Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire

Table 2 Self-image of nurses and midwives from a behavioral perspective

The nursing/midwifery profession is:		n	M	SD	U	p
Instrumental skills Documentation and organisation of care	nurse	465	4.25	0.49	42,833.00	.034
Instrumental skills Documentation and organisation of care	midwife	205	4.20	0.47	42,833.00	.034
Care and ethical attitudes towards the patient	nurse	465	4.16	0.49	47,172.50	.828
Care and ethical attitudes towards the patient	midwife	205	4.17	0.46	47,172.50	.828
Ability of creative and critical thinking and acting	nurse	465	4.13	0.45	39,067.50	.000
Ability of creative and critical thinking and acting	midwife	205	4.02	0.42	39,067.50	.000
Communication skills	nurse	465	4.19	0.48	47,159.50	.821
Communication skills	midwife	205	4.20	0.42	47,159.50	.821
Innovativeness and practice based on scientific evidence	nurse	465	3.99	0.52	37,450.50	.000
Innovativeness and practice based on scientific evidence	midwife	205	3.80	0.55	37,450.50	.000

M Mean, SD Standard deviation, U Mann–Whitney-U test, p Statistical significance level

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