Table 3 |
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Comparison of job profiles of hospital and community nurses |
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| Item |
T |
P |
Mean score: hospital |
Mean score: community |
Implication |
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| Undertaking administrative duties |
3.874 |
0.000 |
5.33 |
5.92 |
More important for community nurses |
| Assessing patients' physical needs |
-2.270 |
0.024 |
6.56 |
6.31 |
More important for hospital nurses |
| Making appropriate patient referrals |
2.475 |
0.014 |
5.76 |
6.12 |
More important for community nurses |
| Recognizing and managing risk in clinical care |
-2.065 |
0.040 |
6.47 |
6.24 |
More important for hospital nurses |
| Assessing patients' psychological and social needs |
-2.656 |
0.008 |
6.49 |
6.20 |
More important for hospital nurses |
| Undertaking health promotion activities |
2.430 |
0.015 |
6.28 |
6.52 |
More important for community nurses |
| Undertaking budget planning activities |
2.206 |
0.028 |
5.48 |
5.83 |
More important for community nurses |
| Inputting data into written or computerized records |
2.758 |
0.006 |
5.86 |
6.23 |
More important for community nurses |
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Hennessy et al. Human Resources for Health 2006 4:10 doi:10.1186/1478-4491-4-10 |
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