Research Article

Working Hours Associated with the Quality of Nursing Care, Missed Nursing Care, and Nursing Practice Environment in China: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study

Table 6

The association among working hours, covariates, and QNC.

Day shift-4 knotsNight shift-4 knots
BSDtORCIBSDtORCI

Poor|average−7.120.51−14.100.0000.00–0.00<0.001−8.2491.151−7.1660.0000.00–0.00<0.001

Average|good−3.070.45−6.840.0500.02–0.11<0.001−3.3711.037−3.2500.0200.01–0.06<0.001

Good|excellent−0.630.45−1.420.5300.22–1.280.157−0.9051.036−0.8740.2400.08–0.680.008

Working hours0.000.06−0.031.0000.88–1.130.977−0.1630.072−2.2800.8500.74–0.980.023

Working hours (spline1)−0.770.34−2.230.4600.24–0.910.0263.1100.7953.91422.4304.75–107.20<0.001

Working hours (spline2)4.421.882.3583.5102.07–3350.340.019−7.0801.762−4.0170.0000.00–0.03<0.001

Overtime work-yes−0.700.05−13.080.5000.45–0.55<0.001−0.8930.075−11.8830.4100.35–0.47<0.001

Professional-technical titleSenior nurse0.010.080.171.0100.86–1.190.862−0.1730.104−1.6590.8400.69–1.030.097
Nurse in charge0.000.10−0.041.0000.83–1.200.971−0.1810.132−1.3740.8300.64–1.080.170
Assistant director nurse or above0.020.150.111.0200.76–1.350.916−3.2481.094−2.9700.0400.00–0.270.003

Work seniority (years)2–5−0.240.10−2.370.7900.65–0.960.018−0.2390.118−2.0190.7900.62–0.990.044
5–10−0.300.10−2.950.7400.60–0.900.003−0.1210.126−0.9560.8900.69–1.130.339
10–20−0.270.11−2.440.7700.62–0.950.015−0.0180.139−0.1300.9800.75–1.290.897
>20−0.430.13−3.350.6500.51–0.840.0010.0070.2690.0261.0100.60–1.710.980

N-P ratio−0.010.00−5.380.9900.99–0.99<0.001−0.0030.003−1.1111.0000.99–1.000.267

Department unitsSurgery0.090.051.661.0900.98–1.210.0960.1060.0821.2891.1100.95–1.310.198
Gynecology and obstetrics0.120.091.331.1200.95–1.330.1840.3110.1392.2381.3601.04–1.790.025
Pediatric−0.030.10−0.310.9700.80–1.170.7540.3140.1542.0391.3701.01–1.850.042
Neonatology0.350.331.051.4200.75–2.770.296−0.2000.404−0.4960.8200.37–1.830.620
Others0.220.073.361.2501.10–1.420.001−0.0870.110−0.7900.9200.74–1.140.430
ICU0.080.110.801.0900.88–1.340.425−0.1030.132−0.7790.9000.70–1.170.436
NICU0.370.172.211.4401.05–2.010.0270.3790.2071.8301.4600.98–2.200.067
PICU0.470.301.571.6000.90–2.930.1160.3100.3650.8491.3600.67–2.840.396
Specialist ICU0.350.132.701.4201.10–1.840.0070.0760.1490.5111.0800.81–1.450.610

Patient-care grade (%)Special level0.0010.0011.3121.0001.00–1.000.190
First level−0.0010.001−1.6161.0001.00–1.000.106
Second level−0.0010.001−2.0881.0001.00–1.000.037
Third level0.0040.0022.3011.0001.00–1.010.021