Table 4.

Results of Multilevel Regression Models: Associations between Variables and Survey Items.

	Time for active staff development and education programs	Discussing patient care with other nurses	Patient care assignments that foster continuity of care	Important care information is lost during shift changes
	(n=2413)	(n=2422)	(n=2420)	(n=2416)
	AIC= 2825.7, BIC=2712.1	AIC=3052.8. BIC=2712.1	AIC=3102.6, BIC= 3189.1	AIC= 3085.7, BIC=3172.2
	Odds Ratio [95% CI]	Odds Ratio [95% CI]	Odds Ratio [95% CI]	Odds Ratio [95% CI]
≤8 hours (ref.)
8.1–10 hours	0.84 [0.59, 1.17]	0.77 [0.57, 1.03]	1.04 [0.77, 1.39]	0.99 [0.74, 1.33]
10.1–11.9 hours	0.72 [0.51, 1.01]	0.86 [0.64, 1.15]	1.27 [0.95, 1.71]	0.83 [0.62, 1.11]
≥12 hours	0.58 [0.44, 0.76]†	0.72 [0.56, 0.93]*	1.25 [0.98, 1.59]	0.95 [0.75, 1.21]
Day Shift (ref.)
Afternoon/Evening	0.76 [0.56, 1.03]	1.03 [0.79, 1.36]	0.91 [0.69, 1.18]	1.14 [0.88, 1.49]
Night	0.97 [0.74, 1.28]	1.30 [1.01, 1.67]*	1.058 [0.82, 1.36]	1.02 [0.80, 1.31]
Overtime (ref.)
Not Overtime	1.31 [1.07, 1.61]*	2.06 [1.72, 2.47]†	1.41 [1.18, 1.68]†	0.72 [0.60, 0.86]†
Full Time Status (ref.)
Part Time	0.80 [0.63, 1.01]	0.91 [0.74, 1.13]	0.98 [0.97, 0.99]*	1.07 [0.86, 1.32]
Patient to Nurse Ratio	0.96 [0.93, 0.99]*	0.91 [0.89, 0.94]†	0.96 [0.93, 0.98]*	1.03 [1.01, 1.06]*
Age	1.01 [0.99, 1.02]	0.98 [0.98, 0.99]*	0.98 [0.97, 0.99]†	0.99 [0.98, 1.00]
Female (ref.)
Male	0.71 [0.50, 1.01]	0.85 [0.62, 1.18]	0.85 [0.62, 1.18]	1.16 [0.84, 1.60]

*= statistically significant (p<0.05)

^†= statistically significant (p<0.001)

CI = confidence interval