LIBRI DI ALESSANDRO STIEVANO

Prendersi cura è ben più che curare, è farsi carico – completamente – di una situazione che ha bisogno di essere seguita con empatia e relazionalità. Il tema del “prendersi cura” ha costituito il filo rosso dell’inchiesta qualitativa concernente il Giubileo degli Ammalati e delle Persone Disabili, svoltosi nel triduo 10-12 giugno 2016. L’indagine ha rappresentato un fenomeno culturale specifico, connesso però a tutta la fenomenologia sociale e religiosa, e ha cercato di comprendere i fattori profondi insiti nelle relazioni e negli atti di misericordia.

A narrative review on the topic of nursing’s professional dignity was carried out. Online databases such as PubMed, the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), OvidSP e Scopus were searched. The review included different types of research articles (meta-analysis of RCT, systematic reviews, quantitative studies, qualitative studies and mixed-method researches). A total of 341 potentially relevant studies were identified. After their titles and abstracts were reviewed, duplicates and those articles not meeting the inclusion criteria were removed, 79 of them were selected and after reviewing the full texts a final sample of 14 manuscripts were content analysed. From the narrative synthesis of the included papers it emerged that the concept of nursing’s professional dignity is strictly linked to the construct of human dignity because it is intrinsic to and inherent in all persons irrespective of their social roles. Instead, concerning the work settings, the aspects that emphasize the significance of the concept of professional dignity are the relationships with other healthcare professionals, with patients and with caregivers. In this framework, however, it is always relevant to analyze the cultural environment where nurses operate because it strongly influences the lived experiences of the individuals. The respect of nursing’s professional dignity in the work setting, in turn, has a pivotal impact on the appropriateness, safety and quality of care.

In this article, we describe the situation of the foreign nurses who work in Italy: where they mainly come from, and the main fields where they are employed. Moreover, it describes how this phenomenon is related to Italy’s shortage of nurses. Notwithstanding Italy needs to train about 35,000 new health professionals a year, yet its training capacity is limited. This shortage of nurses and other health professionals can jeopardize Italy’s ability to provide the health services its population needs. Within this context the IPASVI Nursing Board and the Transcultural Italian Nursing Association adopted the Global Code of Practice (WHO) on the International Recruitment of Health Workforce. Its objective is to ensure that the global demand for the recruitment of health personnel does not negatively affect countries with weak health systems. Hence, the "Manifesto for Health Workforce Strengthening" was drawn up, and then launched and adopted by a group of Italian organisations active in Italy within the framework of health cooperation, public health and international migration.

In this article it is described the italian situation about foreign nurses who work in Italy: where they do mainly come from and the main fields where they are employed. Moreover, it describes the shortage of nurses in the health sector in Italy. The country needs to train about 35,000 new health professionals a year, yet, its training capacity is limited especially for nurses. This shortage of nurses and other health professionals can jeopardize Italy’s ability to provide the health services its population needs. Within this context Ipasvi and Transcultural Italian nursing association adopted the Global Code of Practice (WHO) on the international recruitment of health personnel. Its objective is to ensure that the global demand for the recruitment of health personnel does not negatively affect countries with weak health systems. Hence, the ‘Manifesto for health workforce strengthening’ was born. It has been launched and signed by an Italian group of organisations active in Italy within the framework of health cooperation, public health and international migration.

Il volume raccoglie lettere di donne che hanno subito violenza e che si sono recate in strutture socio-sanitarie: una vera e propria interlocuzione, un appello all’umanità, alla professionalità e all’etica di tutti i soggetti coinvolti. Il libro propone un percorso di conoscenza della tematica secondo l’approccio Narrative Based Care e richiama a un prendersi cura messo in atto con una prospettiva attenta alle storie di vita, proprie e altrui.