Years of nursing experience

Years of surgery experience

Cognitive style

Highest schooling

5 or less

5 or more

5 or less

5 or more

Impulsive

Reflective

University graduate

Others

(n = 6)

(n = 14)

(n = 10)

(n = 10)

(n = 9)

(n = 11)

(n = 11)

(n = 9)

Patient information serving as basis

5.9 ± 3.7

5.5 ± 3.0

5.4 ± 3.4

5.9 ± 3.1

5.9 ± 3.4

5.4 ± 3.1

5.6 ± 3.3

5.7 ± 3.2

Number of nursing problems

Numbers of patient strengths

4.7 ± 2.6

2.5 ± 1.9

4.6 ± 1.5

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2.1 ± 1.1

4.9 ± 2.2

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2.4 ± 1.4

4.4 ± 1.6

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2.0 ± 1.2

4.6 ± 1.8

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2.1 ± 1.9

4.7 ± 1.9

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2.3 ± 1.7

4.4 ± 2.0

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2.6 ± 1.5

5.0 ± 1.7

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1.8 ± 1.1

Nursing problems and patient strengths

Potential type

2.0 ± 2.1

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5.0 ± 2.4

2.7 ± 2.4

3.8 ± 2.1

2.8 ± 2.3

4.4 ± 2.4

2.2 ± 2.1

3.9 ± 2.1

1.7 ± 2.1

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5.0 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 2.1

3.5 ± 2.5

1.6 ± 1.7

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4.9 ± 2.0

3.6 ± 2.4

3.2 ± 2.2

Actual type

Comparison by items, such as years of experience: Unpaired t test.

^*p < 0.05

Comparison within items: paired t test.

^**p < 0.01