Table 2.
Work-Life Characteristics of Nurses
| NYU Site | Percent | Number | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tisch/Kimmel | 46.5 | 814 | |
| NYU Winthrop | 35.4 | 620 | |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn | 12.7 | 222 | |
| NYU Langone Orthopedic | 5.3 | 93 | |
| Unit type | |||
| Intensive Care Unit | 25.1 | 403 | |
| Inpatient-non ICU | 49.2 | 788 | |
| Other | 25.7 | 412 | |
| Participated in evacuation of hospital during Super Storm Sandy | |||
| Yes | 8.2 | 120 | |
| No | 91.8 | 1336 | |
| Prior to admission of COVID-19 patients had experience in previous epidemic/pandemic | yes | 24.4 | 356 |
| No | 75.6 | 1102 | |
| Since March 15, 2020 was assigned to a new unit | |||
| Never | 46.6 | 747 | |
| Once | 14.5 | 232 | |
| Twice | 10.8 | 173 | |
| Three or more times | 28.1 | 451 | |
| Received sufficient support from staff at new work unit | |||
| Yes | 43.7 | 694 | |
| No | 13.9 | 220 | |
| Not assigned to a new unit | 42.4 | 674 | |
| NYU Langone has made sufficient supportive services available to nursing staff | |||
| Yes | 55.8 | 842 | |
| No | 16.4 | 247 | |
| Don't know | 29.9 | 421 | |
| Typical work schedule | |||
| Days | 66.6 | 1170 | |
| Other | 33.4 | 588 | |
| How often cared for patients with COVID-19 | |||
| All/most days | 55.1 | 969 | |
| About half of days | 15.8 | 277 | |
| A few days | 17.3 | 304 | |
| Not at all | 11.8 | 208 | |
| Kind of communication received from nurse manager | |||
| Frequent, valuable | 31.5 | 554 | |
| Good | 20.7 | 364 | |
| Adequate | 26.4 | 465 | |
| Insufficient | 15.5 | 273 | |
| Poor to no | 5.9 | 104 | |
| Years worked as RN | |||
| <1 year | 5.3 | 77 | |
| ≥1 year | 94.7 | 1371 | |
| Days absent from work since March 15, 2020 | |||
| None | 55.6 | 868 | |
| 1-3 | 29.0 | 453 | |
| 4-6 | 6.1 | 96 | |
| ≥7 | 9.3 | 145 |