Table 2.
Pairwise Comparisons for Proportional Differences in Beliefs Items for the 3 Latent Classes (n=513)
| Perceived Knowledge Classes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Beliefs Items. | Low vs. Moderate Perceived Knowledge | Low vs. High Perceived Knowledge | Moderate vs. High Perceived Knowledge |
| 1. To assess and/or treat patients with TBI, nurses need specialized TBI educational materials. | p = 0.88 | p = 0.14 | p = 0.05 |
| 2. The challenges of patients with TBI are typically more difficult to assess than the challenges of patients with other disabilities. | p = 0.46 | p = 0.60 | p = 0.12 |
| 3. Knowing the location of brain damage from TBI helps in the development of nursing care plans that meet patients’ needs. | p = 0.23 | p = 0.98 | p = 0.21 |
| 4. Knowledge of a patient’s background prior to TBI is necessary when developing a nursing care plan. | p = 0.98 | p = 0.98 | p = 0.51 |
| 5. Patients with TBI often display behavior problems. | p = 0.26 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.26 |
| 6. TBI is equally common in males and females. | p = 0.03 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.98 |
| 7. Men and women recover in the same way after having a TBI. | p = 0.98 | p = 0.64 | p = 0.55 |
| 8. Men and women require different types of care after having a TBI. | p = 0.05 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.01 |
| 9. Family involvement in patient care is no different for men and women who are receiving care after having a TBI. | p = 0.68 | p = 0.84 | p = 0.49 |
| 10. Recovery following TBI may continue for several years. | p = 0.43 | p = 0.81 | p = 0.22 |
| 11. Greater variability exists in the population of patients with TBI than exists in populations of other patients with disabilities. | p = 0.43 | p = 0.03 | p = 0.24 |
| 12. The role of registered nurses in regard to care of patients with TBI is clearly understood in my workplace. | p = 0.006 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.01 |
| 13. Medical labels that specify TBI as mild, moderate, or severe are useful for development of nursing care plans. | p = 0.006 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.67 |
| 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. | p = 0.98 | p = 0.60 | p = 0.51 |
| 15. Nurses on my unit do a good job when providing care to patients with moderate-to-severe TBI. | p = 0.01 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.006 |
| 16. Nurses need specialized training to provide care to patients with moderate-to-severe TBI. | p = 0.74 | p = 0.12 | p = 0.03 |
| 17. Knowing about moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury is important to my current nursing practice. | p = 0.006 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.006 |