{"id":{"repo_id":"eit-nz","oai_identifier":"oai:null:10652/6427"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/eit-nz/oai:null:10652/6427","repository":{"repo_id":"eit-nz","name":"Eastern Institute of Technology","base_url":"https://www.researchbank.ac.nz/server/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"What influenced changes to Enrolled Nursing in New Zealand","abstract":"BACKGROUND Enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing practise in New Zealand today originated from the introduction in 1939 of registered nursing aids. Numerous changes have occurred, including different titles and roles within the health care environment, as well as the nature of enrolled nursing practice. Various events and influences from nursing groups as well as Government policies and legislative amendments have contributed to this historical journey. AIM OF THE RESEARCH The aim of this research was to explore what influenced changes to enrolled nursing in New Zealand. The links between social and political changes that influenced the nursing profession have been identified as major contributing factors affecting enrolled nursing. This research identifies discourses associated with the need for a different occupational category of nurse, Critical analysis of this data identifies how politics is positioned within these discourses. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY This research utilised Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This is a type of analytical research that primarily studies how issues of social power, abuse, dominance and inequality are enacted and resisted in the social and political context. It aims to offer a different aspect on theorising and analysing these issues (Van Dijk, 2013). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS There have been three main discourses around enrolled nursing identified in this thesis which have been discussed. The first is social discourse, where individual events have been judged and the outcome shaped by society. The second is safety discourse, where the language around second level or “lesser ability” is identified as shaping history. Lastly is a justice discourse where it is identified that NZNO have supported the EN’s through legal processes around title change and scope of practice and professional status within the health workforce of New Zealand","abstract_html":"BACKGROUND Enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing practise in New Zealand today originated from the introduction in 1939 of registered nursing aids. Numerous changes have occurred, including different titles and roles within the health care environment, as well as the nature of enrolled nursing practice. Various events and influences from nursing groups as well as Government policies and legislative amendments have contributed to this historical journey. AIM OF THE RESEARCH The aim of this research was to explore what influenced changes to enrolled nursing in New Zealand. The links between social and political changes that influenced the nursing profession have been identified as major contributing factors affecting enrolled nursing. This research identifies discourses associated with the need for a different occupational category of nurse, Critical analysis of this data identifies how politics is positioned within these discourses. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY This research utilised Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This is a type of analytical research that primarily studies how issues of social power, abuse, dominance and inequality are enacted and resisted in the social and political context. It aims to offer a different aspect on theorising and analysing these issues (Van Dijk, 2013). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS There have been three main discourses around enrolled nursing identified in this thesis which have been discussed. The first is social discourse, where individual events have been judged and the outcome shaped by society. The second is safety discourse, where the language around second level or “lesser ability” is identified as shaping history. Lastly is a justice discourse where it is identified that NZNO have supported the EN’s through legal processes around title change and scope of practice and professional status within the health workforce of New Zealand","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Prinsloo, Lucy"],"institution":"Eastern Institute of Technology","degree_name":"Master of Nursing","degree_level":"Masters","degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":2014,"date_issued":"2014","date_published":"2014","updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:14:55Z","subjects":["New Zealand","enrolled nursing","history","influences","discourse analysis"],"languages":["en"],"rights":["All rights reserved"],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6427","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Prinsloo, Lucy"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2024-07-24T00:39:10Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2024-07-24T00:39:10Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["2014"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Masters Thesis"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["Masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Nursing"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["Eastern Institute of Technology"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["New Zealand","enrolled nursing","history","influences","discourse analysis"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["All rights reserved"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6427"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["BACKGROUND Enrolled nurses and enrolled nursing practise in New Zealand today originated from the introduction in 1939 of registered nursing aids. Numerous changes have occurred, including different titles and roles within the health care environment, as well as the nature of enrolled nursing practice. Various events and influences from nursing groups as well as Government policies and legislative amendments have contributed to this historical journey. AIM OF THE RESEARCH The aim of this research was to explore what influenced changes to enrolled nursing in New Zealand. The links between social and political changes that influenced the nursing profession have been identified as major contributing factors affecting enrolled nursing. This research identifies discourses associated with the need for a different occupational category of nurse, Critical analysis of this data identifies how politics is positioned within these discourses. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY This research utilised Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This is a type of analytical research that primarily studies how issues of social power, abuse, dominance and inequality are enacted and resisted in the social and political context. It aims to offer a different aspect on theorising and analysing these issues (Van Dijk, 2013). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS There have been three main discourses around enrolled nursing identified in this thesis which have been discussed. The first is social discourse, where individual events have been judged and the outcome shaped by society. The second is safety discourse, where the language around second level or “lesser ability” is identified as shaping history. 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AIM OF THE RESEARCH The aim of this research was to explore what influenced changes to enrolled nursing in New Zealand. The links between social and political changes that influenced the nursing profession have been identified as major contributing factors affecting enrolled nursing. This research identifies discourses associated with the need for a different occupational category of nurse, Critical analysis of this data identifies how politics is positioned within these discourses. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY This research utilised Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). This is a type of analytical research that primarily studies how issues of social power, abuse, dominance and inequality are enacted and resisted in the social and political context. It aims to offer a different aspect on theorising and analysing these issues (Van Dijk, 2013). FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS There have been three main discourses around enrolled nursing identified in this thesis which have been discussed. The first is social discourse, where individual events have been judged and the outcome shaped by society. The second is safety discourse, where the language around second level or “lesser ability” is identified as shaping history. Lastly is a justice discourse where it is identified that NZNO have supported the EN’s through legal processes around title change and scope of practice and professional status within the health workforce of New Zealand"],"dc:identifier.uri":["https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6427"],"dc:language.iso":["en"],"dc:rights":["All rights reserved"],"dc:subject":["New Zealand","enrolled nursing","history","influences","discourse analysis"],"dc:title":["What influenced changes to Enrolled Nursing in New Zealand"],"dc:type":["Masters Thesis"],"thesis:degree_level":["Masters"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Nursing"],"thesis:institution_name":["Eastern Institute of Technology"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-24T02:14:55Z"}