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Caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications : discourses constituting choice in childbirth : thesis submitted to Massey University of Palmerston North in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Midwifery, Massey University, Palmerston North
(Massey University, 2007)
This poststructuralist qualitative study explored the discourses constructing women’s choice for a caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications, in the talk and texts of women, midwives, an obstetrician, ...
Consuming identities: alcohol marketing and the commodification of youth experience
(Informa Healthcare, 2005-12)
Marketing has successfully used the postmodern turn in conceptualisations of the human subject and incorporated contemporary theorising of identities and self into its understanding of the key drivers of consumption. Such ...
Advanced nursing practice and the nurse practitioner : New Zealand nursing's professional project in the late 20th century : a thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2005)
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 ...
The health status of Māori nursing students : a cross-sectional survey : a thesis in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2009)
In New Zealand Maori are less likely to engage in tertiary level education and less likely to complete a tertiary level qualification than non Maori. These issues of recruitment and retention are reflected in other areas ...
Me aro ki te ha o hineahuone : women, miscarriage stories, and midwifery : towards a contextually relevant research methodology : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Midwifery at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2009)
Professional ethics and legal competencies require midwives practising in New
Zealand to provide care for childbearing women in a partnership characterised by
continuity, equality, mutual respect, trust, shared responsibility ...
Never-ending caring : the experiences of caring for a child with cerebral palsy : a thesis presented in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2008)
Cerebral palsy is one of the chronic conditions which have become a serious
health burden worldwide. Consequently, this health burden involves healthcare
as a whole, regardless of whether the focus is on the macro or ...
Pain as embodied experience : a phenomenological study of clinically inflicted pain in adult patients : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University
(Massey University, 1991)
This phenomenological study describes the lived experience of pain inflicted in the
context of medically prescribed treatment, explores the meanings of such pain for
patients who endured it and for nurses whose actions ...
'Being there' when one's spouse is hospitalised in a non-local tertiary centre : a thesis presented in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2006)
Illness that requires hospitalisation is a potential cause of anxiety for the entire family. Furthermore, increases in technology and specialisation of hospital services have resulted in increasing numbers of patients being ...
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, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
(Massey University, 2007)
This qualitative thesis uses discourse analysis to examine parental resistance towards medical treatment of critically ill children. It is an investigation of the 'mobile and transitory' discourses at play in instances of ...
Evaluation of community level interventions to address social and structural determinants of health: a cluster randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central, 2009-06-28)
Background: In London and the rest of the UK, diseases associated with poor diet, inadequate
physical activity and mental illness account for a large proportion of area based health inequality.
There is a lack of evidence ...