Table 1.
Overview of the participants in the focus groups
| Focus group |
Total participants (N = 29) |
Sex, W/M (27/2) |
Age in years |
Profession, RN/CNA (15/14) |
Years of professional experience | Hospital ward | Years at the ward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FGD 1 | 5 | 5/0 | 26–57 | 3/2 | 1.5–39 | Surgery | 1.5–34 |
| FGD 2 | 4 | 3/1 | 46a | 2/2 | 27a | Medicine | 16a |
| FGD 3 | 4 | 4/0 | 26–64 | 2/2 | 3–45 | Oncology | 2–27 |
| FGD 4 | 4 | 4/0 | 19–60 | 2/2 | 1–42 | Orthopaedics | 1–36 |
| FGD 5 | 4 | 4/0 | 26–50 | 2/2 | 0.5–31 | Surgery | 0.5–18 |
| FGD 6 | 4 | 3/1 | 20–49 | 2/2 | 2–6.5 | Surgery | 2–11b |
| FGD 7 | 4 | 4/0 | 23–59 | 2/2 | 1–35 | Medicine | 4–35 |
| Mean | 40.2 | 15.2 | 11.8 |
Abbreviations: CAN, certified nurse assistant; M, men; RN, Registered Nurse; W, women.
a
Data missing on three participants.
b
One person worked as a CNA at the ward before becoming an RN.