Specialty cardiac nurses’ work satisfaction is influenced by the type of coronary care unit: A mixed methods study

Table 2 Professional Practice Environment Scale Scores

	Overall (N = 74)	Unit A (n = 23)	Unit B (n = 19)	Unit C (n = 16)	Unit D (n = 16)	p-value
	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	Median (IQR)	p-value
Overall median^a	3.1 (2.9, 3.1)	3.2 (3.0, 3.2)	3.1 (3.0, 3.2)	2.7 (2.6, 2.8)	3.2 (3.0, 3.1)	0.011
1. Handling disagreement and conflict	2.9 (2.7, 2.9)	3.0 (2.8, 3.0)	2.9 (2.9, 3.1)	2.6 (2.3, 2.6)	3.0 (2.9, 3.0)	0.054
2. Internal work motivation	3.3 (3.0, 3.3)	3.3 (3.0, 3.4)	3.3 (3.0, 3.3)	2.9 (2.6, 3.0)	3.4 (3.0, 3.4)	0.125
3. Control over practice^b	3.0 (2.7, 3.0)	3.1 (2.9, 3.1)	3.1 (3.0, 3.2)	2.6 (2.4, 2.6)	3.0 (2.7, 3.0)	0.001
4. Leadership and autonomy in clinical practice^c	3.2 (3.0, 3.2)	3.4 (3.0, 3.4)	3.2 (3.0, 3.2)	2.9 (2.8, 2.9)	3.4 (2.9, 3.2)	0.004
5. Staff relationships with physicians^d	3.0 (3.0, 3.2)	3.0 (3.0, 3.2)	3.0 (3.0, 3.1)	3.0 (2.5, 2.9)	3.5 (3.0, 3.5)	0.006
6. Teamwork	3.0 (2.8, 2.9)	3.0 (2.8, 3.0)	3.0 (2.8, 3.0)	2.8 (2.8, 2.8)	3.0 (2.8, 2.9)	0.465
7. Cultural sensitivity	3.0 (3.0, 3.2)	3.0 (3.0, 3.1)	3.0 (3.0, 3.3)	3.0 (2.8, 3.0)	3.0 (3.0, 3.3)	0.227
8. Communication about patients	3.0 (3.0, 3.2)	3.0 (3.0, 3.2)	3.0 (3.0, 3.3)	3.0 (3.0, 3.1)	3.0 (3.0, 3.3)	0.402

Note: IQR Interquartile range. Significant pairwise comparisons between units (adjusted p-values): ^aUnit C vs Unit A (p = 0.022), Unit C vs Unit B (p = 0.029), Unit C vs Unit D (p = 0.044); ^bUnit C vs Unit A (p = 0.004,) Unit C vs Unit B (p = 0.006); ^cUnit C vs Unit A (p = 0.004), Unit C vs Unit B (p = 0.035); ^d Unit C vs Unit A (p = 0.006), Unit C vs Unit D (p = 0.029), Unit B vs Unit D (p = 0.029)

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