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Table 3 Relationship between nurses’ general characteristics and patient safety competency. (N = 254)

From: Predictors of patient safety competency among emergency nurses in Iran: a cross-sectional correlational study

Characteristics

Categories

Mean

SD

Test statistics

p value

Age (years)a

 

2.97

0.54

0.170

0.007

Job satisfactionc

very dissatisfied

2.88

0.64

3.475

0.009

A little dissatisfied

2.91

0.37

No idea

2.77

0.63

A little satisfied

3.12

0.46

very satisfied

2.97

0.62

Genderb

male

2.93

0.55

−0.872

0.384

female

2.99

0.52

Marital statusb

Unmarried

2.95

0.57

−0.354

0.723

Married

2.98

0.52

Education levelb

Bachelor’s degree

3.02

0.51

3.290

0.001

Master’s and PhD

2.72

0.61

Type of employmentc

Commitment

3.04

0.48

1.776

0.173

Contractual

3.06

0.49

Employed

2.92

0.57

Type of hospitalb

generalized hospital

2.79

0.50

−5.224

0.000

specialized hospital

3.13

0.52

Type of emergency departmentc

Trauma Emergency

3.09

0.52

3.602

0.029

Internal emergency

2.91

0.53

Maternal and child

2.86

0.62

Number of night shifts per monthb

≤6

3.03

0.56

1.394

0.164

≥7

2.93

.52

Total work experience (months)c

≤60

2.89

0.58

2.899

0.057

61 - 120

3.01

0.47

≥121

3.09

0.51

Total work experience in emergency department (months)c

≤60

2.95

0.54

0.300

0.741

61 - 120

3.01

0.48

≥121

3.02

0.63

Training in patient safetyb

Yes

3.03

0.56

3.256

0.001

No

2.79

0.42

Experience in patient safety activityb

Yes

3.09

0.56

4.635

0.000

No

2.78

0.45

Reported adverse event by selfb

Yes

3.04

0.55

1.917

0.056

No

2.91

0.52

Reported adverse event by othersb

Yes

3.05

0.54

3.247

0.001

No

2.83

0.50

  1. aPearson r correlation
  2. bt test for independent group
  3. cAnalysis of variance