Table 1.
Respondent and organizational characteristics
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Professional role | Staff nurse/manager: 112 (65) |
| Clinical nurse: 21 (12) | |
| RT/PT/OT/speech: 11(6) | |
| Physician/medical director: 11 (6) | |
| NP/PA: 3 (2) | |
| Other: 14 (8) | |
| Number of units represented by respondents | One unit: 112 (70) |
| More than one unit: 47 (30) | |
| Type of unit | Medical: 78 (45) |
| Surgical: 70 (40) | |
| Cardiac: 54 (31) | |
| Neuro: 34 (20) | |
| Trauma: 27 (16) | |
| Other: 64 (37) | |
| Beds | 1–10: 50 (29) |
| 11–25: 96 (55) | |
| 26–50: 17 (10) | |
| 50–100: 7 (4) | |
| Academic affiliation* | Medical school: 76 (44) |
| Residency: 105 (60) | |
| Fellows: 116 (66) | |
| Other: 13 (7) | |
| Unit model* | Closed: 40 (25) |
| Mandatory intensivist consult: 31 (19) | |
| Open: 72 (44) | |
| Other: 20 (12) |
Definition of abbreviations: ICU = intensive care unit; NP = nurse practitioner; OT = occupational therapy; PA = physician assistant; PT = physical therapy; RT = respiratory therapy.
*
With respect to unit model and academic affiliation, some crossover was noted as several ICUs fit into multiple categories.