Table 3 Nurses’ level of satisfaction with the nursing discharge plan and related variables
Nurses’ satisfaction regarding nursing discharge plan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
High (1–2) n = 289 | Medium (3) n = 119 | Low (4–5) n = 29 | p | |
Age (mean; SD) | 40.5 (10.6) | 40.9 (11.2) | 39.6 (10.1) | 0.94a |
Years since completing university studies (mean; SD) | 18.2 (10.5) | 17.9 (11.3) | 17.1 (10.8) | 0.83a |
Years working (mean; SD) | 15.2 (10.3) | 14.3 (9.9) | 13.9 (8.9) | 0.68a |
Employment relationship (n; %) | ||||
Permanent contract | 211 (69.9) | 67 (22.2) | 24 (7.9) | 0.03b* |
Temporary contract | 78 (57.8) | 52 (38.5) | 5 (3.7) | |
Care setting (n; %) | ||||
Primary care | 92 (60.1) | 43 (28.1) | 18 (11.8) | 0.01b* |
Hospital | 171 (68.7) | 71 (28.5) | 7 (2.8) | |
Nursing home | 26 (76.5) | 5 (14.7) | 3 (8.8) | |
Functions (n; %) | ||||
Care | 260 (65.2) | 112 (28.1) | 27 (6.8) | 0.43b |
Management | 18 (81.8) | 4 (18.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Liaison nurse or case management nurse | 4 (57.1) | 2 (28.6) | 1 (14.3) | |