Barriers to Safe Oxygen Therapy and the Effect of the Training on the Knowledge and Performance of ICU Nurses

Table 1

Comparison of mean and standard deviation of knowledge, performance, and total score of oxygen therapy in the studied units.

Area	Total M ± SD	Level	N (%)	Min-max score	M ± SD by levels
Knowledge (0–30)	20.29 ± 2.41	Unfavorable (19≥)	30 (37.5)	13–19	17.90 ± 1.60
		Medium (20–22)	40 (50)	20–22	21.10 ± 0.77
		Favorable (>22)	10 (12.5)	23–26	24.20 ± 1.22
Performance (0–24)	18.26 ± 1.56	Unfavorable (17≥)	28 (35)	15–17	16.54 ± 0.69
		Medium (18–19.75)	32 (40)	18-19	18.50 ± 0.50
		Favorable (19.76–24)	20 (25)	20–23	20.30 ± 0.73
Total score (0–54)	38.55 ± 3.75	Unfavorable (36≥)	25 (31.25)	30–36	34.28 ± 1.83
		Medium (37–42)	46 (57.5)	37–42	39.70 ± 1.84
		Favorable > 42	9 (11.25)	43–49	44.56 ± 2.12

M: mean; SD: standard deviation; N: number.