Table 2

Teamwork and safety climate scores compared among units and between nurses and physicians

ScalesPre tele-ICU, mean (SD)Post tele-ICU, mean (SD)p Value
Teamwork
 All units69.7 (25.3)78.8 (17.2)0.009
 Unit A71.2 (22.7)86.7 (11.8)0.052
 Unit B81.0 (14.0)74.7 (18.4)0.171
 Unit C62.2 (29.9)79.1 (17.2)0.003
 RN67.9 (25.6)79.3 (18.0)0.006
 MD74.9 (24.3)77.1 (15.6)0.739
Safety climate
 All units66.4 (24.6)73.4 (18.5)0.045
 Unit A75.3 (16.5)75.0 (13.9)0.968
 Unit B73.6 (20.9)68.6 (18.7)0.368
 Unit C60.3 (27.4)76.1 (19.3)<0.005
 RN66.5 (25.1)75.4 (18.6)0.032
 MD66.0 (23.6)68.7 (17.4)0.679
  • RN, registered nurse, MD, medical doctor.