Family-Witnessed Resuscitation: Perceptions of Nurses and Doctors Working in an Australian Emergency Department
Table 2
Differences in the perceptions of risks and benefits of FWR according to staff characteristics, beliefs, and experiences among doctors and nurses.
Characteristic
Doctors n
Doctors Mean (sd)
P
Nurses n
Nurses Mean (sd)
P
Age
0.24
0.42
18–39 years
18
3.01 (.78)
35
3.30 (0.68)
>39 years
7
3.41 (.67)
37
3.49 (0.66)
Gender
0.20
0.66
Female
7
2.76 (0.75)
64
3.40 (0.70)
Male
18
3.26 (0.74)
6
3.53 (0.25)
Ethnicity
0.98
0.71
Caucasian
18
3.10 (0.69)
67
3.40 (0.68)
Other
7
3.17 (0.98)
4
3.53 (0.37)
Highest qualification
0.03
0.01
Bachelor or less Postgraduate
12 13
2.75 (0.67) 3.47 (0.69)
44 20
3.29 (0.61) 3.73 (0.78)
Years in current role
0.008
0.88
<6
12
2.67 (0.64)
31
3.44 (0.63)
6+
13
3.54 (0.62)
40
3.39 (0.70)
Level of employment†
0.002
0.16
Junior
8
2.48 (0.38)
54
3.31 (0.67)
Senior
17
3.43 (0.70)
17
3.66 (0.62)
Specialty certificate
0.001
0.01
Yes
12
3.75 (0.30)
26
3.66 (0.58)
No
10
2.57 (0.62)
44
3.22 (0.66)
Member of a professional body
0.15
0.97
Yes
22
3.23 (0.75)
41
3.45 (0.62)
No
2
2.40 (0.14)
26
3.40 (0.74)
Times invited family presence
<0.001
<0.001
Never
9
2.43 (0.40)
39
3.09 (0.66)
Ever
16
3.51 (0.63)
32
3.77 (0.49)
Want own family present
<0.001
<0.001
Yes
11
3.82 (0.30)
40
3.75 (0.40)
No
14
2.57 (0.51
27
2.85 (0.66)
Been present for own family
—
0.37
Yes
1
2.35–
8
3.66 (0.58)
No
24
3.15 (0.76)
63
3.37 (0.68)
Part of advanced directive
0.24
0.41
Yes
12
3.28 (0.66)
52
3.45 (0.61)
No
12
2.88 (0.79)
16
3.18 (0.84)
Best person to decide
0.29
0.01
Patient or family
11
3.37 (0.80)
43
3.57 (0.68)
Nurse or physician
12
3.01 (0.72)
22
3.13 (0.64)
*Mann-Whitney U test sd: standard deviation Higher risk-benefit scale scores indicate perceptions of more benefits and fewer risks †Level of employment: Junior: level 1 nurses and resident medical staff Senior: level 2 and 3 nurses, registrars, and consultant medical staff
