Research Article

Current Status of Core Competencies of Chinese Nurses in Burn Departments: A Latent Profile Analysis

Table 2

Distribution of core competencies in the 3-profile model (N = 267), mean (SD).

DimensionsTotal sample (n = 267)Class 1 (n = 77)Class 2 (n = 140)Class 3 (n = 50)F

A1Basic specialized knowledge3.94 (0.57)4.51 (0.35)3.89 (0.33)3.20 (0.45)204.88<0.001
A2Related specialized knowledge3.55 (0.55)4.10 (0.32)3.48 (0.35)2.91 (0.37)157.36<0.001
A3Basic specialized skills4.03 (0.64)4.63 (0.32)4.03 (0.42)3.12 (0.43)223.59<0.001
A4Related specialized skills3.87 (0.60)4.46 (0.35)3.84 (0.37)3.05 (0.34)233.45<0.001
A5Condition assessment4.02 (0.61)4.70 (0.24)3.95(0.35)3.17 (0.37)338.68<0.001
A6Adverse nursing events3.99 (0.72)4.74 (0.36)3.90 (0.47)3.07 (0.44)227.62<0.001
A7Mass casualty care3.60(0.78)4.40 (0.47)3.47 (0.51)2.72 (0.62)165.23<0.001
A8Critical thinking2.78 (0.88)3.55 (0.74)2.60 (0.69)2.06 (0.70)76.09<0.001
A9Teaching skills3.47 (0.76)4.11 (0.59)3.36 (0.64)2.83 (0.54)72.12<0.001
Total3.69 (0.79)4.36 (0.58)3.65 (0.64)2.90 (0.59)