Additional responses of nurses only
| Question | Answer | Nurses |
|---|---|---|
| Note: N=66 nurses. Percentages usually calculated based on number of nurses answering question, ranging from 60 to 66. | ||
| Do nurses favour patients with poor prognosis being informed | Yes | 97% |
| No opinion | 3 | |
| If prognosis is poor have you found physicians | Inform | 31% |
| Do not inform | 2 | |
| No consistent policy | 67 | |
| If prognosis is poor, how often are you in conflict with physician re: informing patient | Frequently | 8% |
| Sometimes | 79 | |
| Never | 13 | |
| Nurse's specialty area | Medical | 22% |
| Surgical | 25 | |
| Critical care | 33 | |
| Emergency | 20 | |
| Nurse's education | Diploma | 29% |
| AS | 43 | |
| BSN | 22 | |
| Masters | 6 | |
| Nurse's age | 21–30 | 7% |
| 31–40 | 35 | |
| 41–50 | 32 | |
| 51–57 | 12 | |
| No answer | 14 | |