Table 7 Respondents' attitudes to nurses' decision-making and expanded activities (%)
From: Examining professional boundaries between nurses and physicians in neonatal intensive care units
Reply: to a large/very large extent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Category | Total N = 409 | Nurses N = 366 | Physicians N = 43 |
NICU nurses wish to expand their decision-making authority** | 57 | 59 | 37 |
NICU physicians wish to expand the decision-making authority of nurses | 42 | 42 | 39 |
NICU Physicians are interested in expanding the range of activities performed by nurses | 61 | 61 | 58 |
NICU nurses are interested in expanding the range of tasks they perform | 43 | 45 | 32 |