Table 1.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristic | Valuea |
|---|---|
| Nurses (N = 3217) | |
| Age, y | |
| 21-30 | 450 (14) |
| 31-40 | 885 (28) |
| 41-50 | 1050 (33) |
| 51-60 | 682 (21) |
| ≥61 | 113 (4) |
|
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| Male | 338 (11) |
|
| |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 1712 (53) |
|
| |
| Certification | 1747 (54) |
|
| |
| Nursing experience, mean (SD), y | 12.7 (11.1) |
|
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| Nurses reporting frequent health care–associated infections | |
| Ventilator-associated pneumonia | 1454 (45) |
| Urinary tract infections | 1265 (39) |
| Central catheter infections | 1257 (39) |
|
| |
| Hospitals (N = 320) | |
| Adult intensive care unit staffing, mean (SD) | 2.20 (0.40) |
|
| |
| Hospital case mix index, mean (SD) | 1.21 (0.43) |
|
| |
| No. of beds | |
| <250 | 110 (34) |
| 250-500 | 159 (50) |
| >500 | 51 (16) |
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| |
| Teaching status | |
| None | 148 (46) |
| Minor | 134 (42) |
| Major | 38 (12) |
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| |
| High-tech hospital | 209 (65) |
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| State | |
| California | |
| New Jersey | |
| Pennsylvania | |
| Florida | 77 (24) |
a
Values are number (%) unless otherwise indicated.