their pre-registration clinical experience: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University.
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• Sandford, G. (2013). What do Critical care nurses perceive as barriers to mentorship within the critical care environment. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences. University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/3897
• Scheibmair, A. (2016). Promoting New Zealand children’s active participation in healthcare. Auckland, New Zealand: New Zealand Nurses Organisation and New Zealand Nursing Education and Research Foundation
• Seldon, Lucy A. (2017). Non-pharmacological Methods in Relieving Children’s Pain in Hospital: a pilot study. Master of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury.
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• Shih, Li-Chin. (2009). Impact of dialysis on rurally based Mäori clients and their Whänau: A research portfolio submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, The University of Auckland.
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• Simon, V.N. (2000). Characterising Maaori nursing practice: A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Sciences at the University of Waikato.
• Smillie, A. (2003). The end of tranquility : an exploration of some organisational and societal factors that generated discord upon the introduction of trained nurses into New Zealand hospitals, 1885-1914 : a research paper submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.
• Spackman. N. E. (2008). Nurses' early experiences with patient death: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Health Pyschology. Auckland: University of Auckland.
  Title page and abstract (pdf)
• Spence, Deb and Anderson, Maxine. (2006). Implementing a prescribing practicum within a Masters programme in advanced nursing practice. A pilot study. [Auckland; Hawkes Bay] : [The authors], 2006.
  This report presents the findings and recommendations derived from a collaborative action research pilot project undertaken alongside the implementation of two nurse prescribing practicum courses in New Zealand.
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• Spiers, J.A. (1994). The dance in caring: Negotiating nurse-client interactions using politeness as a communication strategy: A thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing. Edmonton, Canada: Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta.
• Stevenson, A.F. (1997). Realities and rhetoric: General hospital nursing in New Zealand 1945 -1960: Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington.

• Stewart, Lisa. (2018). Student nurse knowledge and attitudes about ageing, older people and working with them: does nursing education make a difference?. A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, The University of Auckland. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/46429

• Stodart, Jo (2017) Infection Prevention and Control Clinical Governance in New Zealand District Health Boards: A Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of a Master Degree in Public Heath at the University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, August 2017
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• Sundarajoo, S. (2017). The Lived Experience of Person-Centred Care in Residential Homes in New Zealand and Singapore: The perspectives of Residents, Frontline Caregivers and Family Members. Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago.
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• Surtees, Ruth Joy. (2003). Midwifery as Feminist Praxis in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of doctor of Philosophy in Education. Christchurch: University of Canterbury.
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• Taua, Chris. (2005). Revisiting the past: A focused ethnography of contemporary dual diagnosis nursing practice. A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Christchurch] : [author], 2005.
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• Tautua, P. (2002). Exploring primary health care nursing for child and family health (specifically targeting 0-5 year's age group): Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship for Nurses of Young Children 2002.
• Taylor, B. (2021). Nurse Staffing in the Operating Rooms – No Longer Behind Closed Doors. A thesis submitted to fulfil the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing, The University of Auckland.
• Tewin, M. H. (2015). Exploring the impact of the lung cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist role on patient care in a regional hospital in New Zealand (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences). University of Otago.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5793
• Thompson, C. (2005). Caring for people with mental health problems who present at the emergency department: a nurse educator’s journey. A research project submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Arts (Applied) in Nursing. Victoria University of Wellington.
  The aim of this research paper was to explore the education needs of ED nurses when caring for people with mental health problems. A literature review was undertaken to investigate the broad education strategies available to overcome these challenges.
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• Thomson, C.P. (1990). Towards a model of professional union organisation: A case study of the New Zealand Nurses Association and Auckland Public Hospital: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce in Management Studies and Labour Relations, University of Auckland, 1990: [unpublished thesis].
• Thomson, M. (1974). A study of the position of staff sister in a New Zealand hospital: A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology.
• Thomson, M. (1979). Overseas study programme: report, 1978/79.
• Thurston, Karen. (2017). Leadership in Developing Quality Nursing Initiatives in New Zealand
  Margaret May Blackwell Travel Study Fellowship Report, 2016/2017
• Travers, K. A. (2016). In a perfect world Emergency Department Screening and Brief Interventions for heavy and hazardous use of substances: A feasibility study. [An unpublished thesis submitted as] part of the requirement for the degree of Master of Applied Practice (Health Science), Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.
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• Tuitaupe, Suli Robert. (2018). Becoming a Pasefika registered nurse: reflections of their student nurse experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree Master of Health Sciences in Nursing, University of Canterbury. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/16011

