Research Article

Ambulance Nurses’ Competence and Perception of Competence in Prehospital Trauma Care

Table 5

Participants self-rated perception on the 5-point Likert scale rated mean in the questionnaire regarding I have sufficient theoretical/practical/ethical knowledge and skills/experience/training.

Item I have sufficientMean (SD)Percentage of 5 points

Theoretical knowledge and skills for trauma care3.54 (.82)3.54 of 5 = 71%
Theoretical experience of trauma care3.16 (.99)3.16 of 5 = 63%
Theoretical training for trauma care2.27 (.95)2.27 of 5 = 45%
Practical knowledge and skills for trauma care3.48 (.80)3.48 of 5 = 70%
Practical experience of trauma care3.27 (.86)3.27 of 5 = 65%
Practical training for trauma care2.48 (.95)2.48 of 5 = 50%
Ethical knowledge and skills for trauma care3.02 (.99)3.02 of 5 = 60%
Ethical experience of trauma care2.73 (1.10)2.73 of 5 = 55%
Ethical training for trauma care1.94 (.88)1.94 of 5 = 39%