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Table 3 Need for further education/training

From: The evolution of nursing in Australian general practice: a comparative analysis of workforce surveys ten years on

Clinical activity

Would further education/training increase your confidence in undertaking this activity?

Study 1

Study 2

p

n

%

n

%

Vital signs measurement

10

3.6%

47

32.9%

<0.001*

Follow up of pathology results

68

24.4%

91

38.7%

<0.001*

ECG testing

37

13.4%

73

31.1%

<0.001*

Physical Assessment

83

30.1%

117

49.8%

<0.001*

Counselling for mental health issues

122

43.7%

147

62.6%

<0.001*

Disease-specific health education

125

45.3%

142

60.4%

0.001*

Assessment of social support

83

30.1%

119

50.6%

<0.001*

Assessment of medication regimes

104

37.7%

141

60.0%

<0.001*

Case-management/Co-ordination

96

34.8%

127

54.0%

<0.001*

  1. *statistically significant.