Table 1.

Characteristics of the participant nurses (n = 13)

Gender
Female	10
Male	3
Age (years)
Range	< 27 to > 66
< 29–39	2
40–49	1
50 to > 66	10
Education
Bachelor’s degree (3-year)	11
Nursing programme (2-year)	2
Specialist nursing degree in palliative, geriatric or dementia nursing	0
Years working as a nurse
Range	2 to 37
Mean/median	21/20
Years working in dementia ward at a nursing home
Range	1 to 15
Mean/median	10/10