Table 1.
Demographic information of the male nurses (n = 161).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 21-24 | 77 (47.8) |
| 25-29 | 66 (41.0) |
| ≥30 | 18 (11.2) |
| Year(s) working | |
| 1-5 | 131 (81.4) |
| 6-10 | 26 (16.1) |
| 11-30 | 4 (2.5) |
| Department | |
| Surgery | 19 (11.8) |
| Operating room | 40 (24.8) |
| ICU | 64 (39.8) |
| Others | 38 (23.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 114 (70.8) |
| Married | 47 (29.2) |
| Educational level | |
| Secondary technical certificate | 42 (26.1) |
| Bachelor degree | 116 (72.0) |
| Master degree | 3 (1.9) |
| The first choice in the college entrance examination | |
| Nursing specialty | 91 (56.5) |
| Clinical medicine specialty | 30 (18.6) |
| others | 40 (24.9) |
| Having thoughts or behaviors of hiding their identity as clinical nurses | |
| Yes | 98 (60.9) |
| No | 63 (39.1) |
| Having experiences of failing in love for the identity as clinical nurses | |
| Yes | 41 (25.5) |
| No | 120 (74.5) |