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Table 4 Spearman rank-order correlations between overall missed nursing care and non-nursing tasks

From: Missed nursing care, non-nursing tasks, staffing adequacy, and job satisfaction among nurses in a teaching hospital in Egypt

Non-nursing task

Total (n = 553)

Mean (SD)a

Overall MNC

Delivering and retrieving food trays

0.79 (0.81)

−0.133*

Performing non-nursing care

1.14 (0.70)

−0.017

Arranging discharge referrals and transportation (including long-term care)

1.43 (0.68)

−0.077

Routine phlebotomy/blood draw for tests

1.72 (0.53)

−0.041

Transporting patients within hospital

1.36 (0.65)

−0.085*

Cleaning patient rooms and equipment

1.45 (0.68)

−0.259**

Filling in for non-nursing services and available on off hours

0.96 (0.78)

0.027

Obtaining supplies or equipment

1.53 (0.63)

−0.085*

Answering phones, clerical duties

0.79 (0.81)

0.056

  1. *Spearman correlation coefficient P value < 0.05
  2. ** Spearman Correlation Coefficient P value < 0.01
  3. aScores (0-2)