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The rural way: Rural nurses’ contribution to new models of health care, reducing health disparities - stories from practice
(IntechOpen, 2023-01-27)This chapter reports on a research project that set out to capture the unique stories from rural nurses from Aotearoa, New Zealand. During the past three decades changing socio-political and economic contexts have affected ... -
Investing in health education to reduce rural health disparities
(IntechOpen, 2023)The global rural population accounts for almost half of the total global population. Access to health care for these rural populations is reduced, leading to increased health disparities. Nurses play a critical role in ... -
'Thank you for telling our story’: An exploration of the needs of migrant nurses undergoing competence assessment for New Zealand registration
(2022-12-13)The New Zealand health care system is heavily dependent on the inflow of internationally qualified nurses. It is becoming increasingly important to understand this group, to be able to attract, retain and develop this ... -
The relationships between physical fitness attributes and match demands in rugby union referees officiating the 2019 Rugby World Cup
(Routledge, 2022-01-22)NOTE: The Research Bank document is a pre-print/author's manuscript. This means this paper is an early draft before it is submitted to a journal for a formal peer review. The final published version can be found at DOI: ... -
Identification and prevention of banking fraud and scams in New Zealand
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1. To identify the forms of banking fraud and scams in New Zealand 2. To examine the Government and financial institution's response to the prevention and control of bank fraud in New Zealand, what ... -
Identifying motivational factors to increase the selection of a career in the engineering profession
(2022)The shortage of skilled workers, specifically engineers, in New Zealand is well published (Freeman-Greene, 2020). To recruit the best talent into engineering careers and address the increasing shortfall of highly skilled ... -
Effects of gamification mechanisms on the behaviour of bank customers using credit cards
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTIONS • Which gamification elements are most desired among credit card users in the banking context? • Is there a significant relationship between gamification and customer engagement, satisfaction, and ... -
How to grow a culturally responsive career practice
(2022)As a career practitioner working towards opening a career service in South Auckland, I intended to explore the lived experience of Pacific youth in shaping their entry into their careers whilst negotiating the dual ... -
Developing best practice guidelines in designing physical learning environments for students with complex needs
(2022)ADDED TITLE Our place, our potential: Navigating the design process of learning environments for students with additional needs ABSTRACT This thesis explored the planning and design processes of learning areas for ... -
Every minute is precious
(2022)This project proceeded under the conceptual frames of materiality and the everyday, alongside a methodology I called the project as process. While projects are intended to create change, processes are designed to resist ... -
Women's views on postnatal care from a midwife who has not provided their pregnancy and birth care: Implications for midwifery relationships
(2022)In Aotearoa New Zealand (from hereafter New Zealand), postnatal care is typically provided in hospital and at home by a known Lead Maternity Carer (LMC) midwife who has provided continuity of care and lead maternity care ... -
Psychological impacts of COVID-19 on Indian immigrants working in the retail industry of Auckland, New Zealand, and their job performance
(2022)RESEARCH QUESTIONS 1) What are the potential psychological impacts of COVID-19 on the lives of Indian immigrants working in the retail industry and their job performance? 2) What are the potential psychological impacts ... -
A woman’s place is in the House…of Representatives: How Labour women can use Direct Voter Contact to support their election campaigns
(2022)This thesis discusses barriers to and pathways to election for women at local and central government level. The thesis also discusses the use of Direct Voter Contact in a New Zealand environment. -
Barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity of office-based workers in New Zealand
(2022)The high rate of global mortality due to obesity has encouraged researchers to identify the major factors associated with the increased prevalence of obesity and other non-communicable diseases. Unhealthy eating and physical ... -
Visualising a shift in thinking: Designing a value object to support perpetrators of domestic violence
(2022)This research focused on a group of people that don’t generally have a voice in everyday discourse – perpetrators of domestic violence. Stopping Violence Dunedin (SVD) is run by experienced facilitators who instead of ... -
A sustainability strategy implementation for a software development company: A comprehensive framework
(2022)This thesis describes the prompting research, circumstances and processes and the definition of a framework for business sustainability implementation. This work-based research project journey unearthed several ... -
What are individual perceptions of the role that physical activity plays during treatment of severe mental illness (SMI)?
(2022)There have been many studies published on treatments for severe mental illness (SMI) and the use of physical activity programs during treatment of SMI. However, many of the problems faced by community living individuals ... -
Wairua: Te ātaahua kaiwhatu = The beautiful weaver: Incorporating wairua into tertiary education
(2022)RESEARCH AIMS AND QUESTION • To better understand wairua in the tertiary education context • To better understand what the outcomes for tauira are when wairua is incorporated • To explore and articulate ways in which ... -
A scoping review: What is known about the reasoning behind using paper versus screen resources and its impact on engagement and comprehension?
(2022)This project identifies factors and examines the use of screens or paper to assist health professionals’ reasoning when developing and providing educational resources for clients who have had a concussion. Many educational ... -
Impact of emotional intelligence on employee’s job performance and job satisfaction in the aged care industry
(2022)The purpose of this research was to explore emotional intelligence, as defined by Mayer & Salovey (1997, p.3), being “the ability to perceive one's own and others' emotions, ability to understand, manage and use of emotions”, ...
