Table 1.
Characteristics of nurses who contributed qualitative responses to the turnover survey
| |
State 1 |
State 2 |
State 3 |
Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
|
Age |
39.9 (11.57) |
44 (11.34) |
42.0 (12.18) |
41.70 (11.91) |
|
Years nursing |
12.7 (10.77) |
13.9 (11.62) |
14.5 (11.98) |
13.9 (11.56) |
| |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
N (%) |
|
Gender |
|
|
|
|
| Female |
100 (91%) |
50 (83%) |
172 (90%) |
322 (89%) |
| Male |
10 (9%) |
10 (17%) |
20 (10%) |
40 (11%) |
|
Employment status |
|
|
|
|
| Full time |
57 (52%) |
40 (67%) |
106 (55%) |
203 (56%) |
| Part time |
35 (32%) |
20 (33%) |
73 (38%) |
128 (35%) |
| Casual* |
18 (16%) |
0 (0%) |
13 (7%) |
31 (9%) |
|
Grade |
|
|
|
|
| RN |
63 (57%) |
36 (60%) |
129 (67%) |
228 (63%) |
| EN |
23 (21%) |
22 (37%) |
24 (13%) |
69 (19%) |
| AIN |
2 (2%) |
0 (0%) |
4 (2%) |
6 (2%) |
| **Other |
22 (20%) |
2 (3%) |
35 (18%) |
59 (16%) |
| Overall | 110 (30%) | 60 (17%) | 192 (53%) | 362 |
*Casual employment refers to working only on demand by the employer, typically as permanent part-time employees.
**Includes educators and managers.