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Table 1 Demographic information of pediatric nurses and comparison of knowledge, attitude and practice scores on PIVC fixation among nurses with different demographic characteristics [P50 (P25, P75)]

From: Current practices of peripheral intravenous catheter fixation in pediatric patients and factors influencing pediatric nurses’ knowledge, attitude and practice concerning peripheral intravenous catheter fixation: a cross-sectional study

Item

n

%

Knowledge

Attitude

Practice

Score

P

Score

P

Score

P

Department

   

< 0.001

 

0.044

 

0 < .001

 Pediatric Emergency Department

103

23.78

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (25.00–30.00)

 

31.00 (28.00–32.00)

 

 Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

192

44.34

8.00 (7.00–8.00) a

 

30.00 (27.00–30.00)a

 

33.00 (31.00–34.00) a

 

 Department of General Pediatrics

138

31.87

7.00 (6.00–8.00) a

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (30.00–35.00) a

 

Years of experience

   

0.035

 

0.869

 

0.052

  < 3 years

217

50.11

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

30.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (29.00–34.00)

 

 3–5 years

43

9.9

7.00 (7.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (31.00–34.00)

 

 6–10 years

82

18.93

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.50 (31.00–34.00)

 

  ≥ 11 years

91

21.01

8.00 (7.00–9.00)a

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (31.00–35.00)

 

Professional title

   

0.093

 

0.531

 

0.026

 Nurse

165

38.11

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

30.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (29.00–34.00)

 

 Nurse practitioner

176

40.65

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

 Supervising nurse

92

21.25

8.00 (6.00–8.75)

 

29.50 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (31.00–35.00)a

 

Nursing hierarchy

   

0.216

 

0.494

 

0.038

 CN0

140

32.33

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

31.00 (29.00–34.00)

 

 CN1

94

21.71

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

30.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

 CN2

122

28.18

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (25.75–30.00)

 

32.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

 CN3

77

17.78

8.00 (6.00–9.00)

 

30.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (31.00–35.00)a

 

Educational background

   

0.418

 

0.623

 

0.976

 Junior college diploma

104

24.02

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.50 (30.00–34.00)

 

 Undergraduate

311

71.82

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

 Postgraduate

18

4.16

8.00 (6.00–9.00)

 

29.50 (28.75–30.00)

 

33.00 (31.00–33.25)

 

Intravenous therapy training

   

0.006

 

0.750

 

0.025

 Yes

56

87.06

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

31.00 (29.00–33.00)

 

 No

377

12.93

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

33.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

Job position

   

0.000

 

0.677

 

0.810

 Primary nurse

379

87.52

7.00 (6.00–8.00)

 

29.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (30.00–34.00)

 

 Nursing manager

31

7.15

8.00 (7.00–9.00)a

 

30.00 (27.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (28.00–35.00)

 

 Nursing educator

23

5.31

8.00 (7.00–8.00)

 

30.00 (26.00–30.00)

 

32.00 (31.00–34.00)

 
  1. Note: P < 0.05 meant statistically significant difference. Compared with the first group, aP <0.05; Nursing hierarchy: nurses were divided into CN0-CN4 according to their nursing skill levels, years of experience, professional title, and educational background; CN0 - probationary nurse, CN1 - primary nurse, CN2 - qualified nurse, CN3 - professional nurse, and CN4 - clinical nursing expert. In this study, clinical nurse levels are mainly divided into CN0-CN4. CN0 nurse refers to the nurse on probation who was new to the job and has worked for less than 1 year. CN1 nurse refers to the primary nurse who has completed the probation period assessment, has worked for more than 1 year, and can complete general clinical nursing work; CN2 nurse refers to a qualified nurse who has worked as a CN1 nurse for more than 3 years and can complete clinical, teaching and scientific nursing research work. CN3nurse refers to a clinical nursing specialist who has worked as a CN2 nurse for at least 5 years; CN4nurse refers to a clinical management expert who has worked as a CN3 nurse for more than 5 years and holds senior professional titles
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