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Table 2 Nursing workforce allocation in different types of isolation wards

From: Nursing allocation in isolation wards of COVID-19 designated hospitals: a nationwide study in China

 

M (P75 - P25)

Statistical value

P

Items

Suspected case ward

Confirmed case ward

Confirmed severe case ward (ICU)

Average bed-to-nurse ratio

1:0.56 (0.58)

1:0.45 (0.47)

1:1.88 (1.83)

36.742

0.000

Average shift hours (h)

6 (2)

6 (4)

5 (4)

8.468

0.014

Average weekly rest time per person (d)

2 (0)

2 (1)

2 (1)

4.006

0.135

Primary nurse ratio (%)

27 (31)

27 (25)

21 (24.5)

2.863

0.239

Senior nurse ratio (%)

43 (29.5)

43 (26)

50 (16.5)

4.188

0.123

Supervisor nurse ratio (%)

17 (19.5)

20 (16)

18 (19.5)

3.066

0.216

Associate professor or above ratio (%)

0 (7.5)

3 (8)

2 (7)

0.157

0.925

Junior college degree ratio (%)

40 (43.5)

38 (47)

20 (28.5)

8.693

0.013

Undergraduate degree ratio (%)

58 (44.5)

62 (43)

73 (38)

5.683

0.058

Graduate degree ratio (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (1)

2.771

0.250

Proportion of 0–2 working years (%)

9 (18.5)

6 (14)

8 (15.5)

3.548

0.170

Proportion of 3–5 working years (%)

25 (6)

22 (18)

24 (14)

3.453

0.178

Proportion of 6–9 working years (%)

32 (20.5)

31 (18)

31 (26.5)

0.421

0.810

Proportion of more than 10 working years (%)

27 (26)

30 (23)

25 (16.5)

3.668

0.160

Overtime (n,%)

 Absolutely not

8 (12.3)

21 (17.6)

4 (10.8)

3.810

0.432

 Very few

39 (60.0)

57 (47.9)

18 (48.6)

  

 More

18 (27.7)

41 (34.5)

15 (40.5)

  

Nursing staff utilization (n,%)

 Insufficient

9 (13.8)

6 (5.0)

0 (0)

10.356

0.035

 Sufficient

45 (69.2)

94 (19.0)

27 (73.0)

  

 Excessive

11 (16.9)

19 (16.0)

10 (27.0)

  

Overworked (n,%)

 Absolutely not

35 (53.8)

50 (42.0)

10 (27.0)

8.559

0.051

 Very few

28 (43.1)

66 (55.5)

27 (73.0)

  

 More

2 (3.1)

3 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

  

Psychological problems (n,%)

 Absolutely not

50 (76.9)

85 (71.4)

23 (62.2)

2.251

0.287

 Very few

15 (23.1)

34 (28.6)

14 (37.8)

  

Teamwork (n,%)

 Very good

59 (90.8)

100 (84.0)

33 (89.2)

1.691

0.430

 Better

6 (9.2)

19 (16.0)

4 (10.8)

  

Satisfaction (n,%)

 Satisfaction

58 (89.2)

103 (86.6)

32 (86.5)

1.853

0.810

 General

6 (9.2)

15 (12.6)

4 (10.8)

  

 Dissatisfaction

1 (1.5)

1 (0.8)

1 (2.7)