[Walk-in nursing clinic for earwax removal].

In the USL Rimini was set up in 2007 a nursing service for the cerumen removal and it was implemented during time. To demonstrate through recorded activities data that this service managed by nurses is able to provide a timely and appropriate response to the users. Activities data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.

[Prevalence and prevention and treatment modalities for pressure sores. Study of the Emilia-Romagna region].

This audit initiative aimed at assessing the prevalence of pressure sores in the public hospitals of Emilia-Romagna, and at monitoring the rate of use of specific modalities of prevention and cure. The design was cross-sectional, with information collected on three index days during 2000 by trained personnel. Overall, the prevalence of pressure sores at the regional level was 7.