Table 2.
Demographic information for the infection control link nurses (n = 12).
| Characteristics | Categories | Nurses, n (%) |
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| Age (years) | Mean ± SD (range) | 36.5 ± 5.9 (26–47) |
| 26–35 | 6 (50.0%) | |
| 36–40 | 2 (16.7%) | |
| ≥ 41 | 4 (33.3%) | |
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| Gender | Female | 11 (91.7%) |
| Male | 1 (8.3%) | |
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| Professional title | Junior professional title | 2 (16.7%) |
| Intermediate professional title | 9 (75.0%) | |
| Senior professional title | 1 (8.3%) | |
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| Education level | College degree | 1 (8.3%) |
| Bachelor's degree | 11 (91.7%) | |
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| Hospital grade | Second-tier Grade A | 4 (33.3%) |
| Third-tier Grade A | 8 (66.7%) | |
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| Years of work experience | Mean ± SD (range) | 15.3 ± 6.6 (3–26) |
| ≤ 10 | 2 (16.7%) | |
| 11–20 | 7 (58.3%) | |
| > 20 | 3 (25.0%) | |
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| Years as ICU infection control link nurses | Mean ± SD (range) | 5.6 ± 3.6 (1–12) |
| ≤ 5 | 7 (58.3%) | |
| 6–10 | 3 (25.0%) | |
| > 10 | 2 (16.7%) | |