Table 3.

Shift category, overtime and average staffing levels by ancillary activities.

	% Agreement (n/total) or Mean (SD) when agreeing/disagreeing
	Time for active staff development and education programs	Time for discussing patient care with colleagues	Patient care assignments that foster continuity of care	Important care information is lost during shift changes
Shift Category % (n)
≤8 hours	77.1 (684/887)	57.4 (510/889)	55.8 (495/887)	37.4 (331/886)
8.1-10 hours	73.6 (273/371)	49.1 (182/371)	54.2 (202/373)	38.5 (143/371)
10.1-11.9 hours	73.5 (377/513)	56.1 (290/517)	62.6 (323/516)	34.0 (176/517)
≥12 hours	71.2 (653/917)	53.7 (493/918)	63.7 (585/919)	36.4 (333/916)
Overall	73.9 (1987/2688)	54.7 (1475/2695)	59.6 (1605/2695)	36.5 (983/2690)
Overtime % (n)
Yes	71.2 (1064/1494)	46.1 (691/1498)	56.5 (847/1499)	40.5 (606/1495)
No	76.2 (1088/1428)	65.0 (932/1434)	65.1 (932/1432)	31.9 (457/1433)
Staffing Levels Mean (SD)
Agree	8.47 (3.73)	8.09 (3.88)	8.37 (4.01)	8.95 (4.18)
Disagree	9.04 (4.55)	9.27 (4.14)	8.98 (4.05)	8.42 (3.95)