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Table 2 Comparison of mean knowledge of professional rules in terms of demographic variables

From: Awareness of professional rules among Iranian nurses: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Mean ± Sd

P- value

Sex

Male

28.78 ± 4.91

Z = −0.726

P = 0.468

Female

28.59 ± 3.26

Marital status

Single

28.53 ± 3.76

Z = −0.640

P = 0.522

Married

28.16 ± 4.2

age

≤30

28.52 ± 3.54

Z = −0.528

P = 0. 598

≥31

27.9 ± 4.61

Job position

Supervisor

31.25 ± 0.5

X2 = 4.707

P = 0.195

Staff nurse

27.33 ± 7.19

Head Nurse

30.11 ± 2.96

Nurse

28.29 ± 3.69

Job experience(Yrs)

1–5

28.65 ± 3.55

X2 = 1.632

P = 0.442

6–10

28.15 ± 3.81

≥11

27.76 ± 4.84

Degree

BSc.

27.66 ± 3.51

Z = −0.354

P = 0. 723

MSc.

28.25 ± 4.06

Ward

Medical

28.76 ± 3.28

X2 = 13.685

P = 0.001*

Surgical

27.07 ± 4.9

Intensive care

30.16 ± 2.4

Participation in retraining courses on professional rules

Yes

28.5 ± 3.51

Z = − 0.830

P = 0.407

No

28 ± 4.52