Table 1 Sample characteristics and differences in emergency nursing competency (N = 157)
From: Triage—clinical reasoning on emergency nursing competency: a multiple linear mediation effect
Characteristics | Categories | Mean ± SD or n (%) | Emergency nursing competency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD | t or F | Sheffe* | P | ||||
Sex | Male | 17 (10.8) | 3.88 ± 0.51 | 0.251 | 0.802 | ||
Female | 140 (89.2) | 3.85 ± 0.48 | |||||
Age (year) | 33.31 ± 6.97 | ||||||
20 ∼ 29 | 52 (33.1) | 3.81 ± 0.52 | 0.506 | 0.604 | |||
30 ∼ 39 | 75 (47.8) | 3.87 ± 0.48 | |||||
≥ 40 | 30 (19.1) | 3.91 ± 0.42 | |||||
Marriage status | Single | 89 (56.7) | 3.83 ± 0.52 | − 0.593 | 0.554 | ||
Married | 68 (43.3) | 3.88 ± 0.44 | |||||
Education | Diplomaa | 27 (17.2) | 3.71 ± 0.41 | 7.121 | a, b < c | 0.001** | |
Bachelorb | 106 (67.5) | 3.82 ± 0.48 | |||||
More than Graduatec | 24 (15.3) | 4.17 ± 0.43 | |||||
Clinical experience (year) | 8.15 ± 5.87 | ||||||
1 ∼ 5 | 64 (40.8) | 3.81 ± 0.46 | 2.926 | 0.057 | |||
6 ∼ 10 | 52 (33.1) | 3.79 ± 0.52 | |||||
≥ 11 | 41 (26.1) | 4.01 ± 0.45 | |||||
Clinical experience in the ED (year) | 4.06 ± 3.20 | ||||||
1 ∼ 2 | 59 (37.6) | 3.85 ± 0.47 | 0.425 | 0.654 | |||
3 ∼ 5 | 64 (40.8) | 3.82 ± 0.49 | |||||
≥ 6 | 34 (21.7) | 3.92 ± 0.50 | |||||
Position | General nursea | 105 (66.9) | 3.78 ± 0.50 | 3.860 | a < b | 0.023* | |
Charge nurseb | 39 (24.8) | 4.03 ± 0.43 | |||||
Head nursec | 13 (8.3) | 3.90 ± 0.32 | |||||
Hospital type | General Hospital | 117 (74.5) | 3.86 ± 0.50 | 0.460 | 0.646 | ||
Advanced General Hospital | 40 (25.5) | 3.82 ± 0.43 | |||||
Emergency type | Local Emergency Medical Center | 120 (76.4) | 3.84 ± 0.48 | − 0.279 | 0.782 | ||
Regional Emergency Medical Center | 37 (23.6) | 3.87 ± 0.51 | |||||
Experience with KTAS education | Have | 131 (83.4) | 3.86 ± 0.49 | 0.315 | 0.753 | ||
None | 26 (16.6) | 3.83 ± 0.44 | |||||
Maintenance of KTAS certification | Yes | 101 (64.3) | 3.87 ± 0.50 | 0.589 | 0.557 | ||
No or None | 56 (35.7) | 3.82 ± 0.46 | |||||