Research Article

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

Table 3

Interprofile characteristic differences (N = 267), N (%).

VariablesTotal sample (n = 267)Class 1 (n = 77)Class 2 (n = 140)Class 3 (n = 50)χ2

Age31.81<0.001
 ≤25 y63 (23.60)7 (9.09)32 (22.86)24 (48.00)
 26∼30 y86 (32.21)23 (29.87)47 (33.57)16 (32.00)
 31∼35 y57 (21.35)21 (27.27)31 (22.14)5 (10.00)
 ≥36 y61 (22.84)26 (33.77)30 (21.43)5 (10.00)
Professional title32.20<0.001
 Junior nurse85 (31.84)15 (19.48)44 (31.43)26 (52.00)
 Senior nurse129 (48.31)33 (42.86)73 (52.14)23 (46.00)
 Supervisor nurse or above53 (19.85)29 (37.66)23 (16.43)1 (2.00)
Education15.65<0.001
 Junior college97 (36.70)18 (23.38)51 (36.43)29 (58.00)
 Bachelor’s degree or above169 (63.30)59 (76.62)89 (63.57)21 (42.00)
Length of employment37.88<0.001
 ≤3 y62 (23.22)7 (9.09)33 (23.57)22 (44.00)
 4∼5 y47 (17.60)7 (9.09)26 (18.57)14 (28.00)
 6∼7 y39 (14.61)14 (18.18)20 (14.29)5 (10.00)
 >7 y119 (44.57)49 (63.64)61 (43.57)9 (18.00)
Experience in BICU7.960.019
 Yes99 (37.08)36 (46.75)52 (37.14)11 (22.00)
 No168 (62.92)41 (53.25)88 (62.86)39 (78.00)