TABLE 6.

Comparison tests (Kruskal–Wallis H Test or Mann–Whitney U test) on overall missed nursing care by nurses’ work characteristics.

			M (SD)	M rank	Statistics	p value	Pair wise comparison
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Unit	(a) Surgery department	1.50 (0.64)	95.24	H(3) = 22.132	p < 0.001	(c–a) = 0.539
							(c–d) = −3.641***
		(b) Internal department	2.00 (0.76)	135.19			(c–b) = 3.227**
		(c) ICU	1.43 (0.72)	88.50			(a–d) = −3.316**
							(a–b) = −2.903**
		(d) Others	1.97 (0.89)	131.76			(d–b) = 0.260
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Gender	Female	1.74 (0.80)	113.93	U = 772
		Male	1.54 (0.95)	90.78		p = 0.296
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Work hours per week	(a) 20–39 h	1.70 (0.75)	111.46	H(2) = 0.564	p = 0.754
		(b) 40–59 h	1.74 (0.88)	111.88
		(c) >60 h	1.79 (0.79)	120.98
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Work experience	≤5 year	1.59 (0.73)	100.23	H(3) = 5.509	p = 0.138
		6–15 years	1.92 (0.92)	125.71
		16–20 years	1.89 (0.85)	124.69
		>20 years	1.71 (0.77)	112.37
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Experience in the current work	(a) ≤5 year	1.56 (0.74)	100.56	H(3) = 8.837	p = 0.032	(a–d) = −1.209
		(b) 6–15 years	1.79 (0.92)	116.92			(a–b) = −1.419
							(a–c) = −2.918 **
		(c) 16–20 years	2.10 (0.82)	141.95			(d–b) = 0.256
							(d–c) = 1.897
		(d) >20 years	1.74 (0.74)	113.76			(b–c) = −1.635
Unfinished care (PIRNCA score)	Hospital size	<300 beds	–	–	U = 805	p = 0.727
		300–600 beds	1.76 (0.57)	120.88
		>600 beds	1.73 (0.82)	112.71

**p < 0.01. ^***p < 0.001. Not all patients had assessed all of the items.