Table 4.
Impact of the considered issues on the willingness to work as an infection control and prevention nurse.
| Reason for the Justification of Willingness to Work as an ICPN |
Would You Like to Work as an Infection Control and Prevention Nurse? | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
No n (%) |
||
| the amount of remuneration | 61 (24.8%) | 19 (51.4%) | 42 (20.1%) | <0.001 |
| possibility of professional development | 144 (58.1%) | 31 (81.6%) | 113 (53.8%) | 0.001 |
| possibility of professional promotion | 90 (36.7%) | 21 (56.8%) | 69 (33.2%) | 0.006 |
| contact with patients | 177 (71.4%) | 16 (42.1%) | 161 (76.7%) | <0.001 |
| position responsibility | 86 (34.8%) | 12 (31.6%) | 74 (35.4%) | 0.649 |
| patient safety | 133 (54.3%) | 34 (89.5%) | 99 (47.8%) | <0.001 |
| appreciation by other medical employees of hospitals | 135 (54.4%) | 22 (57.9%) | 113 (53.8%) | 0.642 |
n (%): Number of respondents with percentages in each category, i.e., “yes” and “no”. For “yes”, answers “strong impact” and “very strong impact” and for “no”, answers “hard to say”, “no impact”, “definitely no impact” were combined together.