[Accreditation of the nursing service at the Varese Hospital, Italy]. / L'accreditamento di un servizio infermieristico di una azienda ospedaliera.

The article presents the results of a project carried out by a group of four nurse managers of the Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi" in Varese, Italy, in order to accreditate the Nursing Service. After its constitution and formalization in 1994 and the definition of the goals of the Service, the process of continuous improvement of quality has been described. The accreditation process has led to the compilation of the Quality handbook. The Authors describe all the phases and the contents of each Manual chapter with explicative tables enclosed. The conclusions summarize the positive aspects at this point of the never ending work of continuous improvement of Quality.

[The nursing service at the enterprise: "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi" in Varese]. / Il servizio infermieristico dell'azienda "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi" di Varese.

The article present the results of a project carried out by a group of four nurse managers of the Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo Fondazione Macchi" in Varese, Italy, in order to constitute the "Nursing Service". The Authors have described the initial situation with the traditional leading nursing roles in the Hospital (Nursing Officer and Director of the Nursing School) defining the objectives of the project. The goal of the Service has been identified, the organizational structure has been chosen and the different line and staff functions described. The conclusions inform on the current situation and work for the accreditation of the Service according to the mission of the Hospital managers and the announced changes in Lombardy health policy.

[Tutors and assistants for apprenticeship for students in the university diploma course in nursing science]. / I tutor e gli assistenti di tirocinio degli studenti del corso di diploma universitario in scienze infermieristiche.

The article presents the results of a work carried out by a group of nurses dealing with nursing education, both graduate (Hospital School and then University) and post graduate, since about ten years. The Authors have defined role, functions, spheres of activity, hierarchic and functional relationships, qualifications and abilities of the two new professional figures quoted in the document agreed between Lombardia Region and Lombardia Universities about the new university diploma courses in Nursing Sciences: the tutor and the clinical instructor. In order to do such a work the Authors started from the literature review. They also tried to use the didactic and teaching experience gained by the nursing School of Varese since 1956 and the contemporary beginning of the University course since 1992.