Table 3.
Compliance scores according to the characteristics of the nurse and ICU.
| Characteristic | n (%) | Compliance Score |
Test p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score from 34 Mean ± SD | Score from 100 Mean ± SD | |||
| Total sample | 229 (100) | 29.2 ± 3.85 | 85.9 ± 11.3 | |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 214 (93.4) | 29.3 ± 3.7 | 86.1 ± 11.0 | |
| Male | 15 (6.6) | 27.9 ± 5.3 | 82.1 ± 15.5 | 0.183 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 20–30 | 146 (63.3) | 29.3 ± 4.2 | 86.1 ± 12.4 | |
| >30–40 | 69 (30.1) | 29.2 ± 3.3 | 86.0 ± 9.4 | |
| >40 | 14 (6.1) | 28.6 ± 3.0 | 84.2 ± 8.9 | 0.849 |
| Nationality | ||||
| Saudi | 63 (27.5) | 29.3 ± 4.6 | 86.3 ± 13.5 | |
| Non-Saudi | 166 (72.5) | 29.8 ± 3.5 | 85.8 ± 10.4 | 0.777 |
| Level of qualification | ||||
| 3-year diploma | 47 (20.5) | 29.5 ± 3.6 | 86.7 ± 10.55 | |
| Bachelor's degree (BSN) | 182 (79.5) | 29.1 ± 3.9 | 85.7 ± 11.5 | 0.584 |
| Position | ||||
| Staff nurse | 222 (96.9) | 29.25 ± 3.9 | 86.0 ± 11.4 | |
| Head Nurse/In-charge nurse | 7 (3.1) | 28.1 ± 3.2 | 82.8 ± 9.4 | 0.456 |
| Experience in ICU (years) | ||||
| 1–5 years | 147 (64.2) | 29.5 ± 3.9 | 86.7 ± 11.5 | |
| 6–10 years | 59 (25.8) | 28.85 ± 3.85 | 84.8 ± 11.3 | |
| >10 years | 23 (10) | 28.4 ± 3.5 | 83.5 ± 10.2 | 0.314 |
| Type of Unit | ||||
| General ICU | 70 (30.6) | 30.2 ± 4.0 | 88.9 ± 11.7 | |
| Medical ICU | 47 (20.5) | 28.0 ± 3.9 | 82.3 ± 11.6 | |
| Surgical ICU | 46 (20.1) | 30.0 ± 2.8 | 88.4 ± 8.2 | |
| Coronary Care Unit | 35 (15.3) | 29.3 ± 3.9 | 86.2 ± 11.5 | 0.002∗ (I#II,VI)† |
| Post cardiac surgery ICU | 19 (8.3) | 28.05 ± 3.5 | 85.9 ± 11.3 | |
| Burn ICU | 12 (5.2) | 26.6 ± 4.25 | 78.2 ± 12.5 | |
| Number of beds in ICU | ||||
| <10 | 33 (14.4) | 27.3 ± 3.4 | 80.3 ± 10.0 | |
| 10–15 | 68 (29.7) | 30.4 ± 4.1 | 89.4 ± 12.0 | |
| 16–20 | 93 (40.6) | 29.0 ± 3.6 | 85.3 ± 10.45 | 0.002∗ |
| >20 | 35 (15.3) | 29.3 ± 3.9 | 86.2 ± 11.5 | (I#II)‡ |
| Received education and training on mechanical ventilator management | ||||
| Yes | 168 (73.4) | 29.5 ± 3.7 | 86.8 ± 10.9 | |
| No | 61 (26.6) | 28.4 ± 4.15 | 83.6 ± 12.2 | 0.062 |
| Received education and training on VAP prevention | ||||
| Yes | 159 (69.4) | 29.6 ± 28.4 | 87.0 ± 10.7 | |
| No | 70 (30.6) | 28.4 ± 4.2 | 83.4 ± 12.4 | 0.025 |
Abbreviations: ICU = intensive care units; VAP = ventilator associated pneumonia; SD = standard deviation.
∗p-value indicates a significant difference between the subgroups, †Scheffé's test shows a significant difference between the nurse worked in general ICU from one side, and nurses work in the medical ICU and burn ICU from the other side. ‡Scheffé's test shows a significant difference between the nurse worked in ICUs contained 10–15 and nurses work in ICUs contained <10 beds.