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Table 4 Example of consensus and convergence amongst experts

From: Applying real-time Delphi methods: development of a pain management survey in emergency nursing

Question

Domain

Consensus (%)

Median (Range)

CQV (%)

ICC (95 % CI)

Patient’s families often communicate to me their desire for pain relief for their relative (the patient).

Practice

94.4

8.50 (7–9)

2.7

0.84 (0.79-0.91)

Are current nurse-initiated analgesic standing orders sufficient to manage acute pain in patients presenting to ED?

Governance

95.9

8.75 (8–9)

1.1

0.91 (0.88-0.94)

  1. CQV Coefficient of Quartile Variation; ICC Interclass Correlation Coefficient