Table 2.

Nurse Outcomes by High-Performing and Low-Performing NMs Across Clinical Settings

	Units With Low-Performing NMs		Units With High-Performing NMs		t	P	95% CI	Mean Difference
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Adult acute care (n = 232)
Quality of care	2.91a	0.37	3.59a	0.21	−17.19	<0.001	[−0.76 to −0.60]	0.68
Missed care	4.00a	1.49	1.96a	1.02	12.26	<0.001	[1.72-2.38]	−2.04
Percentage planning to remain	46.40a	18.11	78.49a	13.74	−15.21	<0.001	[−36.25 to −27.93]	32.09
Percentage with BSN or higher	71.69a	19.91	65.89a	21.15	2.95	0.003	[1.94-9.67]	−5.80
Percentage with certification	13.58a	13.56	19.39a	16.49	−3.90	<0.001	[−8.74 to −2.88]	5.81
Pediatric acute care (n = 84)
Quality of care	3.34a	0.36	3.73a	0.22	−5.99	<0.001	[−0.52 to −0.26]	0.39
Missed care	1.76a	1.22	1.04a	0.89	3.08	0.003	[0.25-1.18]	−0.72
Percentage planning to remain	67.61a	19.43	88.70a	10.04	−6.25	<0.001	[−27.84 to −14.34]	21.09
Percentage with BSN or higher	76.92	17.58	80.71	17.86	−1.45	0.149	[−8.95 to 1.36]	3.79
Percentage with certification	18.23a	22.41	34.64a	22.91	−4.83	<0.001	[−23.11 to −9.70]	16.41
Emergency care (n = 100)
Quality of care	3.12a	0.35	3.68a	0.24	−9.39	<0.001	[−0.68 to −0.44]	0.56
Missed care	3.23a	1.45	1.45a	1.03	7.08	<0.001	[1.28-2.29]	−1.78
Percentage planning to remain	62.80a	17.01	84.74a	10.05	−7.85	<0.001	[−27.49 to −16.37]	21.94
Percentage with BSN or higher	63.79a	24.40	71.21a	16.18	−2.69	<0.001	[−12.85 to −1.99]	7.42
Percentage with certification	19.17a	19.45	28.44a	20.33	−3.30	0.001	[−14.80 to −3.73]	9.27
Ambulatory care (n = 178)
Quality of care	3.40a	0.33	3.91a	0.13	−13.59	<0.001	[−0.59 to −0.44]	0.51
Missed care	1.41a	1.20	0.39a	0.44	7.58	<0.001	[0.76-1.30]	−1.02
Percentage planning to remain	64.19a	19.46	92.13a	11.69	−11.61	<0.001	[−32.70 to −23.18]	27.94
Percentage with BSN or higher	72.76	18.95	72.06	23.58	0.24	0.814	[−5.13 to 6.53]	−0.70
Percentage with certification	28.79	20.52	34.41	32.50	−1.47	0.142	[−13.15 to 1.91]	5.62

“Mean difference” represents mean difference in the high-performing NM group vs the low-performing NM group.

^aSignificant difference found in the mean average (P < 0.05).