Mean and CIs for organisational characteristics per hospital type
| Hospital type | Staffing adequacy* | Nurse–physician relationship* | Quality system* | Patient safety management* | Nurse-to-patient ratio† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local hospital (n=22) | Mean | 43.9 | 68.0 | 52.0 | 55.1 | 51.3 |
| Lower 95% CI | 40.5 | 66.2 | 49.3 | 52.9 | 47.2 | |
| Upper 95% CI | 47.3 | 69.7 | 54.7 | 57.3 | 55.1 | |
| Local university hospital (n=3) | Mean | 42.0 | 65.1 | 53.1 | 53.7 | 53.2 |
| Lower 95% CI | 28.1 | 57.9 | 48.3 | 47.1 | 41.6 | |
| Upper 95% CI | 55.9 | 72.3 | 57.8 | 60.2 | 64.8 | |
| Regional university hospital (n=5) | Mean | 49.0 | 65.8 | 51.6 | 54.9 | 68.2 |
| Lower 95% CI | 37.0 | 62.9 | 43.5 | 48.1 | 52.7 | |
| Upper 95% CI | 61.2 | 68.7 | 59.6 | 61.6 | 83.7 |
*The original 4- or 5-point Likert scales have been transformed into 0–100 scale, where high scores represent positive descriptions in this table.
†Number of nurse-years per 10 000 patient days.