Table 1 Medians (ranges) of the distribution of the mean values of the variables under study for 63 Italian Neonatal Intensive Care Units, overall and stratified by geographical area

Hospital total beds, n.

669

(140–1758)

754

(211–1785)

544

(225–1348)

501.5

(140–1320)

NICU total beds, n.

16

(4–50)

16

(4–50)

16

(8–37)

16

(6–31)

Physicians’ age, years

44.3

(34–51.7)

41.8

(35.2-49.7)

44.3

(38.2-47.0)

47.7

(34–51.7)

Nurses’ age, years

38.8

(30.4-50.8)

37.1

(30.4-43.2)

38.8

(34.7-47.6)

42.9

(36.5-50.8)

Team meetings on clinical cases, n. per month

3.6

(0.1-22.7)

3.6

(0.4-22.7)

2.2

(0.1-10.5)

3.8

(0.7-13.7)

Team meetings about organizational aspects, n. per month

0.7

(0.03-3.9)

0.7

(0.2-3.9)

0.5

(0.1-3.8)

0.5

(0.03-2.9)

Team training meetings, n. per month

0.5

(0.04-3.5)

0.8

(0.1-3.5)

0.4

(0.1-1.7)

0.4

(0.04-2.4)

Judgment about the qualitative assessment of performances (1 worst; 5 best)

2.6

(1–4)

2.9

(1.3-4.0)

2.3

(1.0-3.2)

2.1

(1.0-3.0)

Judgment about the presence of critical organizational issues

(1 min; 10 max)

5.6

(2.6-7.7)

5.5

(2.6-7.5)

6.1

(3.9-7.7)

5.7

(4.7-7.3)

Organization capacity to promote physicians’ professionalism and competence

(1 always; 5 never)

2.4

(1.7-3.7)

2.1

(1.9-3.7)

2.6

(1.7-3.2)

2.4

(1.1-3.4)

Motivation within the neonatal unit

(1 highest; 5 lowest)

1.9

(1.0-3.0)

1.8

(1.3-2.7)

2.1

(1.4-2.5)

2.1

(1.0-3.0)

Nursing work environment

(1 worst; 5 best)

2.4

(1.9-3.0)

2.5

(2.1-3.0)

2.3

(2.0-2.8)

2.4

(1.9-2.8)

Daily number of patients

14.5

(3.4-48.7)

15.5

(5.2-48.7)

14.8

(5.7-26.5)

14.3

(3.4-23.1)

Acuity score

4.1

(3.0-4.6)

4.1

(0.7-10.8)

4.1

(2.5-8.2)

4.5

(1.8-6.6)

Number of nurses on duty per shift

4.2

(0.7-10.8)

4.1

(3.7-4.6)

4.1

(3.4-4.5)

4.1

(3.0-4.6)

Adjusted nurse-to-patient ratio

0.3

(0.1-0.9)

0.3

(0.1-0.8)

0.3

(0.2-0.6)

0.3

(0.2-0.9)