Table 1.
Percent Values of Beliefs Items by Latent Class (n=513)
| Perceived Knowledge Classes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beliefs Items. | Agree vs. Disagree | Low Perceived Knowledge (n=133) | Moderate Perceived Knowledge (n=242) | High Perceived Knowledge (n=138) | |||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Please rate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements. | |||||||
| 1. To assess and/or treat patients with TBI, nurses need specialized TBI educational materials. | Agree | 121 | 90.97 | 218 | 90.08 | 133 | 96.37 |
| Disagree | 12 | 9.03 | 24 | 9.92 | 5 | 3.63 | |
| 2. The challenges of patients with TBI are typically more difficult to assess than the challenges of patients with other disabilities. | Agree | 107 | 80.45 | 183 | 75.61 | 116 | 84.05 |
| Disagree | 26 | 19.55 | 59 | 24.39 | 22 | 15.95 | |
| 3. Knowing the location of brain damage from TBI helps in the development of nursing care plans that meet patients’ needs. | Agree | 130 | 97.74 | 228 | 94.21 | 135 | 97.82 |
| Disagree | 3 | 2.26 | 14 | 5.79 | 3 | 2.18 | |
| 4. Knowledge of a patient’s background prior to TBI is necessary when developing a nursing care plan. | Agree | 30 | 22.56 | 46 | 19.01 | 32 | 23.19 |
| Disagree | 103 | 77.44 | 196 | 80.99 | 106 | 76.81 | |
| 5. Patients with TBI often display behavior problems. | Agree | 117 | 87.96 | 199 | 82.23 | 105 | 76.08 |
| Disagree | 16 | 12.04 | 43 | 17.77 | 33 | 23.92 | |
| 6. TBI is equally common in males and females. | Agree | 21 | 15.79 | 69 | 28.17 | 39 | 28.27 |
| Disagree | 112 | 84.21 | 176 | 71.83 | 99 | 71.73 | |
| 7. Men and women recover in the same way after having a TBI. | Agree | 15 | 11.28 | 28 | 11.58 | 12 | 8.70 |
| Disagree | 118 | 88.72 | 214 | 88.42 | 126 | 91.30 | |
| 8. Men and women require different types of care after having a TBI. | Agree | 91 | 68.42 | 191 | 78.92 | 120 | 90.90 |
| Disagree | 42 | 31.58 | 51 | 21.08 | 12 | 9.10 | |
| 9. Family involvement in patient care is no different for men and women who are receiving care after having a TBI. | Agree | 48 | 36.10 | 95 | 39.26 | 47 | 34.06 |
| Disagree | 85 | 63.90 | 147 | 60.74 | 91 | 65.94 | |
| 10. Recovery following TBI may continue for several years. | Agree | 131 | 98.49 | 241 | 99.58 | 135 | 97.82 |
| Disagree | 2 | 1.51 | 1 | 0.42 | 3 | 2.10 | |
| 11. Greater variability exists in the population of patients with TBI than exists in populations of other patients with disabilities. | Agree | 112 | 84.21 | 192 | 79.33 | 100 | 72.46 |
| Disagree | 21 | 15.79 | 50 | 20.67 | 38 | 27.54 | |
| 12. The role of registered nurses in regard to care of patients with TBI is clearly understood in my workplace. | Agree | 100 | 75.18 | 77 | 31.81 | 24 | 17.39 |
| Disagree | 33 | 24.82 | 165 | 68.19 | 114 | 82.61 | |
| 13. Medical labels that specify TBI as mild, moderate, or severe are useful for development of nursing care plans. | Agree | 29 | 21.81 | 177 | 73.15 | 105 | 76.09 |
| Disagree | 104 | 78.19 | 65 | 26.85 | 33 | 23.91 | |
| 14. Nursing care plan goals for patients with TBI may need to be revised more frequently than nursing care plan goals for patients with other types of disabilities. | Agree | 109 | 81.95 | 199 | 82.23 | 108 | 78.26 |
| Disagree | 24 | 18.05 | 43 | 17.77 | 30 | 21.74 | |
| 15. Nurses on my unit do a good job when providing care to patients with moderate-to-severe TBI. | Agree | 122 | 91.72 | 195 | 80.57 | 84 | 60.86 |
| Disagree | 11 | 8.28 | 47 | 19.43 | 54 | 39.14 | |
| 16. Nurses need specialized training to provide care to patients with moderate-to-severe TBI. | Agree | 122 | 91.72 | 218 | 90.08 | 134 | 97.10 |
| Disagree | 11 | 8.28 | 24 | 9.92 | 4 | 2.90 | |
| 17. Knowing about moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury is important to my current nursing practice. | Agree | 7 | 5.26 | 53 | 21.9 | 73 | 52.89 |
| Disagree | 126 | 94.74 | 189 | 78.1 | 65 | 47.11 | |