Table 2.

Characteristics of nurses (n = 452)

Characteristic	n*	%
Years in current profession
0–5	224	49.6
6–10	81	17.9
≥11	138	30.5
Years worked in current hospital
0–5	242	53.5
6–10	68	15.0
≥11	131	29.0
Primary work unit
Combined Medical/Surgical	279	61.7
Medicine	48	10.6
Surgery	15	3.3
Pediatrics	17	3.8
Other	72	15.9
Many different units/No specific unit	13	2.9
Years worked on current unit
0–5	313	69.2
6–10	43	9.5
≥11	86	19.0
Hours worked per week
≥40 (Full-time)	417	92.3
16–39 (Part-time)	25	5.5

Bold face indicates the characteristic category.

^*Numbers may not total 452 due to missing data