Table 1.
General characteristics of participants (N = 182)
| Characteristics | n (%) or Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (y) | Mean ± SD | 28.43 ± 3.28 |
| Gender | Female | 176 (96.7) |
| Male | 6 (3.3) | |
| Education level | Junior college | 29 (15.9) |
| College | 112 (61.6) | |
| Master & above | 41 (22.5) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 141 (77.5) |
| Married | 41 (22.5) | |
| Type of hospital | Superior general | 102 (56.0) |
| General | 80 (44.0) | |
| Working unit | Medical unit | 60 (33.0) |
| Surgical unit | 48 (26.3) | |
| Intensive care unit | 42 (23.1) | |
| Emergency room | 32 (17.6) | |
| Position | Staff nurse | 172 (94.5) |
| Charge nurse | 10 (5.5) | |
| Working years at hospitals | Mean ± SD | 5.70 ± 3.33 |
| Working years at current department | Mean ± SD | 3.83 ± 2.67 |
| Proportion of nurses in school (%)a | <10 | 96 (52.7) |
| 10–14 | 64 (35.2) | |
| ≥15 | 22 (12.1) | |
| Proportion of nurses in pregnancy (%)a | <5 | 119 (65.4) |
| 5–9 | 48 (26.4) | |
| ≥10 | 15 (8.2) | |
| Chance to request their WS | 178 (97.8) | |
| Chance to change their WS | 113 (62.1) | |
| Change in WS without prior notice past 3 mo | 110 (60.4) | |
| Presence of compensation for the unplanned WS change (n = 110) | 17 (15.5) | |
| Presence of standards on WS at the institutional level | 152 (83.5) | |
SD, standard deviation; WS, work schedule.
a
Proportion of nurses in school means the percentage of nurses attending graduate school among all nurses and proportion of nurses in pregnancy means the percentage of pregnant nurses among all nurses in each working unit.