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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nurs Outlook. 2017 Nov 13;66(3):244–253. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2017.10.010

Table 1.

Sample Demographics

Demographic Variables Baseline Follow-up


Controls
(N=492)
N (%)
Intervention
(N=7196)
N (%)
Controls
(N=337)
N (%)
Intervention
(N=7813)
N (%)

Gender
Male 14 (6.3%) 311 (6.4%) 17 (8.1%) 411 (7.4%)
Female 207 (93.7%) 4578 (93.6%) 193 (92.6%) 5159 (92.6%)

Race
White 216 (99.1%) 3976 (83.8%) 199 (97.5%) 4495 (82.7%)
Asian 0 (0.0%) 380 (8.0%) 1 (0.5%) 485 (9.0%)
Black/African American 2 (0.9%) 327 (6.9%) 2 (1.0%) 366 (6.8%)
American Indian/Alaska 0 (0.0%) 26 (0.5%) 2 (1.0%) 49 (0.9%)
Native 0 (0.0%) 33 (0.7%) 0 (0.0%) 35 (0.6%)
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island

Consider Themselves Hispanic or Latino
Yes 0 (0.0%) 229 (4.7%) 0 (0.0%) 283 (5.1%)
No 221 (100.0%) 4639 (95.3%) 205 (100.0%) 5267 (94.9%)

Highest Level of Nursing Education
Diploma 13 (5.8%) 302 (6.2%) 9 (4.3%) 264 (4.7%)
Associate Degree 56 (24.9%) 995 (20.3%) 49 (23.3%) 1086 (19.4%)
Baccalaureate Degree 131 (58.2%) 2875 (58.7%) 128 (61.0%) 3417 (60.9%)
Master's Degree 23 (10.2%) 695 (14.2%) 19 (9.0%) 795 (14.2%)
Doctorate Degree 2 (0.9%) 31 (0.6%) 5 (2.4%) 48 (0.9%)

Primary Role
Staff Nurse 141 (67.1%) 3440 (73.6%) 135 (69.6%) 3928 (73.6%)
Head Nurse 13 (6.2%) 268 (5.7%) 9 (4.6%) 322 (6.0%)
Education 14 (6.7%) 210 (4.5%) 9 (4.6%) 257 (4.8%)
Supervisor 16 (7.6%) 213 (4.6%) 12 (6.2%) 249 (4.7%)
Nurse Practitioner 2 (1.0%) 182 (3.9%) 5 (2.6%) 181 (3.4%)
Clinical Nurse Specialist 9 (4.3%) 95 (2.0%) 10 (5.2%) 107 (2.0%)
Director/Assistant 9 (4.3%) 95 (2.0%) 6 (3.1%) 135 (2.5%)
Director 2 (1.0%) 94 (2.0%) 5 (2.6%) 83 (1.6%)
Case Manager 3 (1.4%) 42 (0.9%) 0 (0.0%) 41 (0.8%)
Consultant 1 (0.5%) 35 (0.7%) 3 (1.5%) 34 (0.6%)
Researcher

Did Nursing Curriculum Include Genetics Content
Yes 119 (51.1%) 2587 (52.1%) 108 (52.2%) 2700 (47.7%)
No 114 (48.9%) 2376 (47.9%) 99 (47.8%) 2961 (52.3%)

Genetics Course Since Licensure
Yes 29 (12.4%) 653 (13.2%) 26 (12.4%) 1098 (19.5%)
No 205 (87.6%) 4311 (86.8%) 183 (87.6%) 4541 (80.5%)