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Table 4 Nurse Competence Scale according to working status and location (n = 323)

From: The first COVID-19 new graduate nurses generation: findings from an Italian cross-sectional study

Factors, mean (CI95%)

Overall

(n = 323)

Working in COVID-19 units

(n = 176)

Working in non-COVID-19 units

(n = 74)

Unemployed

(n = 73)

COVID-19 vs. non COVID-19 units vs. unemployed

p-valuea

Post-hoc testing

p-valuea,b

Helping roled

67.95 (65.01–70.88)

65.17 (58.44–71.89)

67.43 (63.58–71.28)

72.01 (65.83–78.19)

0.282

-

Frequency of using competencye

2.11 (2.05–2.31)

2.12 (1.97–2.26)

2.09 (2.01–2.18)

2.17 (2.03–2.31)

0.641

-

Teaching – coaching

62.72 (59.74–65.70)

58.47 (51.74–65.21)

62.25 (58.29–66.22)

68.15 (62.07–74.24)

0.092

-

Frequency of using competency

1.58 (1.49–1.66)

1.50 (1.32–1.69)

1.61 (1.51–1.72)

1.56 (1.36–1.76)

0.571

-

Diagnostic functions

63.59 (60.62–66.55)

61.64 (54.96–68.31)

62.82 (58.85–66.79)

67.41 (61.28–73.55)

0.373

-

Frequency of using competency

1.79 (1.70–1.88)

1.71 (1.50–1.93)

1.87 (1.77–1.98)

1.66 (1.44–1.87)

0.113

-

Managing situations

63.48 (60.53–66.43)

62.12 (55.43–68.82)

62.53 (58.61–66.45)

67.15 (61.03–73.27)

0.415

-

Frequency of using competency

1.86 (1.77–1.95)

1.76 (1.54–1.98)

1.96 (1.86–2.07)

1.70 (1.48–1.92)

0.041

0.069c

Therapeutic interventions

59.22 (56.20–62.25)

58.85 (52.09–65.61)

57.65 (53.54–61.75)

63.40 (57.33–69.46)

0.325

-

Frequency of using competency

1.73 (1.64–1.82)

1.69 (1.48–1.90)

1.80 (1.69–1.91)

1.59 (1.36–1.81)

0.161

-

Ensuring quality

62.45 (59.31–65.58)

62.40 (55.46–69.35)

61.08 (56.82–65.34)

65.73 (59.49–72.14)

0.502

-

Frequency of using competency

1.79 (1.69–1.78)

1.74 (1.53–1.95)

1.86 (1.75–1.97)

1.65 (1.42–1.87)

0.154

-

Work role

62.85 (59.83–65.87)

61.18 (54.37–68.00)

61.86 (57.87–65.85)

66.82 (60.56–73.29)

0.352

-

Frequency of using competency

1.84 (1.75–1.93)

1.77 (1.56–1.98)

1.93 (1.82–2.03)

1.68 (1.47–1.90)

0.071

-

Overall competence

63.18 (60.27–66.09)

61.41 (54.80–68.01)

62.23 (58.36–66.10)

67.26 (61.20–73.21)

0.322

-

Frequency of using competency

1.79 (1.70–1.87)

1.72 (1.53–1.92)

1.87 (1.77–1.96)

1.66 (1.45–1.87)

0.113

-

  1. CI Confidence Interval, COVID-19 COronaVIrus Disease
  2. aANOVA Test for continuous variables
  3. bPost hoc-testing (tests according to the nature of the variables), working in COVID-19 units vs unemployed
  4. cEmployed vs. unemployed newly graduates
  5. dThe NCS, at the competence level, is measured by a visual analogue scale, where 0 indicates a very low level and 100 indicates a high level of competence[22]
  6. eThe frequency of using the competences increased from ‘Very seldom’ (= 1) to ‘Occasionally’ (= 2) and to ‘Very often’ (= 3)[22]
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