Table 3 Percentage distribution of responses to particular questions in the BERNCA questionnaire

1you could not assist a patient with a necessary sponge bath?

45.26

23.16

13.68

13.68

4.21

1.08 ± 1.23

2. you could not assist a patient with a necessary partial sponge bath?

42.11

25.26

13.68

14.74

4.21

1.14 ± 1.23

3. you could not carry out necessary skin care for patients?

22.11

29.47

25.26

13.68

9.47

1.59 ± 1.24

4. you could not carry out necessary oral hygiene for patients?

24.21

29.47

23.16

12.63

10.53

1.56 ± 1.28

5. you could not carry out necessary dental hygiene for patients?

28.42

28.42

21.05

11.58

10.53

1.47 ± 1.3

6. you could not appropriately assist patients unable to eat independently?

31.58

26.32

18.95

18.95

4.21

1.38 ± 1.23

7. you were unable to mobilise patients who had restricted mobility or who were immobile?

30.85

26.6

23.4

11.7

7.45

1.38 ± 1.25

8. you were unable to change the position of patients who had restricted mobility or who were immobile?

30.53

26.32

18.95

17.89

6.32

1.43 ± 1.27

9. you could not change, in an adequate time period, patients’ bed linen soiled with urine, stool or vomit?

17.02

32.98

23.4

19.15

7.45

1.67 ± 1.19

10. you could not offer emotional or psychosocial support to a patient, even though you felt it was necessary, e.g. dealing with insecurities and fear of his / her illness, the feeling of dependency?

9.47

26.32

29.47

23.16

11.58

2.01 ± 1.16

11. you could not have a necessary conversation with a patient or his / her family?

7.37

27.37

30.53

23.16

11.58

2.04 ± 1.13

12. you could not inform patients sufficiently about planned tests or therapies?

9.68

33.33

20.43

24.73

11.83

1.96 ± 1.21

13. you did not have time for toilet or continence training and therefore had to put a patient in diapers?

34.74

26.32

20

12.63

6.32

1.29 ± 1.25

14. you did not have time for toilet or continence training and therefore had to insert a catheter?

37.89

31.58

10.53

12.63

7.37

1.20 ± 1.28

15. you could not carry out activating or rehabilitating care for patients?

36.84

23.16

14.74

16.84

8.42

1.37 ± 1.35

16. you were unable to provide patients and / or their families with training, e.g. on insulin injection or coping with illness-specific symptoms (hypoglycaemia, dyspnoea)?

42.11

24.21

16.84

13.68

3.16

1.12 ± 1.19

17. you were unable to fully prepare patients or their families for hospital discharge?

21.05

26.32

24.21

23.16

5.26

1.65 ± 1.2

18. you were unable to monitor patients as closely as had been prescribed by their physicians?

6.32

31.58

20

33.68

8.42

2.06 ± 1.12

19. you were unable to monitor patients as closely as you felt was necessary?

9.47

29.47

24.21

27.37

9.47

1.98 ± 1.16

20. you were unable to watch confused patients carefully enough and therefore had to restrain them?

42.11

23.16

17.89

12.63

4.21

1.14 ± 1.22

21. you were unable to watch confused patients carefully enough and therefore had to sedate them?

42.11

27.37

14.74

11.58

4.21

1.08 ± 1.19

22. you were forced to delay necessary measures to assist patients with unforeseen sudden or acute changes in status because the physicians called took a long time to arrive?

21.05

29.47

23.16

20

6.32

1.61 ± 1.21

23. you were unable to administer a prescribed medication and / or infusion at the recommended time?

8.42

27.37

27.37

29.47

7.37

2 ± 1.1

24. you could not change/apply a wound dressing for a patient as needed?

10.53

34.74

20

29.47

5.26

1.84 ± 1.12

25. you could not prepare patients for planned tests or therapies?

11.58

38.95

25.26

20

4.21

1.66 ± 1.06

26. you had to keep a patient who had rung for a nurse waiting longer than 5 min?

16.84

35.79

23.16

13.68

10.53

1.65 ± 1.22

27. you could not perform adequate hand hygiene?

7.37

50.53

16.84

21.05

4.21

1.64 ± 1.03

28. you could not disinfect your hands adequately?

8.42

51.58

16.84

20

3.16

1.58 ± 1.01

29. you did not have enough time to inform yourself about the condition of particular patients and study their care plans at the beginning of your shift?

10.53

26.32

27.37

25.26

10.53

1.99 ± 1.17

30. you were unable to properly assess the needs of newly admitted patients?

9.57

22.34

31.91

25.53

10.64

2.05 ± 1.14

31. you were unable to set up patients’ care plans?

11.58

25.26

29.47

24.21

9.47

1.95 ± 1.16

32. you could not adequately document and evaluate the performed nursing care for a patient?

6.32

28.42

26.32

33.68

5.26

2.03 ± 1.05