Perceived level of competence across components of care by prior trans-specific training among nurses providing direct clinical care to clients at Ontario’s hospital-based violence treatment centres
| Component of care | Prior trans-specific training | P value† | |||
| Yes | No | ||||
| N | Perceived level of competence* Mean (SD) | N | Perceived level of competence* Mean (SD) | ||
| Initial assessment | 52 | 3.92 (0.58) | 31 | 3.56 (0.44) | 0.004 |
| Medical care | 50 | 3.50 (0.61) | 31 | 3.06 (0.54) | 0.001 |
| Forensic examination | 49 | 3.64 (0.54) | 29 | 3.32 (0.59) | 0.018 |
| Discharge and referral | 49 | 3.72 (0.53) | 28 | 3.41 (0.61) | 0.020 |
*5=strongly agree, 4=agree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 2=disagree, 1=strongly disagree.
†P value <0.0125 indicates statistical significance.