   

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• Wagener, S. (1994). The nursing management of the acutely ill child in communities without readily available specialist paediatric services. Margaret May Blackwell Scholarship Report.
• Ward, V.C. (2013). Preoperative fluid management of the older adult patient with hip fracture.  A thesis submitted to Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of the Master of Clinical Research
  Copy available from the NZNO Library 
  Can also be accessed here:
  http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10063/2877/thesis.pdf?sequence=2
• Water, T. (2008). The meaning of being in dilemma in pediatric practice: A phenomenological study. A thesis submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree Doctor of Philosophy.
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• Wenmoth, J. (199?). Involuntary unemployment: A grounded theory analysis of the experience of five nurses.
• Wenmouth, J. (1990). A phenomenological study examining the experience of nausea, vomiting and retching associated with pregnancy.
• Wepa, D.T.N. (2001). An exploration of the experiences of cultural safety educators: A thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy, Massey University, 2001.
• Were, K. J. (2016). Early Career Nurses: The relationship between Organisational Climate and Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Thesis, Master of Applied Psychology (MAppPsy)). University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
  Access this thesis: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/10616
• Wilkinson, J. A. (2007). The New Zealand nurse practitioner polemic: A discourse analysis. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing , Massey Unversity, Wellington.
  Access this thesis: https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/533
• Williams, B.G. (2000). The primacy of the nurse in New Zealand 1960s-1990s: Attitudes, beliefs and responses over time: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
• Williams, D. J. (2006). “One for the boys”: an evaluative study of Primary Health Care access by men in Tairawhiti: a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Nursing.
• Wilson, D.S. (2001). Transforming nursing education: A legitimacy of difference: A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Canterbury.

• Winters, Shelley. (2019). Exploring the perceptions of nursing students and nursing academic lecturers on the use of gallows humour in the clinical setting. Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, University of Otago. http://hdl.handle.net/10523/9814

• Woods, M. (2007). Parental resistance: Mobile and transitory discourses: A discursive analysis of parental resistance towards medical treatment for a seriously ill child. A thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
• Washbourne, G. A Registered Nurses Experiences of How in Situ Simulation Contributes to Ongoing Clinical Skill Development: A Qualitative Descriptive Study. Master of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury.
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• Wotton, J. (2014). The exploration of proactive nursing practice and health services to address the needs of vulnerable children and their families. Margaret May Blackwell Trust. Travel Study Scholarship 2013/14
  Email: Library@nzno.org.nz  for an e-copy of this report
• Wynn-Williams. (2006). The lived experience of being a core midwife in a New Zealand Maternity unit: An interpretive study: A thesis submitted to the Victoria University of Wellington in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts (Applied) in Midwifery.
• Yip, J. C. Y. (2014). Development of a brief heart healthy eating assessment tool for use by practice nurses in New Zealand, Thesis, Master of Dietetics. University of Otago. 
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/4687
• Zambas, Shelaine Iris. (2013). The consequences of using advanced assessment skills in medical and surgical nursing: keeping patients safe. Doctor of Health Science, Auckland University of Technology.
  Access this thesis: http://hdl.handle.net/10292/6960
• Zwimpfer, L. A. (2017). Being with Babies: Vocal soothing for preterm infants during painful procedures in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago. 
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