Table 5 Relationship between nurses’ attitudes on the second section of the questionnaire with their level of education
From: Iranian nurses’ attitudes towards the necessity and barriers to developing nurse prescribing roles
General questions about nurse prescribing | Responses | Bachelor degree n (%) | Master degree n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Are you familiar with the term nurse prescribing? | No | 39(47.6) | 24(75) | X2 = 4.83 P = 0.028 |
Yes | 49(59.8) | 8(25) | ||
2. Have you ever prescribed medication to your patients in the ICU without a doctor’s permission? | No | 33(40.2) | 28(87.5) | X2 = 8.08 P = 0.004 |
Yes | 74(90.2) | 4(12.5) | ||
3. Do you think there is a need to develop the role of nurse prescribing in the ICU? | No | 8(9.8) | 31(96.9) | X2 = 1.39 P = 0.441 |
Yes | 68(82.9) | 1(3.1) | ||
4. Is it possible to develop the role of nursing in the ICU? | No | 14(17.1) | 30(93.8) | X2 = 2.23 P = 0.228 |
Yes | 77(93.9) | 2(6.3) | ||
5. Do you think that ICU nurses are able to safely and correctly prescribe Medication for patients after fulfilling the requirements? | No | 5(6.1) | 32(100) | X2 = 4.83 P = 0.320 |