From: Nursing allocation in isolation wards of COVID-19 designated hospitals: a nationwide study in China
M (P75 - P25) | Statistical value | P | |||
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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) |