Table 3.

Comparison of job profiles of hospital and community nurses

Item	T	P	Mean score: hospital	Mean score: community	Implication
Undertaking administrative duties	3.874	0.000	5.33	5.92	More important for community nurses
Assessing patients' physical needs	-2.270	0.024	6.56	6.31	More important for hospital nurses
Making appropriate patient referrals	2.475	0.014	5.76	6.12	More important for community nurses
Recognizing and managing risk in clinical care	-2.065	0.040	6.47	6.24	More important for hospital nurses
Assessing patients' psychological and social needs	-2.656	0.008	6.49	6.20	More important for hospital nurses
Undertaking health promotion activities	2.430	0.015	6.28	6.52	More important for community nurses
Undertaking budget planning activities	2.206	0.028	5.48	5.83	More important for community nurses
Inputting data into written or computerized records	2.758	0.006	5.86	6.23	More important for community nurses