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Table 4 Proportion of participants who responded to the various aspects of the role transition scale

From: Factors that influence transition to advanced roles by RN to BSN nurses, in three selected hospitals of Central-Uganda

Variables

Yes n (%)

No n (%)

Overall

51 (100)

0 (0)

BSN Roles

 Making Independent Rational Decisions/Autonomy

40 (78.4)

11 (21.6)

 Independence from Doctors each time they make a patient decision

42 (82.4)

9 (17.6)

 Working Collaboratively/Interdependence or Inter-disciplinary abilities

51 (100)

0 (0)

 Individualized Care Planning

49 (96.1)

2 (3.9)

 Holistic Care

48 (94.1)

3 (5.9)

 Nature of work activities (high-level performance of skills)

51 (100)

0 (0)

 Competence

45 (90.0)

5 (10.0)

 Confidence (during care of patients)

50 (98.0)

1 (2)

 Comfortable

49 (96.1)

2 (3.9)

 Confident (in BSN roles)

49 (96.1)

2 (3.9)

 Difference in Role Performance

50 (98.0)

1 (2)

Support

 Received Support

15 (29.4)

36 (70.6)

Understanding BSN Roles

 Other Staff on my unit Understood my BSN rolesa

21 (41.2)

30 (58.8)

 My Patients Understood my Roles as a BSN

22 (44)

28 (56.0)

  1. Note. aEliminated while computing the reliability coefficient of the role transition score, due to internal inconsistence with other items in the scale