Table 6 Norwegian registered nurses and medical doctors on when to predominantly transfer nursing home long-term-care residents
Condition | Predominantly at the Nursing Home | RN(n=41) | MD(n=38) | Predominately at Emergency Care Facility | RN(n=41) | MD (n=38) | Coeff. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hip fracture | 4%(3) | 3 | 0 | 96%(76) | 38 | 38 | |
Heart attack | 35%(28) | 5 | 23 | 65%(51) | 36 | 15 | Urb***(-) MD***(-) |
Anemia | 46%(36) | 17 | 19 | 54%(43) | 24 | 19 | Gen**(-) |
Pneumonia | 99%(77) | 40 | 37 | 1%(1) | 0 | 1 | |
Stroke | 29%(23) | 7 | 16 | 71%(55) | 34 | 21 | Gen***(-) |
MD***(-) | |||||||
Urinary retention | 96%(76) | 38 | 38 | 4%(3) | 3 | 0 | |
Sepsis | 36%(28) | 9 | 19 | 64%(50) | 32 | 18 | |
Urinary tract infection | 100%(79) | 41 | 38 | 0%(0) | 0 | 0 | |
Unintentional weight loss | 94%(74) | 37 | 37 | 6%(5) | 4 | 1 | |
Other fractures | 74%(58) | 31 | 27 | 26%(20) | 10 | 10 | |
Dehydration | 100%(79) | 41 | 38 | 0%(0) | 0 | 0 |