WATSON , Roger

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Aim: To discuss the possible contribution of nurses to the Silver Economy. Background: Older people constitute a growing sector of the population of developed countries and there is increasing interest in the concept of the Silver Economy which is the contribution older people can and do make to the general economies of their communities and...

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

AIMS: The management of cardiovascular patients requires increasingly competent nursing professionals. In Italy, there are no specific postgraduate courses focused on specialist cardiac skills development for nurses. To develop such courses, content incorporating appropriate competencies is required and this study was designed to meet this. To...

To identify patient safety competencies, and determine the clinical learning environments that facilitate the development of patient safety competencies in nursing students.

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Aim: The aims of this study were (a) to translate the MOLES index from English to Italian and (ii) to compare the two versions using non-parametric item response theory. Design: An online survey was used to gather data. Methods: Forward and back translation was used to prepare the Italian version of the MOLES which was then analysed using the...

Purpose: To examine informal carers' experiences during their child's hospitalization and evaluate the associations with care received and care context.Design and methods: What is described in this article is only a part of the larger study, RN4CAST@IT-Ped, a multicenter cross-sectional study, with multi-level data collection through...

Aim: To analyse through an exploratory descriptive survey how former and current doctoral students' publications have contributed to the development of evidence between the establishment of the doctoral schools of nursing in 2006–2015. Design: An exploratory descriptive survey. Methods: We analysed the papers published in peer-reviewed journals...

AimsTo describe how workplace violence (WPV) is experienced by nurses in hospitals and community services and identify protective and risk factors.MethodsAn online cross-sectional national study was conducted from January to April 2021 in Italy. Hospitals and community services were involved in the study. The survey combined the adapted and...