Influencing Factors of Nurses' Well-Being in Critical Care During Pandemic Era: A Systematic Review.

Aim: To identify factors protecting and hindering the well-being of critical care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The unique work challenges of critical care nurses can undermine their professional and mental well-being; as evidenced by the prevailing literature on burnout, compassion fatigue, and moral distress. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen these professionals on the front lines and has raised many questions about professional well-being.

The Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Nurses' Professional Quality of Life in Pre-Hospital Emergency Settings: A Multicentre Mixed-Method Study.

Background: Pre-hospital emergency nurses, frequently exposed to high-stress situations, are at risk for burnout and stress-related issues, affecting their overall well-being. The Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL) scale, widely used among hospital nurses, remains untested in pre-hospital emergency settings.

Aim: To adapt and validate the ProQoL scale for pre-hospital emergency contexts and explore the protective role of emotional intelligence in professional well-being.

Nurses' intention to leave, nurse workload and in-hospital patient mortality in Italy: A descriptive and regression study.

Higher nurse-to-patient ratios are associated with poor patient care and adverse nurse outcomes, including emotional exhaustion and intention to leave. We examined the effect of nurses' intention to leave and nurse-patient workload on in-hospital patient mortality in Italy. A multicentered descriptive and regression study using clinical data of patients aged 50 years or older with a hospital stay of at least two days admitted to surgical wards linked with nurse variables including workload and education levels, work environment, job satisfaction, intention to leave, nurses' perception of quality and safety of care, and emotional exhaustion.

Nursing competence in continuous renal replacement therapy: development and validation of a measurement tool.

Background: Acute Renal Failure is an essential condition frequently encountered in intensive care units and requires targeted treatment. The critical care nursing team must be adequately trained to manage patients undergoing Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy.

Objectives: To develop and validate the Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy - Measurement Competency Tool, aimed at measuring nursing competence in managing patients undergoing renal replacement techniques.

The structure of the Italian version of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index.

Aim: To investigate the factor structure of an Italian translation of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index (PES-NWI).

Background: Italy suffers from high turnover rates, yet validated tools in Italian to study and manage the problem are lacking. The PES-NWI measures aspects of nurses' working environment.

Advancing nursing in Italy through the development and evaluation of an innovative postgraduate programme in Family and Community Nursing - A pilot study.

Introduction: Due to the impact on the public health systems of the ageing and the increasing frailty of the population, the European Union and the World Health Organisation have emphasised how family and community nurses (FCNs) could play an important role in supporting the ageing process through prevention, promotion, and protection in the territory.

Methods: This study describes the first experience in Italy of a one-year postgraduate blended-learning master course divided into 5 modules for FCNs piloted as part of the EuropeaN curriculum for fAmily aNd Community nursE (ENhANCE) 2018-2020 project, funded by the European Commission. The 5 modules focused on: Epidemiology and Prevention (14 ECTS); Fundamentals of care (19 ECTS); Organisational Models and Priority Health Problems (12 ECTS); Communication Models and Continuity of Care (5 ECTS); and Nursing Research (10 ECTS).

Nursing competence in CRRT: creation and validation of a measurement tool.

Background: Acute Renal Failure is an essential condition frequently encountered in intensive care units and requires targeted treatment. The nursing team must be adequately trained in the management of the patient undergoing CRRT.

Aim: To build and validate the CRRT-MCT (Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy -Measurement Competency Tool), which aims to measure nursing competence in managing patients undergoing renal replacement techniques.

Nursing management of emergency department violence-Can we do more?

Background: Emergency departments are the services with the highest risk of violence for nurses. Reports of violence in health care have increased exponentially in the last decade. Front line hospital services are more at risk, and worldwide there are attempts to quantify, manage and prevent episodes of violence, but no consistent solutions have yet been identified.