Table 2.
Differences in Hospital Characteristics Between Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals
| Magnet Hospitals (n = 46) | Non-Magnet Hospitals (n = 521) | |||
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| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | P |
| Classified as teaching hospital | 29 (63.04) | 249 (47.79) | 3.93 | .05 |
| High-technology statusa | 33 (71.74) | 220 (42.23) | 14.90 | .00 |
| Not-for-profit ownership | 46 (100.0) | 418 (80.23) | 11.11 | .00 |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | P | |
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| Bed size | 264 (195) | 415 (191) | −5.04 | .00 |
| Female | 0.94 (0.35) | 0.93 (0.54) | −1.41 | .16 |
| Years of experience | 11.84 (2.87) | 11.37 (2.91) | −1.06 | .29 |
| Educated in the United States | 0.85 (0.11) | 0.86 (0.15) | 0.29 | .77 |
| Certified | 0.42 (0.13) | 0.36 (0.13) | −2.80 | .01 |
| Work environmentb | 2.85 (0.19) | 2.67 (0.22) | −5.29 | .00 |
| Bachelor of science in nursing educationc | 0.42 (0.10) | 0.38 (0.36) | −2.27 | .02 |
| Patients per nurse | 4.84 (0.73) | 5.02 (1.08) | 1.13 | .26 |
a
High technology is defined as a hospital that performs open heart surgery, organ transplantation, or both.
b
Work environment is measured as average composite score on the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index.
c
Proportion of nurses with baccalaureate degree or higher.