Delirium assessment in hospitalized elderly patients: Italian translation and validation of the nursing delirium screening scale.

Background: Delirium has a high incidence pathology associated with negative outcomes. Although highly preventable, half the cases are not recognized. One major cause of delirium misdiagnosis is the absence of a versatile instrument to measure it.

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Aim: To investigate the prevalence of violence towards nurses in a health care structure in the north of Italy.

Method: An observational cross-sectional study. Data were collected anonymously with a questionnaire developed by Zampieron et al.

[Pre-analytical errors in blood sampling: an observational study on specimen collection technique and laboratory results].

Introduction: Around 60-70% of diagnostic and therapeutic decisions are based on blood exams. Several errors occur during the pre-analytic phase.

Aims: of this study were: to describe nurses' behaviours in blood specimen collection; to describe prevalence and type of pre-analytical errors; to assess the association between pre-analytical errors and occurrence of unsuitable specimens.