Table 2.
Nurse Characteristics by Hospital Unit.
| Hospital unit |
ANOVA |
Kruskal–Wallis |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Descriptive | Medical-Surgical | Adult Critical Care | Women’s and Children’s | Surgical Services | ED | F | p value | χ2 | p value |
| Age | n | 129 | 36 | 52 | 26 | 27 | 36.18 | <.0001 | ||
| M ± SD | 34.7 ± 9.7 | 31.1 ± 7.9 | 39.0 ± 11.3 | 47.6 ± 11.6 | 34.3 ± 10.0 | |||||
| Median (range) | 33.0 (21.0–65.0) | 28.0 (22.0–50.0) | 37.0 (23.0–65.0) | 49.0 (24.0–63.0) | 33.0 (20.0–64.0) | |||||
| Time on job | n | 137 | 38 | 54 | 27 | 31 | 41.92 | <.0001 | ||
| M ± SD | 7.3 ± 7.6 | 5.2 ± 5.6 | 13.1 ± 10.6 | 18.2 ± 13.5 | 6.7 ± 6.6 | |||||
| Median (range) | 5.0 (0.0–40.0) | 3.5 (0.5–27.0) | 10.5 (0.0–43.0) | 13.0 (1.5–45.0) | 5.0 (1.0–35.0) | |||||
| MAAS | n | 116 | 29 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 3.58 | 0.0074 | ||
| M ± SD | 4.5 ± 0.9 | 3.8 ± 0.9 | 4.2 ± 0.9 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 4.0 ± 0.9 | |||||
| Median (range) | 4.6 (1.2–5.9) | 4.2 (1.8–5.3) | 4.1 (2.5–5.9) | 4.1 (2.5–6.9) | 4.1 (1.9–5.5) | |||||
| ERQ_CR | n | 126 | 34 | 51 | 23 | 31 | 4.47 | 0.3461 | ||
| M ± SD | 31.4 ± 6.9 | 32.1 ± 6.5 | 30.3 ± 6.2 | 28.8 ± 6.5 | 31.0 ± 5.6 | |||||
| Median (range) | 31.0 (12.0–42.0) | 33.0 (10.0–42.0) | 30.0 (16.0–42.0) | 30.0 (13.0–41.0) | 30.0 (22.0–42.0) | |||||
| ERQ_ES | n | 126 | 34 | 52 | 24 | 31 | 3.06 | 0.5477 | ||
| M ± SD | 14.3 ± 4.9 | 14.5 ± 4.9 | 13.4 ± 4.4 | 14.9 ± 3.9 | 13.7 ± 5.6 | |||||
| Median (range) | 15.0 (4.0–28.0) | 15.5 (5.0–24.0) | 13.0 (5.0–26.0) | 15.5 (5.0–22.0) | 14.0 (4.0–24.0) | |||||
| SCQ | n | 110 | 30 | 48 | 19 | 26 | 0.54 | 0.7062 | ||
| M ± SD | 59.4 ± 12.5 | 55.9 ± 12.1 | 59.0 ± 12.0 | 57.4 ± 14.2 | 59.6 ± 12.2 | |||||
| Median (range) | 58.0 (28.0–89.0) | 55.5 (32.0–80.0) | 59.0 (28.0–83.0) | 57.0 (35.0–81.0) | 61.0 (30.0–78.0) | |||||
| NSS | n | 126 | 39 | 48 | 23 | 29 | 7.17 | 0.1270 | ||
| M ± SD | 33.7 ± 14.7 | 41.3 ± 18.7 | 36.4 ± 13.2 | 33.2 ± 13.9 | 37.1 ± 12.6 | |||||
| Median (range) | 31.0 (4.0–78.0) | 40.0 (13.0–81.0) | 35.0 (16.0–70.0) | 33.0 (10.0–70.0) | 37.0 (17.0–61.0) | |||||
| HCAHPSa | n (hospital units) | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 122.64 | < .0001 | ||
| M ± SD overall satisfaction % | 80.1 ± 4.3 | 69.1 ± 27.0 | 72.7 ± 0.0 | – | 50.6 ± 0.0 | |||||
Note. Statistically significant differences (i.e. p <.05) are bolded. ANOVA = analysis of variance; ED = Emergency Department; MAAS = Mindful Attention Awareness Scale; ERQ = Emotion Regulation Questionnaire; CR = cognitive reappraisal; ES = expressive suppression; SCQ = Self-Care Quiz; NSS = Nursing Stress Scale; HCAHPS = Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems.
aData only available for the following units: Medical-Surgical (Oncology/General Medicine, Neuro/Ortho, Telemetry, General Surgery/Telemetry, Nephrology, General Medicine/Surgery); Adult Critical Care (intensive care unit, NCCU); Women’s and Children’s (General Nursery/Postpartum Care); and the Emergency Department.