[The nursing assistant: the main issues in the Italian debate].

. The nursing assistant: the main issues in the Italian debate. The recent approval by the State-Regions Conference of the figure of the nurse assistant has sparked a heated debate in the professional community and beyond.

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Unlabelled: . Systems for the assessment of patients' complexity: a narrative review of the literature.

Introduction: An effective and efficient caseload management ensures that patients receive the right care by the right person at the right time.

[Validation of the Italian Clinical Learning Environment Instrument (SVIAT):study protocol].

Unlabelled: . Validation of the Italian Clinical Learning Environment Instrument (SVIAT): study protocol.

Introduction: Nursing students obtain most of their university credits in internship environments whose quality can affect their clinical learning.

[Intensity of care during the night shift: a descriptive study of planned and unplanned activities].

Introduction: The night shift guarantees the continuity of care with activities that may vary across wards, thus the intensity of care and the organization of night activities may vary.

Aims: To describe the night nurses' activities and to analyze their frequency, answer times and activities performed by nurses when answering to patients' needs.

Methods: Nurses on night shift in a neurology and surgical ward were observed for 7 nights.

[Sensibility and specificity of a screening instrument for patients at risk of difficult discharge].

Introduction: Planned discharge guarantees continuity of care. The process starts with the identification of patients at risk of post-discharge problems. In Italy no validated screening instruments are available.