Misconceptions regarding treatment limitations
| Hospital doctors, n=187 | Nurses, n=292 | Primary care physicians, n=40 | p Value | |||
| Consultant, n=69 | NCHD, n=118 | CNM/CNS/ANP, n=150 | Staff nurses, n=142 | |||
| Less-invasive treatments | ||||||
| Cannot receive at least one of antibiotics/physiotherapy/intravenous fluids/pin relief/oxygen/nasogastric feed/airway suctioning, n (%) | 4 (5.8) | 12 (10.2) | 14 (9.3) | 38 (26.8) | 12 (30.0) | <0.001 |
| More-invasive treatments | ||||||
| Cannot receive one of chemotherapy/radiotherapy/dialysis/surgery, n (%) | 14 (20.3) | 22 (18.6) | 34 (22.7) | 45 (31.7) | 11 (27.5) | 0.12 |
| Cannot be referred to hospital from home or a nursing home, n (%) | 3 (4.4) | 9 (7.6) | 10 (6.7) | 38 (26.8) | 9 (22.5) | <0.001 |
Χ2 tests were used to analyse differences in categorical outcome variables by healthcare group. Evidence of a statistically significant difference in responses between groups was set at p<0.05.
ANP, Advanced Nurse Practitioner; CNM, Clinical Nurse Manager; CNS, Clinical Nurse Specialist; NCHD, Non-consultant Hospital Doctor.