Table 2 Patients' Rankings of the 10 Most Important Caring Behaviors and Their Comparison to Nurses' (n = 200)

1- "Gives the patients' treatments and

medications on time"

AC

(4.83 ± 0.43)

1

3794.0

-0.85

0.39

(4.90 ± 0.30)

1

2- "Knows how to give shots, I.V.s, etc, and

how to manage equipment like

I.V.s, suction machines, etc"

M&F

(4.77 ± 0.47)

2

3952.5

-0.16

0.86

(4.79 ± 0.40)

2

3- "Carry out therapeutic care skillfully

to make at least suffering for patients"

C

(4.68 ± 0.52)

3

3438.0

-1.73

0.08

(4.52 ± 0.59)

6

4- "Checks on the patients frequently"

AC

(4.66 ± 0.54)

4

2439.5

-4.58

0.00*

(4.22± 0.61)

21

5- "Is cheerful"

C

(4.65 ± 0.67)

5

1968.5

-6.05

0.00*

(3.93± 0.80)

35

6- "Is patient even with 'difficult' patients"

C

(4.64 ± 0.69)

6

2404.5

-4.79

0.00*

(4.16± 0.73)

25

7- "Is well organized"

M&F

(4.64 ± 0.61)

7

3230.0

-2.33

0.02*

(4.39± 0.80)

12

8- "Is calm"

M&F

(4.57 ± 0.66)

8

3564.5

-1.27

0.20

(4.43 ± 0.74)

8

9- "Gives a quick response to the patients' call"

AC

(4.57 ± 0.65)

9

3169.0

-2.40

0.01*

(4.28± 0.78)

15

10- "Is perceptive of the patients' needs

and plans and acts accordingly"

AN

(4.55 ± 0.65)

10

3543.0

-1.32

0.18

(4.42 ± 0.67)

9