Table 1.

Sample characteristics.

Characteristic	N	%
Gender
Female	173	97.2 %
Male	4	2.3 %
Other	1	0.5 %
Race/ethnicity
White	138	77.5 %
Black or African American	17	9.5 %
Hispanic or Latino	9	5.1 %
Asian	9	5.1 %
Prefer not to answer	5	2.8 %
Highest degree
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	144	79.6 %
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	36	19.9 %
Prior RN experience
Yes	167	92.3 %
No	14	7.7 %
Years of RN employment
1–2 years	8	4.8 %
3–4 years	29	17.5 %
5–6 years	38	22.9 %
7–8 years	25	15.1 %
9–10 years	15	9.0 %
>10 years	51	30.7 %
National certification
Primary Care	91	50.6 %
Women's Health/Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM)	46	25.6 %
Pediatrics	25	13.9 %
Acute Care	9	5.0 %
Psychiatric-Mental Health	8	4.4 %
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)	1	0.5 %
Practice region
West	29	16.1 %
Midwest	48	26.7 %
South	68	37.8 %
Northeast	35	19.4 %
Practice setting
Private Physician Office/Practice	64	35.6 %
Community Health Center/FQHC	35	19.4 %
Non-ED Hospital Outpatient Clinic	13	7.2 %
Private Nurse Practitioner Office/Practice	9	5.0 %
Medical/Surgical Inpatient Unit	8	4.4 %
Retail Clinic	5	2.8 %
Rural Health Clinic	5	2.8 %
Urgent Care	5	2.8 %
Other	36	20.0 %
Time to secure first position
<1 month	9	6.9 %
1–2 months	17	13.1 %
3–4 months	32	24.6 %
5–6 months	22	16.9 %
7–8 months	18	13.9 %
9–10 months	13	10.0 %
11–12 months	10	7.7 %
>12 months	9	6.9 %

N = 181.

Note. N may not equal 181 and percent may not total 100 due to missing or multiple response questions.

FQHC=Federally Qualified Health Center.

ED = Emergency Department.