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Territorial emergency nurses, training and competencies: conceptual analysis
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The Italian Ambulance System is inhomogeneous: the constitution of the ambulance crew, the criteria for the recruitment and retention of the role differ between organisations. The legislation favours autonomy and professional responsibility, but in spite of this the identity of the territorial emergency nurse is not clear, the requirements for being able to obtain the role differ among the organisations. The aim of the study is therefore to explore the concept of the Territorial Emergency Nurse by identifying their training, knowledge and skills.
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De Luca, W., Lucenti, E., Andreucci, A., & Colamaria, N. (2021). Territorial emergency nurses, training and competencies: conceptual analysis. Scenario® - Il Nursing Nella Sopravvivenza, 38(1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.4081/scenario.2021.464
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