Table 1.
Characteristics of nurses in the study (n = 219).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 43 | 19.6 |
| Female | 176 | 80.4 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Han | 203 | 92.6 |
| Minority | 16 | 7.4 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 57 | 26.0 |
| Married | 145 | 66.2 |
| Divorced/widowed | 17 | 7.8 |
| Educational background | ||
| Certificate (vocation school) | 6 | 2.7 |
| Associate degree | 29 | 13.2 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 169 | 77.2 |
| Master’s degree | 15 | 6.9 |
| Being the only child in the family | ||
| Yes | 97 | 44.2 |
| No | 122 | 55.8 |
| Have a child | ||
| Yes | 136 | 62.1 |
| No | 83 | 37.9 |
| Religious background | ||
| Yes | 32 | 14.6 |
| No | 187 | 85.4 |
| Ethical training experience | ||
| Yes | 155 | 70.8 |
| No | 64 | 29.2 |
| Professional qualification | ||
| Level 1 | 18 | 8.2 |
| Level 2 | 124 | 56.6 |
| Level 3 | 63 | 28.8 |
| Level 4 | 10 | 4.6 |
| Level 5 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Years worked as a nurse | ||
| ≤5 | 25 | 11.4 |
| 6–10 | 106 | 48.5 |
| 11–15 | 52 | 23.7 |
| 16–20 | 20 | 9.1 |
| ≥21 | 16 | 7.3 |
| Monthly income (CNY) | ||
| ≤3999 | 11 | 5.0 |
| 4000–5999 | 71 | 32.4 |
| 6000–7999 | 71 | 32.4 |
| 8000–9999 | 43 | 19.7 |
| ≥10000 | 23 | 10.5 |
| Employment type | ||
| State-employed | 78 | 25.6 |
| Contract-employed | 141 | 64.4 |
| Working setting | ||
| Intensive care unit (ICU) | 73 | 33.4 |
| COVID-19 isolation ward | 112 | 51.1 |
| Fangcang shelter hospitals | 34 | 15.5 |
| Days worked in isolation wards | ||
| ≤10 | 3 | 1.4 |
| 11–20 | 68 | 31.1 |
| 21–30 | 52 | 23.7 |
| 31–40 | 24 | 11.0 |
| ≥41 | 72 | 32.8 |
| Whether reducing the frequency of face-to-face contact with COVID-19 patients due to the occupational prevention requirements | ||
| Yes | 29 | 13.2 |
| Uncertain | 66 | 30.1 |
| No | 124 | 56.7 |
Note: Level 1 are new nurses who have passed the National Nurse Practitioner Registration Examination; Level 2 are nurses who have had 1–5 years of experience after level 1 and passing primary title examination; Level 3 are nurses who have had 1–7 years of experience after level 2 and passing intermediate title examination; Level 4 are nurses who have had 2–7 years of experience after level 3 and passing senior title examination; Level 5 are nurses who have had 5 years of experience after level 4 and have specified academic performance. 100 CNY = 15.27 US$.