TABLE 5.
Univariable and Multivariable Models Examining COVID-19 Care
| Independent Variables | Coordination of COVID-19 Care |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | AOR (95% CI) | p | |
| Strategies to Address Staff Shortages | .11 | .06 | ||
| Prelicensure nursing students (Ref) | - | - | ||
| Pre-NCLEX new nurse graduates | 2.83 (1.23–6.52) | .01 | 2.91 (1.30–6.50) | .01 |
| Licensed new nurse graduates | 2.28 (1.12–4.65) | .02 | 2.47 (1.16–5.23) | .02 |
| Retired nurse, or nurse with an inactive license | 1.81 (0.60–5.49) | .30 | 2.49 (0.69–8.90) | .16 |
| NLC Status | .19 | .21 | ||
| Awaiting | 0.62 (0.24–1.63) | .33 | 0.55 (0.17–1.80) | .32 |
| Yes | 1.38 (0.60–3.19) | .45 | 1.31 (0.66–3.72) | .31 |
| No (Ref) | - | - | ||
| % Increase RN Staff (Unit = 25%) | 2.18 (1.31–3.65) | <.001 | 1.80 (1.07–3.04) | .01 |
| # Employees at Facility (Unit = 10) | 1.02 (0.98–1.06) | .31 | ||
| # of Strategies Employed (Unit = 1) | 1.12 (0.91–1.38) | .28 | ||
| Avg. Effectiveness of Strategies (Unit = 1) | 1.34 (0.94–1.91) | .15 | 1.35 (0.94–1.92) | .13 |
| Patient Safety Concerns (Ref = “None or Slight”) | 2.77 (1.28–5.99) | .01 | 2.43 (1.07–5.49) | .04 |
| Clinical Competency (Unit = 1) | 1.12 (0.95–1.33) | .19 | ||
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; NLC = Nurse Licensure Compact; RN = registered nurse. The final composition of the multivariable model was determined to achieve the parsimonious and informative combination of available characteristics across all domains. Because prelicensure nursing students’ clinical competency was not directly evaluated, this variable was not included in the multivariable model.