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Table 3 Mean scores by group, within ICU level

From: Knowledge about systemic inflammatory response syndrome and sepsis: a survey among Dutch emergency department nurses

Variable

 

ICU level

ICU 1

ICU 2

ICU 3

n (%) within ICU 1

Mean score (SD)

p

n (%) within ICU 2

Mean score (SD)

p

n (%) within ICU 3

Mean score (SD)

p

ED nurses

Total

43 (100)

14.4 (2.8)

 

67 (100)

15.4 (3.2)

 

106 (100)

16.9 (3.1)

 

Hospital

Count

3 (27.3)

  

4 (36.4)

  

4 (36.4)

  

Sex

Male

5 (11.6)

16.0 (2.9)

 

15 (22.4)

16.1 (3.6)

 

33 (24.5)

17.1 (3.6)

 
 

Female

38 (88.4)

14.2 (2.7)

0.22

52 (77.6)

15.2 (3.1)

0.30

73 (68.9)

16.8 (2.9)

0.63

Age (years)

20–30

9 (21.4)

14.9 (2.2)

 

17 (25.4)

15.8 (3.5)

 

23 (21.9)

17.9 (3.3)

 
 

31–40

7 (16.7)

14.6 (1.6)

1

31 (46.3)

15.6 (3.4)

1

33 (31.4)

17.3 (2.9)

1

 

41–50

13 (31.0)

15.0 (3.2)

1

9 (13.4)

14.9 (3.3)

1

23 (21.9)

17.2 (3.1)

1

 

51–65

13 (31.0)

13.5 (3.2)

1

10 (14.9)

14.6 (1.9)

1

26 (24.8)

15.4 (2.6)

0.03

Shift

Night

6 (14.0)

13.5 (1.4)

 

15 (22.4)

15.7 (3.3)

 

13 (12.3)

17.8 (3.0)

 
 

Day

37 (86.0)

14.5 (2.9)

0.44

52 (77.6)

15.3 (3.2)

0.64

93 (87.7)

16.8 (3.1)

0.27

Recent

Yes

3 (7.0)

16.7 (2.5)

 

12 (17.9)

16.3 (3.8)

 

43 (40.6)

17.4 (3.3)

 

Education

No

40 (93.0)

14.3 (2.7)

0.18

55 (82.1)

15.2 (3.1)

0.245

63 (59.4)

15.5 (3.1)

0.13

Visit

1

17 (39.5)

14.4 (3.0)

 

30 (44.8)

15.0 (2.8)

 

40 (37.7)

17.7 (3.1)

 
 

2

13 (30.2)

14.3 (3.2)

1

20 (29.9)

15.6 (3.7)

1

42 (39.6)

16.2 (2.9)

0.07

 

3

13 (30.2)

14.5 (2.0)

1

17 (25.4)

15.9 (3.3)

0.91

19 (17.9)

17.5 (2.6)

1

 

4

–

–

–

–

–

–

5 (4.8)

13.8 (4.4)

0.04

Sepsis

Yes

43 (100)

14.4 (2.8)

 

44 (65.7)

15.8 (3.5)

 

106 (100)

16.9 (3.1)

 

Protocol

No

0 (0)

–

–

23 (34.3)

14.7 (2.5)

0.15

0 (0)

–

–

Education

ED

33 (80.5)

14.2 (2.8)

 

49 (73.1)

15.3 (3.2)

 

69 (71.1)

17.1 (3.2)

 
 

ED + ICC/CCU

8 (19.5)

15.3 (2.9)

0.41

18 (26.9)

15.7 (3.3)

0.61

28 (28.9)

16.7 (2.8)

0.53

Experience (years)

0–2

10 (25.0)

15.0 (2.2)

 

27 (40.9)

16.2 (3.4)

 

35 (33.3)

17.3 (3.2)

 
 

3–11

18 (45.0)

13.7 (3.2)

0.88

24 (36.4)

15.0 (3.4)

0.56

26 (24.8)

17.4 (2.7)

1

 

≥12

12 (30.0)

15.1 (2.7)

1

15 (22.7)

14.4 (2.0)

0.22

44 (41.9)

16.3 (3.2)

0.48