Table 1.
Characteristics of Respondents
| Characteristics | Respondents N = 103 (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
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| Female | 98 (95%) |
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| License | |
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| Licensed Practical or Vocational Nurse | 32 (30%) |
| Registered Nurse | 71 (66%) |
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| Level of education | |
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| Diploma | 30 (28%) |
| Associate's Degree | 39 (36%) |
| Baccalaureate Degree | 24 (22%) |
| Master’s Degree | 8 (7%) |
| Other* | 2 (2%) |
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| Current Roles† | |
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| Clinical | 74 (69%) |
| Administrative | 34 (31%) |
| Teaching | 20 (19%) |
| Research | 2 (2%) |
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| Years of Experience in Caring for Older Adults | |
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| 1 - 9 years | 42 (41%) |
| 10 - 19 years | 25 (24%) |
| 20 or more years | 36 (35%) |
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| Type of Long-Term Care Facility† | |
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| Community-based nursing home | 65 (60%) |
| Hospital-owned nursing home or nursing home ward in hospital | 32 (31%) |
| Hospital | 14 (13%) |
| Long-term acute care facility | 11 (10%) |
| Other‡ | 10 (10%) |
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| Geographic Region§ | |
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| Northeast | 33 (31%) |
| Midwest | 29 (27%) |
| South | 39 (36%) |
| West | 2 (2%) |
*
Doctoral degree, and degree not specified
†
Respondents could select more than one answer
‡
Includes a Veterans Affairs Community Living Center (1), outpatient clinic (1), continuing care retirement community (1), facility for adults with disabilities (1), home care (2) or not specified (4).
§
Based regions defined by the US Census Bureau