Table 2.
Sample Demographics (N = 1467)
| Variables | N (%) | Mean (SD) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 30 (2.0) | |
| Female | 1437 (98.0) | |
| Age (years) | 29.52 (8.57) | |
| Experience Nurse (years) | 7.57 (8.34) | |
| Practice Setting | ||
| Medical | 853 (58.2) | |
| Surgical | 366 (25.0) | |
| Geriatrics | 103 (7.0) | |
| Mixed-discipline | 144 (9.8) | |
| Highest Qualification | ||
| Certificate in Nursing | 300 (20.4) | |
| Diploma in Nursing | 662 (45.1) | |
| Advanced Diploma in Nursing | 109 (7.4) | |
| Degree in Nursing | 364 (24.8) | |
| Masters in Nursing | 7 (0.5) | |
| Others | 25 (1.7) | |
| Current Position | ||
| Enrolled Nurse | 402 (27.4) | |
| Midwife | 5 (0.3) | |
| Staff Nurse | 781 (53.2) | |
| Senior Staff Nurse | 197 (13.4) | |
| Nurse Manager | 44 (3.0) | |
| Nurse Clinician | 21 (1.4) | |
| Senior Nurse Manager | 5 (0.3) | |
| Others | 12 (0.8) | |
| Research Experience | ||
| Yes | 502 (34.2) | |
| No | 965 (65.8) | |
| Types of Research Experience | ||
| Undertaken research as part of Diploma/Advanced Diploma programme | 320 (46.6) | |
| Undertaken research as part of Degree/Masters programme | 153 (22.3) | |
| Undertaken research as a Principal Investigator | 14 (2.0) | |
| Undertaken research as a Collaborator | 27 (3.9) | |
| Data collection for someone else's research project | 81 (11.8) | |
| Journal club participation | 30 (4.4) | |
| Undertaken education/courses in research | 61 (8.9) |