title: Adherence to European Union health and safety legislation requires that the minimum length of nursing programmes leading to registration should be increased.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor in Nursing Science, Department of Biological and Medical Science, University of Udine, Viale Ungheria, 20, 33100, Udine, Italy. Electronic address: alvisa.palese@uniud.it.
authors.forename: Alvisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palese
authors.affiliation: Adjunt Professor in Nursing Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dobrowolska
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005062:European Union; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D009740:Nursing Staff; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D012146:Rest; D013997:Time Factors