Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Nursing Unit Type
| Variables | Description | Non-oncologya n=1,966 |
Oncologya N=352 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 173 (8.9) | 29 (8.4) |
| Female | 1761 (91.1) | 316 (91.6) | |
| Age | Under 25 years | 344 (17.5) | 52 (14.8) |
| 26–34 | 617 (31.5) | 105 (29.9) | |
| 35–44 | 473 (24.1) | 88 (25.1) | |
| Over 45 | 527 (26.9) | 106 (30.2) | |
| Highest education | Grade | 11 (0.6) | 6 (1.7) |
| High School or GED | 326 (16.7) | 53 (15.4) | |
| Associates degree | 772 (39.7) | 130 (37.7) | |
| Bachelors degree | 779 (40.0) | 145 (42.0) | |
| Graduate degree | 59 (3.0) | 11 (3.2) | |
| Nursing education | Licensed Practice Nurse Diploma | 36 (2.4%) | 6 (2.2) |
| Registered Nurse Diploma | 101 (6.8%) | 20 (7.4) | |
| Associate degree | 661 (44.2) | 110 (40.6) | |
| Bachelors degree | 664 (44.4) | 130 (48.0) | |
| Masters degree | 34 (2.3) | 5 (1.8) | |
| Job title | Registered Nurse | 1443 (73.4) | 261 (74.1) |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 32 (1.6) | 8 (2.3) | |
| Nursing Assistant | 491 (25.0) | 83 (23.6) | |
| Hours Worked | Less than 30 hours | 398 (20.3) | 73 (20.9) |
| 30 hours or more | 1564 (79.7) | 277 (79.1) | |
| Shift | Day | 986 (50.3) | 161 (46.0) |
| Evening | 184 (9.4) | 42 (12.0) | |
| Night | 659 (33.6) | 122 (34.9) | |
| Rotates | 132 (6.7) | 25 (7.1) | |
| Role Experience | Up to 6 months | 98 (5.0) | 22 (6.3)b |
| 6 months to 2 years | 533 (27.3) | 61 (17.4) | |
| 2 years to 5 years | 388 (19.9) | 97 (27.7) | |
| 5 years to 10 years | 360 (18.5) | 65 (18.6) | |
| Greater than 10 years | 572 (29.3) | 105 (30.0) | |
| Current Unit Experience | Up to 6 months | 147 (7.5) | 30 (8.6)b |
| 6 months to 2 years | 619 (31.7) | 79 (22.6) | |
| 2 years to 5 years | 468 (24.0) | 110 (31.5) | |
| 5 years to 10 years | 388 (19.9) | 71 (20.3) | |
| Greater than 10 years | 329 (16.9) | 59 (16.9) | |
| Shift Length | Less than 12 hours | 473 (24.1) | 97 (27.7) |
| 12 hours | 1389 (70.7) | 243 (69.4) | |
| Other | 102 (5.2) | 10 (2.9) | |
| Overtime | None | 625 (31.9) | 91 (26.1)c |
| 1–12 hours | 952 (48.6) | 173 (49.6) | |
| More than 12 hours | 383 (19.5) | 85 (24.4) |
Abbreviations: GED, General educational development.
a
Values given are n (%).
b
P < .05 (values compared between oncology and non-oncology units).
c
P < .01 (values compared between oncology and non-oncology units).