Table 2.
Comparison of nurses’ knowledge based on their experience and the demographic profile of the hospital and intensive care unit, n (%)
|
Knowledge level categories
|
χ2 value | P value | ||||
|
Below average
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Average
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Above average
|
Proficient
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| Working experience (yr) | ||||||
| < 2 yr | 24 (28.2) | 69 (23.3%) | 86 (18.2%) | 53 (11%) | 57.09 | 0.001a |
| 2-5 yr | 29 (34.1%) | 84 (28.4%) | 109 (23.1%) | 132 (27.5%) | ||
| 5-10 yr | 15 (17.6%) | 48 (16.2%) | 125 (26.5%) | 163 (34.0%) | ||
| > 10 yr | 17 (20%) | 95 (32.1%) | 152 (32.2%) | 132 (27.5%) | ||
| World bank income classification | ||||||
| High-income countries | 14 (2) | 119 (19.6) | 238 (39.1) | 237 (38.9) | 46.47 | 0.001a |
| Lower-middle-income countries | 68 (10.4) | 164 (25) | 211 (32.2) | 213 (32.4) | ||
| Upper-middle-income countries | 3 (4.3) | 13 (18.8) | 23 (33.3) | 30 (43.5) | ||
| Type of hospital | ||||||
| Corporate/private | 42 (8) | 98 (18.7) | 153 (29.2) | 231 (44.1) | 60.53 | 0.001a |
| Medical college/university hospital | 26 (10.9) | 56 (23.4) | 72 (30.1) | 85 (35.6) | ||
| Public/government | 17 (2.9) | 142 (24.9) | 247 (43.3) | 164 (28.8) | ||
| Hospital accreditation | ||||||
| International | 30 (4.9) | 120 (19.8) | 220 (36.3) | 236 (38.9) | 30.56 | 0.001a |
| National | 42 (9.5) | 122 (27.6) | 153 (34.6) | 125 (28.3) | ||
| None | 13 (4.6) | 54 (18.9) | 99 (34.7) | 119 (41.7) | ||
| Teaching status | ||||||
| Non-teaching | 18 (4.2) | 70 (16.6) | 149 (35.3) | 185 (43.8) | 23.61 | 0.001a |
| Teaching | 67 (7.3) | 226 (24.8) | 323 (35.5) | 295 (32.4) | ||
| Operating model of ICU | ||||||
| Closed ICU | 46 (7.4) | 146 (23.5) | 215 (34.7) | 213 (34.4) | 5.74 | 0.45 |
| Open ICU | 18 (5.1) | 81 (22.8) | 122 (34.4) | 134 (37.7) | ||
| Semi-closed ICU | 21 (5.9) | 69 (19.3) | 135 (37.7) | 133 (37.1) | ||
| Type of ICU | ||||||
| Medical-surgical ICU | 30 (4.9) | 113 (18.6) | 221 (36.4) | 243 (40) | 19.39 | 0.004a |
| Medical ICU | 30 (7.4) | 98 (24) | 134 (32.8) | 146 (35.8) | ||
| Other | 25 (7.9) | 85 (26.7) | 117 (36.8) | 91 (28.3) | ||
| Size of ICU (number of beds) | ||||||
| < 25 | 61 (5.8) | 231 (21.9) | 390 (36.9) | 374 (35.4) | 17.27 | 0.008a |
| 25-100 | 18 (7.2) | 59 (23.5) | 77 (30.7) | 97 (38.6) | ||
| > 100 | 6 (23.1) | 6 (23.1) | 5 (19.2) | 9 (34.6) | ||
a
P value < 0.05 is significant.
ICU: Intensive care unit.