Table 1.
Characteristics of study population
| Variables | Number of subjects(%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | ||
| Age(year) | 20 ~ 29 | 298 | 56.1 |
| 30 ~ 39 | 144 | 27.1 | |
| 40 ~ 49 | 74 | 13.9 | |
| ≧50 | 15 | 2.8 | |
| Martial status | Unmarried | 361 | 68.0 |
| Married | 168 | 31.6 | |
| other | 2 | 0.4 | |
| House work hour per day | 0 ~ 2 | 402 | 75.7 |
| 3 ~ 5 | 91 | 17.1 | |
| ≧6 | 38 | 7.2 | |
| Department | Ward | 350 | 65.9 |
| Operation room | 35 | 6.6 | |
| Intensive care unit | 69 | 13.0 | |
| Other | 77 | 14.5 | |
| Shiftwork | No | 121 | 22.4 |
| Yes | 410 | 77.6 | |
| Tenure(years) | 0 ~ 4 | 267 | 50.3 |
| 5 ~ 10 | 131 | 24.7 | |
| >10 | 133 | 25.0 | |
| Position | General duty nurse | 428 | 80.6 |
| Responsibility nurse | 56 | 10.5 | |
| Head nurse | 47 | 8.9 | |
| Job satisfaction | Very satisfied | 37 | 7.0 |
| Satisfied | 343 | 64.6 | |
| Unsatisfied | 143 | 26.9 | |
| Very unsatisfied | 8 | 1.5 | |
| ANSI-Z 365 checklist | Low grade | 379 | 71.4 |
| Moderate grade | 91 | 17.1 | |
| High grade | 61 | 11.5 | |