Table 7.
Satisfaction with Current Nursing Practice by Region of Primary Employment and Nurse Type
| Overall, I am satisfied with my current nursing practice | Atlantic M (SD) n = 909 |
QC M (SD) n = 306 |
ON M (SD) n = 400 |
MB/SK M (SD) n = 796 |
AB/BC M (SD) n = 618 |
Territories M (SD) n = 581 |
Total M (SD) n= |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NP n = 159 |
4.21 (0.83) | 4.25 (0.90) | 3.87 (0.89) | 4.28 (0.84) | 4.15 (0.49) | 4.10 (0.79) | 4.13 (0.81) |
| RN n = 1 965 |
4.00 (0.79) | 4.08 (0.58) | 4.01 (0.84) | 3.99 (0.71) | 3.88 (0.96) | 4.04 (0.75) | 4.00 (0.79) |
| LPN n = 1 286 |
3.83 (0.87) | 3.81 (0.82) | 3.83 (0.93) | 3.78 (0.83) | 3.76 (0.92) | 3.75 (0.78) | 3.80 (0.87) |
| RPN n = 200 |
– | – | – | 3.81 (0.95) | 3.90 (0.68) | 4.00 (1.10) | 3.84 (0.89) |
| Total sample N = 3 610 |
3.93 (0.84) | 4.00 (0.71) | 3.92 (0.88) | 3.89 (0.81) | 3.84 (0.91) | 4.01 (0.76) | 3.92 (0.83) |
Likert scale had a range of 1–5, with a higher number representing greater satisfaction