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Table 2 Hospital characteristics in 47 study hospitals across hospital profiles

From: Association of emergency department nurse and physician work environment agreement on clinician job and patient outcomes

 

Hospital Profile

 
 

Agree, Unfavorable Environment (n = 10)

Agree, Favorable Environment (n = 15)

Disagree, Less Favorable among Nurses (n = 22)

 

Hospital characteristic

p-value

 Hospital size, n (%)

0.01

  ≤ 250

2 (20.0)

8 (53.3)

1 (4.6)

 

  251–500

3 (30.0)

2 (13.3)

10 (45.4)

 

  > 500

5 (50.0)

5 (33.4)

11 (50.0)

 

 Annual ED Patient Volume, n(%)

0.08

  0–40,000

0 (0.0)

7 (46.7)

3 (13.6)

 

  40–80,000

6 (60.0)

5 (33.3)

11 (50.0)

 

  > 80,000

4 (40.0)

3 (20.0)

8 (36.4)

 

 Teaching status, n (%)

0.50

  No

3 (30.0)

7 (46.7)

5 (22.7)

 

  Minor

4 (40.0)

4 (26.7)

6 (27.3)

 

  Major

3 (30.0)

4 (26.6)

11 (50.0)

 

 Technology status, n (%)

0.16

  Not

2 (20.0)

7 (46.7)

4 (18.2)

 

  High

8 (80.0)

8 (53.3)

18 (81.8)

 

 Trauma Center, n (%)

0.03

  No

1 (10.0)

9 (60.0)

7 (31.8)

 

  Yes

9 (90.0)

6 (40.0)

15 (68.2)

 

 Poor Work Environment, %

 <.001

  % RNs

55.8

14.3

49.2

 

  % MDs

55.0

4.8

16.2

 
  1. Fisher’s exact tests were performed for categorical variables (ED annual volume, teaching status, technology status, trauma center) and global analyses of variance (ANOVA) tests were performed for continuous variables (Avg. % of clinicians rating their work environment as poor)