Table 2.
Final rotated factor loadings for SPI items
| Items | Factor 1 | Factor 2 | Factor 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient care | Urgent care and minor procedures | Ambulatory care | |
| Inserting a nasogastric tube | 0.80 | 0.13 | 0.01 |
| Performing blood transfusion | 0.77 | -0.02 | -0.04 |
| Deciding to apply gastrostomy to patients with recurrent aspiration | 0.77 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| Performing thoracocentesis | 0.75 | 0.05 | -0.07 |
| Performing paracentesis | 0.74 | 0.11 | 0.01 |
| Collecting and evaluating atrial blood gas | 0.74 | -0.06 | -0.01 |
| Intra-tracheal intubation | 0.71 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| Managing parenteral nutrition | 0.68 | 0.14 | 0.13 |
| Exchanging enteral feeding tube and managing feeding tube problems | 0.68 | 0.15 | 0.09 |
| Ventilating a patient with respiratory failure using bag valve mask | 0.68 | 0.22 | 0.05 |
| Use of opioids for terminal patients | 0.67 | 0.22 | 0.15 |
| Caring for symptoms other than pain for terminal patients | 0.65 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| Pain management for terminal patients using VAS score | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.11 |
| Interpreting brain CT scan | 0.64 | -0.05 | 0.10 |
| Terminal care for non-malignant patients | 0.62 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| Inserting urinary tract catheter | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.09 |
| Initial treatment for shock state patients | 0.60 | 0.23 | 0.26 |
| Explaining a terminal stage patient's condition to family | 0.59 | 0.20 | 0.32 |
| Performing intravenous sedation and pain management | 0.59 | 0.27 | 0.05 |
| Initial diagnostic approach for patients with disturbance of consciousness | 0.59 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Providing counseling about life-prolonging treatment | 0.58 | 0.22 | 0.24 |
| Diagnosing and treating delirium | 0.57 | 0.27 | 0.21 |
| Evaluating the necessity and performance of lumbar puncture | 0.56 | 0.27 | -0.05 |
| Interpreting brain MRI | 0.55 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
| Initial diagnosis and management for stroke | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.33 |
| Splinting for sprain | 0.24 | 0.71 | 0.03 |
| Manipulative reduction of radial head subluxation | 0.15 | 0.70 | 0.03 |
| Diagnosing and managing burns | 0.13 | 0.69 | 0.08 |
| Advising on daily care for musculoskeletal problems | 0.11 | 0.68 | 0.14 |
| Diagnosing and managing osteoarthritis of the knee | 0.14 | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| General advice for parents of children with fever | -0.06 | 0.66 | 0.24 |
| Initial care for animal/human bite and follow-up | 0.25 | 0.66 | 0.16 |
| Performing knee arthrocentesis | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0.03 |
| Initial treatment of simple fracture (splinting) | 0.37 | 0.65 | -0.06 |
| Diagnosing and treating acute monoarthritis | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.21 |
| Performing trigger point injection | 0.10 | 0.63 | 0.07 |
| Examining external auditory canal and tympanic membrane using otoscope | 0.09 | 0.62 | 0.06 |
| Peripheral venous access for pediatric patients | 0.07 | 0.62 | 0.06 |
| Ordering intravenous fluid for pediatric patients | 0.01 | 0.62 | 0.11 |
| Deciding to apply bust band for chest trauma | 0.26 | 0.61 | 0.05 |
| Deciding if a chest x-ray is indicated in pediatric patients | -0.05 | 0.60 | 0.15 |
| Hemostasis for superficial bleeding | 0.24 | 0.60 | 0.07 |
| Diagnosing and treating scapula-humeral periarthritis | 0.01 | 0.59 | 0.28 |
| Examining anterior eye without equipment | 0.18 | 0.58 | 0.10 |
| Hemostasis for nasal bleeding | 0.29 | 0.58 | 0.11 |
| Diagnosing and treating acute otitis media | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.18 |
| Performing digital block | 0.23 | 0.56 | -0.05 |
| Suturing cut wounds | 0.36 | 0.56 | -0.06 |
| Initial management of febrile seizure | 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.07 |
| Removing earwax or foreign body from external ear canal | 0.14 | 0.54 | 0.03 |
| Diagnosing skin eruption | 0.20 | 0.53 | 0.25 |
| Advising for skin care | 0.05 | 0.51 | 0.23 |
| Diagnosing and managing bronchial asthma | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.64 |
| Diagnosing and managing diabetes | 0.10 | -0.03 | 0.63 |
| Diagnosing and managing dyslipidemia | 0.04 | -0.04 | 0.60 |
| Diagnosing and managing hypertension | 0.02 | -0.07 | 0.60 |
| Diagnosing and managing hyperuricemia | -0.05 | -0.04 | 0.59 |
| Diagnosing and managing thyroid dysfunction | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.59 |
| Diagnosing and managing insomnia / sleep disturbance | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.58 |
| Treating urinary tract infection | 0.18 | 0.09 | 0.57 |
| Diagnosing and managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.56 |
| Diagnosing and managing allergic rhinitis | -0.08 | 0.19 | 0.55 |
| Diagnosing and managing urticaria / angioedema | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.55 |
| Diagnosing and determining the urgency of headache | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.54 |
| Appropriate management of hematuria | 0.09 | 0.24 | 0.54 |
| Diagnosing and determining the urgency of dizziness | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.54 |
| Outpatient management of heart failure | 0.27 | 0.18 | 0.53 |
| Diet therapy in the outpatient encounter | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.53 |
The bold data represent factor loadings greater than 0.5