Table 4 Relationship between nurses’ attitudes on the second section of the questionnaire with their clinical work experience
From: Iranian nurses’ attitudes towards the necessity and barriers to developing nurse prescribing roles
General questions about nurse prescribing | Responses | Clinical experience under 15 years n (%) | Over a 15 year of clinical experience n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Are you familiar with the term nurse prescribing? | No | 35(39.8) | 12(46.2) | X2 = 0.337 P = 0.561 |
Yes | 53(60.2) | 14(53.8) | ||
2. Have you ever prescribed medication to your patients in the ICU without a doctor’s permission? | No | 31(35.2) | 6(23.1) | X2 = 1.35 P = 0.245 |
Yes | 57(64.8) | 20(76.9) | ||
3. Do you think there is a need to develop the role of nurse prescribing in the ICU? | No | 9(10.2) | 0(0.0) | X2 = 2.88 Pf=0.116 |
Yes | 79(89.8) | 26(100.0) | ||
4. Is it possible to develop the role of nursing in the ICU? | No | 14(15.9) | 2(7.7) | X2 = 1.123 Pf=0.357 |
Yes | 74(84.1) | 24(92.3) | ||
5. Do you think that ICU nurses are able to safely and correctly prescribe Medication for patients after fulfilling the requirements? | No | 5(5.7) | 0(0.0) | X2 = 1.54 Pf=0.584 |
Yes | 83(94.3) | 26(100) |