[Linguistic validation and cultural adaptation of the Nurse Clinical Reasoning Scale]. / Validazione Linguistica e Adattamento Culturale della Scala Infermieristica sul Ragionamento Clinico.

INTRODUCTION: The clinical reasoning is a process in which nurses collect ideas, process information, they come to understand the problem or the patient's situation by planning and implementing interventions, evaluating the results. STUDY DESIGN: The aim of this study is to perform linguistic and cultural validation for the Italian context of the Nurse Clinical Reasoning Scale (NCRS). METHODS: Transcultural adaptation to develop the Italian version of the questionnaire was carried out following the guidelines proposed by Beaton and collaborators in 2000. RESULTS: The results showed that the Italian version of the instrument is reliable both showing a good internal consistency (Cronbach's Alpha = 0.90), and a good stability (ICC = 0.90; CI = 0.87-0.92) and can be proposed as an interesting means of evaluating nursing students in the course of clinical placements and nurses in their daily clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: Having tools available in Italian promotes the implementation of new research projects in various areas, such as health, in order to ensure the centrality of the patient in the care process.

The role of coping styles and stressors on professional quality of life (Pro-QoL) among in a health emergency operating center workers: a preliminary cross-sectional study.

INTRODUCTION: The professional quality of life (ProQOL) is a fundamental aspect of the care providers' working life and plays an important role in monitoring their mental health status and wellbeing. The objective of this study is to explore the level of ProQOL among the Emergency Operating Center workers in the Italian context and to examine the role of both stressors and coping strategies. Health workers from an Italian 118 Emergency Operating Center participated into the research. METHODS: A preliminary cross-sectional study has been performed. RESULTS: The survey's response rate was 72.04% (n = 67). Results found that Stressors are positively correlated with Burnout and Compassion Fatigue whereas Compassion Satisfaction has a positive correlation with the Task-oriented coping strategy and with the Emotion-oriented strategy. CONCLUSIONS: In conclusion, it is pivotal to implement strategies and solutions that can enhance the levels of satisfaction of Emergency Operating Center workers in order to improve patients care and organizational outcomes.