Variable | Medical patients | Surgical patients | p Value |
Education | |||
BSN (n = 49) (%) | 22 (45) | 27 (55) | 1.00 |
Non-BSN (n = 47) (%) | 22 (47) | 25 (53) | |
Experience (years) | |||
Total (SD) | 9.55 (7.8) | 7.02 (7.6) | 0.119 |
Unit (SD) | 4.97 (5.5) | 3.53 (3.9) | 0.405 |
Mean patients assigned (SD) | 5.6 (1.02) | 5.2 (1.06) | 0.044 |
Events for nurses assigned | |||
⩽5 patients (%) | 24 (49) | 29 (52) | 0.927 |
>5 patients (%) | 25 (51) | 27 (48) | |
Care for the day before (% yes) | 11 (22) | 8 (14) | 0.457 |
BSN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing.