Table 1. Respondents' tenure by specialty, unit, and hospital, and weekly work hours (N = 155).

Demographic Variable	n	%
Specialty
Registered nurse	146	94.2
LVN/LPN	9	5.8
Specialty tenure (years)
<1	7	4.5
1–5	28	18.1
6–10	38	24.5
11–15	20	12.9
16–20	23	14.8
≥21 years	39	25.2
Work unit tenure (years)
<1	25	16.1
1–5	61	39.4
6–10	39	25.2
11–15	15	9.7
16–20	9	5.8
≥21	6	3.9
Hospital tenure (years)
<1	16	10.3
1–5	50	32.3
6–10	37	23.9
11–15	28	18.1
16–20	9	5.8
≥21	14	9.0
Work hours per week (h)
< 20	2	1.3
20–39	77	49.7
40–59	74	47.7
60–79	1	0.6
80–99	1	0.6

Abbreviations: LVN, licensed vocational nurse; LPN, licensed practical nurses.