Table 3.
In percent, frequencies of actions in the different categories considering who is seen as initiating the episode
| Nurses' actions | Non‐infection | Possible infection | Infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing assistant 42 episodes | Nurse 20 episodes | Nursing assistant 59 episodes | Nurse 43 episodes | Nursing assistant 83 episodes | Nurse 52 episodes | |
| Engage in waiting | 7% | 20% | 5% | 5% | 11% | 4% |
| Screening | 38% | 70% | 41% | 53% | 54% | 58% |
| Nurse prescribed action | 17% | 10% | 17% | 12% | 42% | 35% |
| Observation | 79% | 100% | 97% | 100% | 99% | 98% |
| Follow‐up | 64% | 80% | 46% | 37% | 67% | 67% |
| Contacting the physician | 33% | 55% | 83% | 95% | 87% | 79% |
| Carrying out an action prescribed by the physician | 5% | 10% | 8% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
| Nothing happens | 69% | 35% | 61% | 33% | 42% | 27% |
| Contacting the ambulance or arranging acute visit to the hospital | 0% | 0% | 3% | 2% | 10% | 10% |
| Prescribing screening | 21% | 35% | 15% | 23% | 37% | 27% |
| Diagnosing | 10% | 35% | 19% | 21% | 20% | 38% |