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Table 5 Mean level of competence in nursing staff groups (ANOVA)

From: Sufficient competence in community elderly care? Results from a competence measurement of nursing staff

 

RNs

ANs

Assistants

Maxa

p

 

RNs

ANs

Assistants

Maxa

p

Palliative care

26.57

23.14

15.92

32

.000

Body mechanics

14.68

15.21

13.86

20

.000

Acute help

3.47

2.35

1.98

5

.000

Simple procedures

4.27

4.41

3.54

8

.000

Wound care

27.09

27.11

22.64

32

.000

Make oneself understood

7.48

7.37

7.50

8

.442

Nursing measures

6.61

7.31

6.62

16

.002

Electronic communication

2.66

1.99

1.96

8

.000

Def. in sight and hearing

13.05

13.44

12.19

16

.000

Patient assessment

13.46

13.17

9.09

16

.000

Fall prevention

1.16

1.21

1.25

3

.871

Skills sum variable

101.01

89.72

72.82

176

.000

Diabetes treatment

2.75

2.31

1.24

3

.000

Coop./physician & next-of-kin

20.95

18.69

17.35

26

.000

Medication calculation

1.90

0.36

0.28

2

.000

Not reach co-workers

8.79

9.31

8.45

24

.238

Involving physician

3.91

2.69

2.31

5

.000

Coop./ANs & assistants

15.29

16.42

16.90

18

.000

Health promotion

10.09

9.91

9.01

12

.000

Coop./documentation

9.44

10.20

11.14

12

.000

New palliative measures

6.84

4.27

2.74

12

.000

Coop./leader

10.80

10.69

10.98

13

.628

Knowledge sum variable

103.39

93.90

75.88

138

.000

Coop./RNs

8.76

8.77

8.53

9

.039

Patient observations

10.79

9.74

6.78

16

.000

Communication

11.39

11.39

10.95

12

.015

Advanced procedures

21.03

13.87

12.91

60

.000

Attitudes towards elderly

10.64

10.58

10.05

12

.006

Nursing documentation

8.38

6.24

4.08

16

.000

Personal attributes sum variable

95.96

96.09

93.17

126

.056

Treatment

18.20

17.44

11.37

24

.000

Total competence sum variable

283.33

247.68

198.83

440

.000

  1. aMaximum score. Knowledge sum variable: F = 114.32, df = 2, p = .000, Skills sum variable: F = 85.94, df = 2, p = .000, Personal attributes sum variable: F = 2.9, df = 2, p = .056, Total competence sum variable: F = 58.61, df = 3, p = .000