Table 1.
Characteristic | Respondents | |
---|---|---|
N | % | |
Experience and credentials | ||
Oncology certified | 354 | 66.7 |
Years in oncology | ||
0–5 | 157 | 29.6 |
6–10 | 136 | 25.6 |
11–15 | 73 | 13.7 |
> 15 | 165 | 31.1 |
Years in ONS | ||
0–5 | 329 | 62.0 |
6–10 | 88 | 16.6 |
11–15 | 42 | 7.9 |
> 15 | 72 | 13.6 |
Employment status | ||
Full-time | 439 | 82.7 |
Part-time | 72 | 13.6 |
Unknown | 20 | 3.8 |
Office type | ||
Inpatient | 167 | 31.5 |
Outpatient | 342 | 64.4 |
Unknown | 22 | 4.1 |
Work setting | ||
Physician office/infusion center | 199 | 37.5 |
Hospital-based clinic | 143 | 26.9 |
Medical oncology unit | 130 | 24.5 |
Bone marrow transplant unit | 37 | 7.0 |
Other | 22 | 4.1 |
Primary position | ||
Staff nurse | 390 | 73.4 |
Nurse practitioner | 56 | 10.5 |
Director/manager/coordinator | 25 | 4.7 |
Case manager/navigator | 20 | 3.8 |
Clinical nurse specialist | 19 | 3.6 |
Other | 21 | 4.0 |