What influenced changes to Enrolled Nursing in New Zealand

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

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Nursing

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Grantor

Eastern Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2014

Author dc:creator

• Prinsloo, Lucy

• New Zealand
• enrolled nursing
• history
• influences
• discourse analysis

Statement dc:rights

• All rights reserved

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6427

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:null:10652/6427