Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants in two studies
| Characteristic | Study 1 (2003/04) n = 284 | Study 2 (2009/10) n = 235 | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean SD), years |
45.83 (7.30) |
47.52 (9.26) |
0.022a |
| Sex (Female)% |
99.6 |
96.5 |
0.007c |
| Hours per week as PN (mean SD) hours |
26.22 (9.80) |
26.84 (14.39) |
0.89b |
| Nursing Classification % |
|
|
|
| Non-nursing |
2.1 |
2.1 |
0.02c |
| Enrolled nurse |
6.3 |
14 |
|
| Registered nurse |
85.6 |
77 |
|
| Clinical nurse specialist/Clinical nurse consultant/Nurse manager |
6.0 |
6.8 |
|
| Nursing qualification % |
|
|
|
| Hospital trained |
64.5 |
45.7 |
<0.001c |
| Advanced certificate or tertiary education |
35.5 |
54.3 |
|
| Years of practice as a qualified nurse (mean SD) |
20.58 (8.28) |
21.58 (9.97) |
0.219a |
| Duration worked as PN (mean SD) years |
7.51 (6.86) |
6.40 (6.38) |
0.068b |
| Locality of practice % |
|
|
|
| Inner city/urban |
38.1 |
44.2 |
0.096c |
| Rural/Regional |
40.6 |
33.8 |
|
| Rural/Remote |
19.8 |
22.1 |
|
| Postcode by practice % |
|
|
|
| NSW |
44.4 |
36.8 |
<0.001c |
| Victoria |
20.1 |
7.3 |
|
| Queensland |
17.2 |
15.9 |
|
| South Australia |
5.4 |
22.3 |
|
| Western Australia |
9.7 |
15.5 |
|
| Tasmania |
3.2 |
2.3 |
|
| Own room/treatment area % |
94.7 |
91.2 |
0.121c |
| Current policy/procedure manual (Yes) % | 73.0 | 77.6 | 0.241c |
Note: aIndependent samples t test/bMann–Whitney U test (non-normal distribution of scores)/c Pearson χ2 test.