Table 2.
Characteristics of non-US-educated and US-educated nurses
| Characteristic | Non-US educated-nurses (n = 4933) | US-educated nurses (n = 33 724) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Country/region of nursing education | |||
| United States | 0 (0.0) | 33 724 (100.0) | |
| Africa | 88 (1.8) | ||
| Canada | 358 (7.4) | ||
| Europe | 370 (7.7) | ||
| India | 242 (5.0) | ||
| Latin America | 187 (3.9) | ||
| Other Asian country | 302 (6.3) | ||
| Philippines7 | 3057 (63.5) | ||
| Other | 209 (4.3) | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 44.4 (14.6) | 45.3 (12.4) | < 0.01 |
| Male | 364 (7.7) | 2129 (6.4) | < 0.01 |
| Bachelor degree in nursing or higher | 3263 (67.9) | 13 537 (40.1) | < 0.01 |
| High on burnout | 1575 (33.5) | 10 761 (33.0) | 0.44 |
| Dissatisfied with job | 770 (16.6) | 7459 (23.0) | < 0.01 |
| Intend to leave current job | 666 (14.1) | 4244 (13.0) | 0.03 |
| Describes work environment in hospital as fair or poor | 1727 (36.5) | 11 763 (35.8) | 0.38 |
| Describes quality of care on unit as fair or poor | 780 (18.2) | 4701 (17.1) | 0.08 |
The P-value in the final column is the probability associated with the statistic (t-test or χ2 test) testing the difference between foreign-educated and US-educated nurses in the characteristic measured.