Table 4 Assessment of the total NWI and of its factors according to professional category
Factor (Vmax)a | Mean | CI at 95 % | DE | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower limit | Upper limit | ||||
Participation (36) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 21.3 | 20.6 | 21.9 | 5.7 | 0.001 |
Nurse manager | 24.5 | 23.0 | 26.1 | 4.9 | |
Foundation (40) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 25.9 | 25.2 | 26.5 | 5.6 | 0.010 |
Nurse manager | 28.3 | 26.9 | 29.7 | 4.4 | |
Manager support (20) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 15.4 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 0.116 |
Nurse manager | 16.5 | 15.7 | 17.3 | 2.5 | |
Adequacy of staff (16) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 8.7 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 0.037 |
Nurse manager | 9.8 | 8.7 | 10.8 | 3.3 | |
Physician/nurse relationship (12) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.309 |
Nurse manager | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 2.2 | |
NWI total (124) | |||||
Clinical nurse | 79.4 | 77.7 | 81.0 | 15.2 | 0.004 |
Nurse manager | 86.8 | 82.9 | 90.7 | 11.9 | |