Table 4.
Correlation between measured variables. N = 329.
| Variables | Age | Marital Status | Total Years in Practice | Years in Practice in Current Job | Current Position | Total Number of Nurses | Nurse-to- Patient Ratio | Perception of Patient Safety Management | Adherence to Standard Precautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r/rho/tau (p) | r/rho/tau (p) | r/rho/tau (p) | r/rho/tau (p) | r/rho/tau (p) | r/rho (p) | r/rho (p) | r (p) | r (p) | |
| Age | 1 | ||||||||
| Marital status | 0.563 (<0.001) | 1 | |||||||
| Total years in practice | 0.921 (<0.001) | 0.542 (<0.001) | 1 | ||||||
| Years in practice in current job | 0.596 (<0.001) | 0.320 (<0.001) | 0.649 (<0.001) | 1 | |||||
| Current position | 0.562 (<0.001) | 0.362 (<0.001) | 0.576 (<0.001) | 0.434 (<0.001) | 1 | ||||
| Total number of nurses | −0.136 (0.013) | −0.041 (0.460) | −0.127 (0.021) | −0.049 (0.372) | 0.055 (0.316) | 1 | |||
| Nurse-to-patient ratio | −0.065 (0.238) | −0.054 (0.329) | −0.012 (0.825) | 0.004 (0.946) | −0.077 (0.166) | −0.327 (<0.001) | 1 | ||
| Perception of patient safety management | 0.201 (<0.001) | 0.171 (0.002) | 0.213 (<0.001) | 0.086 (0.119) | 0.207 (<0.001) | −0.057 (0.304) | −0.051 (0.358) | 1 | |
| Adherence to standard precautions | 0.105 (0.056) | 0.049 (0.374) | 0.083 (0.135) | 0.617 (0.329) | 0.041 (0.460) | −0.042 (0.451) | −0.123 (0.026) | 0.413 (<0.001) | 1 |