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. 2012 Apr;15(4):432–437. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2011.0336

Table 1.

Participant Demographics, N=31

  Total % Hospice Intensive care unit Oncology
  N=31   12 10 9
Age
<26 3 9.68% 1   2
26–35 4 12.90%   3 1
36–45 8 25.81% 4 2 2
46–55 10 32.26% 3 5 2
56–65 6 19.35% 4   2
Gender
Female 27 87.10% 10 8 9
Male 4 12.90% 2 2  
Ethnicity
White 25 80.65% 11 7 7
African American 1 3.23%     1
Hispanic 1 3.23% 1    
Asian 4 12.90%   3 1
Education
LPN 1 3.23% 1    
AD-N 5 16.13% 5    
BSN 17 54.84% 5 6 6
APN 8 25.81% 1 4 3
Experience
<5 years 5 16.13% 2   3
5–10 years 2 6.45%   2  
11–20 years 13 41.94% 6 4 3
>20 years 11 35.48% 4 4 3
Religious Beliefs
Important 23 74.19% 5 10 8
Less important 8 25.81% 7   1

AD-N, Associate Degree in Nursing; APN, Advanced Practice Nurse/Masters Prepared; BSN, Bachelor of Science in Nursing; LPN, Licensed Practical Nurse.