Table 6.
Differences in training needs between hospital and community nurses (df = 522 in each case)
| Item | t | p | Mean score for community nurses | Mean score for hospital nurses | Implication |
| Establishing a relationship with patients | -2.013 | 0.045 | 0.5759 | 0.7967 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Applying pharmacology to practice | -2.362 | 0.019 | 0.4375 | 0.7067 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Liaising with other health care professionals | -2.031 | 0.043 | 0.3750 | 0.6167 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Consulting with colleagues about care options | -2.291 | 0.022 | 0.3393 | 0.5500 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Recognizing and managing risk in clinical care | -2.720 | 0.007 | 0.4107 | 0.7000 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Planning/organizing patients' treatment | -2.245 | 0.025 | 0.3839 | 0.5976 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Assessing patients' psychological and social needs | -3.441 | 0.001 | 0.3937 | 0.7433 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Prioritizing work according to patients' needs | -2.147 | 0.016 | 0.4152 | 0.6267 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Undertaking health promotion/prevention activities | -2.713 | 0.007 | 0.4598 | 0.7467 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Interpreting results from clinical investigations | -2.069 | 0.039 | 0.4688 | 0.6867 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Actively assisting in change management activities | -2.9004 | 0.004 | 0.3482 | 0.6533 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |
| Planning patients' discharge | -2.268 | 0.024 | 0.2957 | 0.5100 | Hospital nurses have greater training needs |