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Table 4 New graduate perception of their own nursing performance (Six dimension scale of nursing performance [16])

From: Australia’s first transition to professional practice in primary care program for graduate registered nurses: a pilot study

 

Time 1 (n = 4)

Time 2 (n = 4)

Time 3 (n = 4)

p value

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

Range

Mean (SD)

NS

Six dimension total

2.7–3.7

3.2 (0.49)

2.3–3.6

2.9 (0.6)

2.7–3.6

3.3 (0.42)

NS

Leadership subscale

3–4

3.6 (0.51)

2–4

3 (0.98)

3–4

3.8 (0.5)

NS

Teaching subscale

2.3–3.4

3 (0.5)

1.4–3.2

2.4 (0.73)

2.4–3.1

2.8 (0.33)

NS

Planning subscale

1.8–3.5

2.9 (0.72)

2–3.3

2.7 (0.58)*

2.3–3.5

3 (0.59)*

NS

Communications subscale

3.3–4

3.7 (0.41)

2.8–3.9

3.3 (0.51)

3.1–4

3.7 (0.43)

NS

Professional development subscale

2.7–3.9

3.3 (0.65)

2.6–3.9

3.4 (0.63)

2.8–4

3.4 (0.68)

NS

  1. NS non-significant (p > 0.05)
  2. *Within-group change over time. Wilcoxon signed-rank; Z = 1.84, p = 0.066