[Preparedness for emergencies: strategies to increase the supply of beds and advanced intensive skills].

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Introduction: The recent pandemic has highlighted the importance of emergency preparedness plans.

In-hospital elderly mortality and associated factors in 12 Italian acute medical units: findings from an exploratory longitudinal study.

Background: Given the progressive demographic ageing of the population and the National Health System reforms affecting care at the bedside, a periodic re-evaluation of in-hospital mortality rates and associated factors is recommended.

Aims: To describe the occurrence of in-hospital mortality among patients admitted to acute medical units and associated factors. Two hypotheses (H) were set as the basis of the study: patients have an increased likelihood to die H: at the weekend when less nursing care is offered; H: when they receive nursing care with a skill-mix in favour of Nursing Aides instead of Registered Nurses.

Clinical assessment instruments validated for nursing practice in the Italian context: a systematic review of the literature.

Aims: With the aim to identify the instruments validated for Italian nursing practice, a systematic review of the literature was undertaken.

Results: A total of 101 instruments emerged. The majority (89; 88.