Table 1.
Bivariate Relationships for Oncology Nursing Job Outcomes.
| Intent to stay in current position for ≥ one year | Satisfied or very satisfied with current position | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Yes n = 208 |
No n = 30 |
p | Yes n = 190 |
No n = 45 |
p | |
| Mean (SD)a | ||||||
| Revised PES-NWI subscales | ||||||
| Staffing and resource adequacy | 3.61(0.89) | 2.70(1.08) | <.001 | 3.73 (0.80) | 2.58 (1.02) | <.001 |
| Nursing foundations for quality | 4.17(0.58) | 3.97(0.59) | .10 | 4.21 (0.58) | 3.89 (0.55) | <.01 |
| Medical assistant support | 3.57(1.02) | 3.80(0.93) | .26 | 3.65 (1.00) | 3.45 (1.09) | .27 |
| Nurse participation in practice affairs | 3.17(0.76) | 2.48(0.87) | <.001 | 3.25 (0.73) | 2.45 (0.79) | <.001 |
| Nurse manager ability, leadership, and support | 3.59(0.87) | 3.10(1.10) | <.01 | 3.69 (0.83) | 2.87 (0.99) | <.001 |
| Collegial nurse-physician relations | 4.02(0.71) | 3.81(0.73) | .15 | 4.08 (0.68) | 3.77 (0.72) | <.01 |
| Number of patients cared for on last shift | 8.76(6.31) | 10.18(4.65) | .31 | 8.29 (5.75) | 11.77(7.29) | <.01 |
| Years of nursing experience | 22.2 (10.2) | 15.8 (11.2) | <.01 | 21.6 (10.1) | 21.0 (12.0) | .77 |
| n (%)b | ||||||
| Perception of the nursing practice environment | ||||||
| Unfavorable or mixed environment | 44 (22.6) | 17 (60.7) | <.001 | 23 (12.2) | 29 (67.4) | <.001 |
| Favorable environment | 151 (77.4) | 11 (39.2) | 165 (87.8) | 14 (32.6) | ||
| Non-white race | 15 (7.2) | 6 (20.0) | .04 | 17 (8.9) | 4 (8.9) | 1.0c |
| White race | 192 (92.8) | 24 (80.0) | 172 (91.1) | 41 (91.1) | ||
| Does not hold oncology nurse certification | 50 (24.0) | 13 (43.3) | 47 (24.7) | 16 (35.6) | .14 | |
| Holds oncology nurse certification | 158 (76.0) | 17 (56.7) | 143 (75.3) | 29 (64.4) | ||
| Holds less than a bachelors degree | 111 (53.4) | 18 (60.0 | .49 | 101 (53.2) | 27 (60.0) | .41 |
| Holds a bachelors degree or higher | 97 (46.6) | 12 (40.0) | 89 (46.8) | 18 (40.0) | ||
Note. PES-NWI = Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index.
a
Differences tested using two sample t-tests.
b
Differences tested using chi-square test of independence.
c
Differences compares using Fisher’s exact test due to small sample sizes.