Table 5.
Percentage of respondents who agreed that nurse clinicians can initiate treatment, according to a medical directive, for patients with various chronic conditions: N = 170.
| CHRONIC ILLNESS |
RESPONDENTS, %*
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRONGLY AGREE | AGREE | DISAGREE | STRONGLY DISAGREE | |
| Routine hormonal contraception | 55.3 | 36.5 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| Acne (topical treatment) | 52.1 | 33.1 | 10.1 | 4.7 |
| Uncomplicated cystitis | 50.0 | 36.5 | 10.0 | 3.5 |
| Sexually transmitted infections | 45.0 | 36.1 | 14.8 | 4.1 |
| Pharyngitis | 26.5 | 32.4 | 34.1 | 7.1 |
| Otitis | 22.4 | 28.8 | 38.2 | 10.6 |
*
Some percentages do not add to 100% owing to rounding.