Table 4.
Correlations between respondent characteristics and professional attributes among nurses in Mekelle public hospitals (n = 210), 2012
| Variables | To.prof | Knowl. | SI | Account. | Auto. | Advoc. | I & V | CC. | Eth. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
r |
.122 |
-.001 |
.110 |
.097 |
.112 |
.113 |
.203 |
.099 |
.129 |
| |
p |
.079* |
.988 |
.113 |
.163 |
.106 |
.103 |
.003** |
.152 |
.063* |
| Work.exp. |
r |
.120 |
.015 |
.067 |
.130 |
.116 |
.098 |
.194 |
.100 |
.118 |
| |
p |
.084* |
.826 |
.332 |
.061* |
.093* |
.158 |
.005** |
.148 |
.088* |
| Salary |
r |
.095 |
.052 |
.105 |
.038 |
.065 |
.117 |
.130 |
.056 |
.085 |
| p | .170 | .449 | .130 | .585 | .350 | .091* | .060* | .416 | .219 |
Note = TO = total professionalism; knowl = knowledge; SI = spirit of inquiry; account = accountability; Auto = autonomy; advoc. = advocacy; I & V = innovation and visionary; CC = collaboration and collegiality; Eth = ethics.
**Correlation is significant at the .01 level (2-tailed). *Correlation is significant at the .1 level (2-tailed).