Table 1. Characteristics of Nurse Participants.
Characteristic | Data (N = 136) |
---|---|
Baccalaureate degree or higher, No. (%) | 114 (83.8) |
Specialty certification, No. (%) | 44 (32.4) |
Primary shift, No. (%) | |
Day | 49 (36.0) |
Evening | 2 (1.5) |
Night | 45 (33.1) |
Rotating | 40 (29.4) |
Nursing experience, mean (SD), y | 9.0 (9.5) |
Tenure in current NICU, mean (SD), y | 6.4 (7.6) |
Weekly hours worked, mean (SD) | 32.4 (6.2) |
No. of shifts of data contributed during study, mean (SD) | 41.8 (17.3) |
No. of unique infants cared for during study, mean (SD) | 39.9 (15.8) |
Abbreviation: NICU, neonatal intensive care unit.