Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of intensive care nurses

Characteristic	Group	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	40	14.23
	Female	241	85.77
Age	≤ 20	3	1.07
	21–30	186	66.19
	31–40	80	28.47
	41–50	12	4.27
Highest Level of Education	Associate degree	26	10.94
	Bachelor’s Degree	234	77.10
	Master’s Degree	20	10.94
	PhD	1	0.29
Years of work as registered nurses	≤ 5	110	39.15
	6–10	109	38.79
	11–15	37	13.17
	16–20	13	4.63
	> 20	12	4.27
Years of work in ICU	1–5	135	48.04
	6–10	103	36.65
	11–15	27	9.61
	16–20	10	3.56
	> 20	6	2.14
Type of ICU	General	169	60.14
	Cardiothoracic	3	1.07
	Neurological	8	2.85
	Respiratory	47	16.73
	Emergency (department)	6	2.14
	Coronary	20	7.12
	Others	28	9.96
Job Title	Nurse	40	14.24
	Senior Nurse	154	54.8
	Supervisor Nurse	81	28.83
	Co-Chief Nurse	5	1.78
	Chief Nurse	1	0.36
Number of Patients Per Nurse on Duty	1	6	2.14
	2	47	16.73
	3	101	35.94
	4	97	34.52
	≥ 5	30	10.68
Received specific ETS training	Yes	193	68.68
	No	88	31.32