Table 2 Ward staff competence and experience at CMHC and hospital bed units
Vesterålen CMHC | Nordland Hospital acute | Nordland Hospital general | Nordland Hospital rehab | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Response rate (%) | 94 | 80 | 64 | 72 | |
Sex (%) | Women | 83,3 | 65,0 | 95,2 | *61,1 |
Age (%) | < 30 | 13,0 | 5,0 | 0 | 4,2 |
30–39 | 24,1 | 30,0 | 28,6 | 26,4 | |
40–49 | 40,7 | 30,0 | 28,6 | 31,9 | |
50–59 | 20,4 | 35,0 | 33,3 | 27,8 | |
> 60 | 1,9 | 0 | 9,5 | 4,2 | |
Education (%) | Nurses | 29,6 | 60,0 | 71,4 | 41,7 |
Social educator | 9,3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Social workers | 3,7 | 10,0 | 4,8 | 11,1 | |
Teachers | 9,2 | 0 | 0 | 8,3 | |
Other university college education | 3,7 | 0 | 0 | 9,0 | |
Total university college education: | 55,5 | **70,0 | **76,2 | **70,1 | |
Assistant nurses | 18,5 | 15,0 | 4,8 | 19,4 | |
Others | 18,5 | 10,0 | 9,5 | 5,6 | |
Assistents | 5,6 | 5,0 | 4,8 | 2,8 | |
Total without univ. college education: | 42,6 | 30 | 19,1 | 27,8 | |
Postgraduate education (%) | Specialist within own profession | 42,0 | 55,0 | 65,0 | 41,0 |
Supervisory competence within own profession | 1,9 | 5,0 | 9,5 | 9,7 | |
Competence in cognitive therapy | 11,0 | 20,0 | 23,8 | 27,9 | |
Psychosocial rehabilitation of psychoses competence program | 18,5 | 0 | 4,6 | 8,0 | |
Work experience | Total (mean years) | 19,6 | 20,3 | 23,2 | 20,9 |
Total (range) | (1–40) | (2–42) | (9–36) | (2–46) | |
In psychiatric care (mean years) | 6,1 | *10,1 | **14,3 | **13,7 | |
At present work place (mean years) | 5,3 | **10,2 | 8,6 | **10,6 |