Family-Witnessed Resuscitation: Perceptions of Nurses and Doctors Working in an Australian Emergency Department
Table 3
Differences in the perceptions of self-confidence in managing 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
0.30
0. 003
18–39 years
18
3.88 (0.65)
35
3.47 (0.89)
>39 years
7
4.21 (0.51)
40
4.10 (0.77)
Gender
0.79
0.86
Female
7
4.00 (0.65)
67
3.83 (0.91)
Male
18
3.95 (0.63)
6
3.77 (0.53)
Ethnicity
0.53
0.22
Caucasian
18
4.05 (0.56)
69
3.84 (0.87)
Other
7
3.75 (0.75)
5
3.30 (1.09)
Highest qualification
0.09
0.02
Bachelor or less
12
3.72 (0.69)
46
3.68 (0.70)
Postgraduate
13
4.19 (0.46)
20
4.26 (1.06)
Years in current role
0.02
0.02
<6
12
3.67 (0.71)
32
3.53 (0.97)
6+
13
4.24 (0.37)
42
4.05 (0.72)
Level of employment †
0.04
<0.001
Junior
8
3.59 (0.66)
57
3.54 (0.83)
Senior
17
4.15 (0.53)
17
4.64 (0.37)
Specialty certificate
0.025
<0.001
Yes
12
4.23 (0.44)
26
4.41 (0.58)
No
10
3.61 (0.66)
44
3.47 (0.82)
Member of professional organisation
0.46
0.24
Yes
22
4.00 (0.60)
42
3.97 (0.89)
No
2
3.47 (1.10)
27
3.78(0.77)
Times of invited family presence
0.01
<0.001
Never
9
3.53 (0.53)
42
3.37 (0.84)
Ever
16
4.21 (0.54)
32
4.37 (0.57)
Want own family present
0.13
0.03
Yes
11
4.22 (0.45)
40
3.99 (0.81)
No
14
3.77 (0.68)
30
3.51 (0.94)
Been present for own family
—
0.01
Yes
1
3.44 (-)
8
4.50 (0.53)
No
24
3.99 (0.62)
66
3.72 (0.89)
Part of advanced directive
0.29
0.44
Yes
12
4.05 (0.56)
53
3.86 (0.88)
No
12
3.83 (0.68)
17
3.63 (0.90)
Best person to decide
0.06
0.03
Patient or family
11
4.18 (0.62)
44
3.99 (0.89)
Nurse or physician
12
3.81 (0.45)
25
3.55 (0.83)
*Mann-Whitney U test sd: standard deviation Higher self-confidence scale scores indicate greater perceptions of self-confidence †Level of employment: Junior: level 1 nurses and resident medical staff Senior: level 2 and 3 nurses, registrars, and consultant medical staff.
