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650	2	7	_9458 _aPREVENTION
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE
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040			_aAFVC
100			_aSaltmarsh, Tina A. _96283
245			_aDancing around the families : _ba grounded theory of the role of neonatal nurses in child protection _cTina Anne Saltmarsh
246			_aA thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the the degree of Master of Philosophy in Nursing, Albany, Massey University.
260			_c2011
300			_aelectronic document (122 p.); PDF file: 782.00 KB
520			_aThe Ministry of Health objectives aim to protect the health and safety of children by reducing death rates, injury and disability from abuse. Family Violence is a significant health issue that impacts on children. Health professionals are key in the screening for Family Violence and assessment for child abuse. The philosophies of Family Centered Care and Developmental Care underpinning neonatal nursing practice are especially relevant for child protection. Nurses are in an ideal position to intervene before abuse perpetration. Increased awareness of child maltreatment and requirements for screening and reporting led to my research question, “What is happening for Neonatal Nurses in Child Protection?” Glaserian Grounded theory guided this study and the analysis of data. A total of ten semi-structured interviews was undertaken with nurses working in the participating neonatal units. Data were analysed and constructed into a substantive grounded theory, Dancing Around the Families and a Basic Social Psychological Process of Knowing at Risk Families. Dancing Around the Families explains nurses’ coping and acting upon child protection issues. It is about the creative conversations and work required to help support or enhance the infant’s safety. Difficulty with communication and transparency of information sharing between services, and differing perspectives creates this dance. Knowing at Risk Families captures how neonatal nurses construct child protection by acting on their personal and professional levels of knowledge. Nurses act on gut instincts, intuition or Red Flags to put supports in place for the protection of the infant. Child protection presents a state of conflict for nurses, where a sense of social justice prevails in their care, and their ideals and reality are often not congruent. Implications for practice require nurses to consider the way we look at families, as well as family capacities, capabilities and health literacy, and the importance of facilitating attachment. (Author's abstract)
650	2	7	_9118 _aCHILD PROTECTION
650	2	7	_aINFANTS _9313
650	2	7	_9409 _aNURSING
650	2	7	_aTHESES _9606
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_uhttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/3063
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS