Effectiveness of a video lesson for the correct use in an emergency of the automated external defibrillator (AED).

Background And Aim Of The Work: Every year around 275 thousand people in Europe and 420 thousand in the United States are affected by sudden cardiac arrest. Early electrical defibrillation before the arrival of emergency services can improve survival. Training the population to use the AED is essential.

[Reliability of pulsioxymetry in the assessment of heart rate compared to other non invasive methods].

Unlabelled: . Reliability of pulsioxymetry in the assessment of heart rate compared to other non invasive methods.

Introduction: Few information are available on the reliability of the assessment or heart rate.

Incidence and type of health care associated injuries among nursing students: an experience in northern Italy.

Background And Aim Of The Study: Nursing students are at high risk of injury while on clinical placement. The incidence of injury is three times higher in comparison to other healthcare workers, with a prevalence ranging from 25% up to 33,2%. Lack of knowledge and of experience in delivering nursing care, anxiety and unfamiliarity with the clinical environment all represent risk factors for injury.

[The concept of missed care: a literature review].

Aim: To describe the concept and consequences of missed nursing care.

Methods: A literature review was conducted searching on Medline, Trip Database, Cinahl, Cochrane, with the following key words: missed care, missed nursing care.

Results: Any needed nursing intervention omitted (totally or in part) or postponed is considered missed care.