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Table 4 Correlations between respondent characteristics and professional attributes among nurses in Mekelle public hospitals (n = 210), 2012

From: A cross sectional study on factors influencing professionalism in nursing among nurses in Mekelle Public Hospitals, North Ethiopia, 2012

Variables

 

To.prof

Knowl.

SI

Account.

Auto.

Advoc.

I & V

CC.

Eth.

Age

r

.122

-.001

.110

.097

.112

.113

.203

.099

.129

 

p

.079*

.988

.113

.163

.106

.103

.003**

.152

.063*

Work.exp.

r

.120

.015

.067

.130

.116

.098

.194

.100

.118

 

p

.084*

.826

.332

.061*

.093*

.158

.005**

.148

.088*

Salary

r

.095

.052

.105

.038

.065

.117

.130

.056

.085

 

p

.170

.449

.130

.585

.350

.091*

.060*

.416

.219

  1. Note = TO = total professionalism; knowl = knowledge; SI = spirit of inquiry; account = accountability; Auto = autonomy; advoc. = advocacy; I & V = innovation and visionary; CC = collaboration and collegiality; Eth = ethics.
  2. **Correlation is significant at the .01 level (2-tailed). *Correlation is significant at the .1 level (2-tailed).