[Evaluating the quality of organization of nursing care in a hospital in Turin (Italy): a pilot study]. / La valutazione della qualità organizzativa delle attività di competenza della professione infermieristica: uno studio pilota.

Evaluating the quality of organization of nursing activities is essential to improve hospital care delivery. The aim of this pilot study was to develop and test a tool for measuring this aspect of quality of care. A working group developed an assessment instrument by identifying thirteen items to be evaluated and their relevant criteria, indicators, standards and methods of evaluation. The instrument was tested in eight wards of the S. Giovanni Bosco Hospital in Turin (Italy) and, on the basis of assessment results, the working group designed interventions for improvement. The assessment instrument tested was found to be user -friendly and shown to be an effective tool for evaluating the organizational quality of care in a standardized and repeatable manner, and for highlighting areas of concern and identifying possible solutions for improvement.

[Planning and activation of a nursing consultancy service with formal recognition inside the San Giovanni Bosco Hospital of Turin]. / Progettazione e attivazione di un servizio di consulenza infermieristica formalmente riconosciuto all'interno del presidio ospedaliero San Giovanni Bosco di Torino.

In some countries the figure of the Consultant Nurse already exists. The literature highlights the experience of the United Kingdom has formally defined the role and profile. In Italy there are few experiences in this area and all local initiative, although the Code of Ethics recognizes the nurse the opportunity to engage in counseling. In the Hospital San Giovanni Bosco di Torino as a result of increased complexity of patients to be treated has been developed at the informal advisory nursing. The aim of this paper is to describe the methodology used for the realization of plans to activate a service of advice nursing, recognized, in the Presidio and to present the results achieved from its application. It is a working group, reviewed the literature and shared the definition of "Nurse Consultant". This is done to administration of a validated questionnaire to map the types of assistance required and paid and payable, graduation of the types detected by means of a weighing system based on frequency, urgency and seriousness, elaboration of the structure of each profile with the declination of the requirements enabling focus groups with experienced professionals, develop a procedure for the activation of the advice and the schedule training. Results are identification of 5 types of advice and drafting of the profile priority, establishment of requirements for the suitability of staff to cover the position and drafting an operating procedure which governs the operation of the service within the Presidio.