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Table 4 Need for future training amongst isolated and non-isolated nurses carrying out the listed clinical activities (Number answering yes/Total number of responders (%)).

From: Practice nurses' workload, career intentions and the impact of professional isolation: A cross-sectional survey

 

Isolated nurses

Non-isolated nurses

Fisher's Exact test, p value

Assisting with minor surgery

15/55 (27.3)

15/54 (27.8)

1.000

Childhood immunizations

22/60 (36.7)

23/55 (41.8)

0.702

Clinical leadership & managing other staff

26/58 (44.8)

19/54 (35.2)

0.338

Telephone triage

39/64 (60.9)

24/55 (43.6)

0.068

Treating minor illness

48/67 (71.6)

34/56 (60.7)

0.250

Men's health

50/73 (68.5)

35/60 (58.3)

0.277

Treatment room sessions

23/67 (34.3)

12/56 (21.4)

0.160

Family planning

47/71 (66.2)

28/60 (46.7)

0.033

Breast awareness

25/67 (37.3)

17/57 (29.8)

0.448

Screening for new registrations

11/67 (16.4)

2/62 (3.2)

0.017

COPD

51/72 (70.8)

34/67 (50.7)

0.023

Diabetes

28/66 (42.4)

19/63 (30.2)

0.200

Asthma

31/69 (44.9)

19/66 (28.8)

0.074

Stroke

36/71 (50.7)

17/62 (27.4)

0.008

CHD

39/74 (52.7)

13/64 (20.3)

< 0.001

Health promotion

32/65 (49.2)

15/62 (24.2)

0.006

Travel immunizations

36/72 (50.0)

36/66 (54.5)

0.613

Cervical cytology

13/70 (18.6)

12/63 (19.0)

1.000

  1. a. Adds to more than 200, as multiple responses were permitted.