Table 2 a Main reasons for nurses to perform/not-perform activities (%)
From: Examining professional boundaries between nurses and physicians in neonatal intensive care units
Total N = 177 | Nurses N = 166 | Physicians N = 11 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Reasons for non-performance of MoH-approved activities | |||
No approval from hospital director | 60 | 60 | 73 |
No approval from department director*** | 37 | 40 | 0 |
Lack of knowledge/skills | 18 | 18 | 18 |
No approval from physician on duty | 1 | 1 | 0 |
No legal approval | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Unknown | 22 | 22 | 18 |
Reasons that nurses in certain situations are obliged to perform unauthorized activities | |||
Total N = 177 | Nurses N = 109 | Physicians N = 8 | |
Physician unavailability | 40 | 39 | 50 |
Workload | 36 | 37 | 25 |
Inexperienced staff | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Other | 10 | 10 | 13 |