Table 1.
Study Sample Characteristics, Job Outcomes, and Policy Views Among Hospital and Nursing Home Registered Nurses
| Variable | All Registered Nurses (N = 33,462) |
Hospital Nurses (n = 29,859) |
Nursing Home Nurses (n = 3,603) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Characteristics | ||||
| Age in y, mean (SD) | 44.6 (13.1) | 44.3 (13.1) | 47.3 (12.8) | < 0.001 |
| Female, n (%) | 29,637 (88.8) | 26,418 (88.7) | 3,219 (89.4) | 0.169 |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | < 0.001 | |||
| White | 20,869 (62.8) | 18,926 (63.8) | 1,943 (54.2) | |
| Black | 4,236 (12.8) | 3,598 (12.1) | 638 (17.8) | |
| Hispanic | 1,839 (5.5) | 1,674 (5.7) | 165 (4.6) | |
| Asian | 3,254 (9.8) | 2,785 (9.4) | 469 (13.1) | |
| Other | 3,031 (9.12) | 2,663 (9.0) | 368 (10.3) | |
| RN experience in years, mean (SD) | 16.2 (13.2) | 16.3 (13.1) | 15.6 (13.7) | 0.003 |
| Baccalaureate (BSN) or higher, n (%) | 24,674 (73.8) | 22,849 (76.6) | 1,825 (50.7) | < 0.001 |
| Nurse Job Outcomes | ||||
| High burnout,an (%) | 11,871 (41.5) | 10,406 (41.2) | 1,465 (44.3) | < 0.001 |
| Job dissatisfaction, n (%) | 8,008 (25.0) | 7,010 (24.6) | 998 (28.0) | < 0.001 |
| Intent to leave employer in a year, n (%) | 6,907 (21.7) | 5,850 (20.7) | 1,057 (30.0) | < 0.001 |
| Nurse Policy Views | ||||
| Favorable view of policies that would allow RNs to practice across state lines without obtaining additional licenses, n (%) | 20,471 (74.0) | 17,940 (73.7) | 2,531 (76.3) | 0.001 |
| Views on Improving Safety and Quality | ||||
| Rated the following as very high importance to ensure high quality and safe patient careb: | ||||
| Improving patient-to-nurse staffing, n (%) | 31,673 (94.8) | 28,365 (95.1) | 3,308 (92.1) | < 0.001 |
| Reducing burnout among nurses, n (%) | 31,489 (94.4) | 28,096 (94.4) | 3,393 (94.6) | 0.501 |
| Improving the working conditions of nurses, n (%) | 30,489 (91.6) | 27,228 (91.7) | 3,261 (91.1) | 0.241 |
Note. BSN = bachelor of science in nursing. Percentages may not total 100% because of rounding.
a
High burnout was defined as a score of 27 or greater on the Maslach Burnout Inventory.
b
Scored on a scale of 0 to 10. Scores of 8 or higher were classified as very high importance.