Table 1.

Basic attributes of the subjects.

		N	%			N	%
Gender	Males	7	12.5	Qualification	Nurses	56	100
	Females	49	87.5		Public health nurses	6	10.7
Age	20–29	25	44.6		specialist nurse/certified nurses	3	5.4
	30–39	15	26.8
	40–49	9	16.1	Department	General wards	16	28.6
	50–59	7	12.5		Intensive care units	21	37.5
Years of service	1–5 yrs	18	32.1		Infectious disease wards	16	28.6
	6–10 yrs	14	25.0		Pediatrics	3	5.4
	11–15 yrs	6	10.7	Marital status	Married (including common-law marriage)	20	35.7
	16–20 yrs	5	8.9		Unmarried	36	64.3
	21–25 yrs	5	8.9	Work formats	Day shift	3	5.4
	26–30 yrs	4	7.1		Day shift and duty	5	8.9
	Over 30 yrs	4	7.1		3 shifts	25	44.6
Educational background	Technical college	37	66.1		2 shifts	20	35.7
	junior college	3	5.4		Night shift	3	5.4
	University	12	21.4	Their rankings	Staff nurses	48	85.7
	graduate School	2	3.6		Supervisors (including assistant supervisors)	5	8.9
	Advanced course	2	3.6		nursing supervisors (including assistant nursing supervisors)	3	5.4