Clinical Decision Making of Nurses Working in Hospital Settings
Table 3
The influence of demographic and contextual variables on the use of analytical-systematic (A-S) and intuitive-interpretive (I-I) models within stages of the decision making process (Chi-Square, significance level ).
Demographic and contextual variables
Data collection
Data processing
Planning action
Implemen tation and evaluation
Work in ward in years: <2, 2–4, 5–9, ≥10
Less A-S and more I-I as experience in ward increases 0.001
Less A-S and more I-I as experience in ward increases 0.007
Ns
Less A-S and more I-I as experience in ward increases 0.003
Further education: yes or no
Less A-S and more I-I if nurse has further education 0.002
More A-S if nurse has further education 0.039
Less A-S and more I-I if nurse has further education <0.001
Less A-S and more I-I if nurse has further education <0.001
Gender of nurse: male or female
Less A-S and more I-I if nurse is male .032
More A-S and less I-I if nurse is male .024
Less A-S and more I-I if nurse is male .001
Ns
Age in years: <37 or >37
Less A-S and more I-I if age over mean 0.015
Ns
Ns
Ns
Participation in Clinical ladder: yes or no
Ns
Ns
Ns
Ns
Type of hospital where nurses worked: local or regional, or university
Ns
No clear pattern 0.018
No clear pattern <0.001
Ns
Nurses’ field of practice: predominantly surgical or medical
Ns
Less A-S and more I-I if nurses field of practice is predominantly surgical <0.001