[Accreditation visits: role of the evaluator]

Accreditation visits are used by Italian Health "Aziende" as ways how to evaluate themselves in comparison with the pre-definite requirements. They can be used to be allowed to offer health services when there are the necessary qualifications. The "judge" or "expert" should support the "Aziende" in order to help in getting knowledge and qualification to "credit" the organization. We want to examine this subject "new" to the Italian Health System through the experience of the Ferrara Hospital making the Nurse aware of the importance of taking part in it. Therefore the Nurse will have to accept the new challenge and new development objectives.