Problem #2

The following Table provides a summary of sample characteristics pertaining to new graduate nurses from two university hospitals in Saudi Arabia. Describe in full sentences the findings shown in the Table below.

Table 1.Distribution of the Sample Characteristics(n*= 98)

Characteristicsn(%)

M(SD)**

Residents

43(43.9)

Non-Residents

55(56.1)

Age

24.7 (2.71)

Gender

98 (100.0)

Female

96(98.0)

Male

2 (2.0)

Marital Status

97(99.0)

Single

48(49.5)

Married

44(45.4)

Divorced

5(5.2)

Nursing Program

98 (100.0)

Traditional Baccalaureate Nursing Degree

92(93.9)

Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Degree

6 (6.1)

Overall Grade Point Average

95(96.9)

3.7 (0.58)

Length of the Residency Program

98(100.0)

No Residency Program

55(56.1)

6 Months

18(18.4)

12 Months

25(25.5)

Area of Clinical Practice

98(100.0)

Medical

13(13.3)

Surgical

12(12.2)

Obstetrics/Gynecology

13(13.3)

Pediatric

10(10.2)

Intensive Care Unit

20(20.4)

Critical Care Unit

16(16.3)

Oncology

3(3.1)

Other

11(11.2)

*n= sample size

**M = mean

**SD = standard deviation

Problem #3

The following Table presents findings related to a comparison in clinical decision making skills at bedside between nurses who went through a residency program upon graduation (residents) and nurses who did not attend a residency program (non-residents). The scale of Clinical Decision Making consists of three domains (D1-D3) all of which measure clinical decision making. A high score or a high average score for all of these domains indicates stronger clinical decision making skills.

Using the findings below, answer the following in full sentences:

1. Name the variables and what type (continuous or categorical) they are;
2. describe the sample sizes and means/standard deviations, what do these indicate?
3. state the hypotheses being tested and name the test-statistic that was used to test the hypotheses below;
4. and is there a statistically significant difference between residents and non-residents in the average number of clinical decision making skills across the three domains?

The level of significance is set at 0.05.

Table 1. Clinical Decision Making Among Residents and Non-Residents

Domains (D)Residents

(n= 43)

M(SD)*

Non-residents

(n= 55)

M(SD)*

t-test

p-Value

D1: Searching for Alternatives or Options

39.7 (3.52)

26.5 (3.80)

17.33

0.000

D 2: Evaluation and Reevaluation of Consequences

41.8 (4.98)

24.2 (4.14)

18.89

0.000

D 3: Searching for Information and Unbiased Assimilation of New Information

41.4 (4.50)

26.8 (2.78)

18.72

0.000

*M = mean and SD = standard deviation

Overall this Table provides an example of how you would report results related to a t-test.