Table 3.

Comparison of nurses' knowledge based on their diploma course, theoretical acquisitions in initial and continuing education, and experience at a higher level.

	Proportions of correct responses within subgroups
Target items or chapters of questions exploring knowledge	PN n = 50 %	SNG n = 75 %	P	Not trained n = 67 %	Trained n = 58 %	P	Step 1 n = 67 %	Higher level of experiance n = 58 %	P	< 2005 n = 50 %	≥ 2005 n = 75 %	P
Chapter “brain”	48.0	62.7	0.1	55.2	58.6	0.7	50.8	63.8	0.14	54.6	58.6	0.65
Chapter “cough”	56.0	60.0	0.65	59.7	56.9	0.75	56.7	60.3	0.68	58.2	58.6	0.96
Chapter “voice”	48.0	61.3	0.14	49.3	63.8	0.10	56.7	55.2	0.86	52.7	58.6	0.51
Chapter “beverages”	0.0	2.7	0.2	1.5	1.7	0.9	3.0	0.0	0.19	0.0	2.9	0.20
Chapter “posture”	62.0	68.0	0.48	61.2	70.7	0.27	61.2	70.7	0.26	58.2	71.4	0.12
Chapter “rescue”	26.0	42.7	0.06	25.4	48.3	0.008	40.3	31.0	0.28	38.2	34.3	0.65
Chapter “pneumonia”	38.0	46.7	0.34	32.8	55.2	0.01	44.8	41.4	0.7	38.2	47.1	0.31
Chapter “nutrition”	42.0	37.3	0.6	38.8	39.7	0.9	43.3	34.5	0.31	29.1	47.1	0.04
Chapter “hospitalization”	82.0	90.7	0.15	86.6	87.9	0.8	88.1	86.2	0.75	89.1	85.7	0.57
Chapter “mortality”	82.0	92.0	0.2	70.2	82.7	0.1	82.1	69.0	0.09	72.7	78.6	0.44

SD: swallowing disorders, PN: patented nurse, SGN: State Graduate Nurse, trained: claiming to have received training related to the subject; not trained: not yet having received training in the subject; Experience: having worked at a higher level of care; Step 1: not yet having worked at a higher level; < 2005: finished training school before the year 2005; ≥ 2005: finished training school since 2005.