Table 1.
Frequency distribution of the staff nurses’ sociodemographic and professional variables (N = 412).
| Variable | n | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 39 | 9.5 |
| Female | 373 | 90.5 |
| Experience (years) | ||
| <5 | 85 | 20.6 |
| 5–9 | 146 | 35.4 |
| 10–15 | 108 | 26.2 |
| >15 | 73 | 17.7 |
| Education | ||
| Diploma | 140 | 34.0 |
| Bachelor | 272 | 66.0 |
| Nationality | ||
| Indian | 140 | 34.0 |
| Filipino | 106 | 25.7 |
| Saudi | 144 | 35.0 |
| Others | 22 | 5.3 |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 227 | 55.1 |
| Christian | 149 | 36.2 |
| Others | 36 | 8.7 |
| Hospital | ||
| KFH | 200 | 48.5 |
| KAH | 212 | 51.5 |
| Department | ||
| Medical | 73 | 17.7 |
| Surgical | 90 | 21.8 |
| ICU | 59 | 14.3 |
| ER | 62 | 15.0 |
| Others | 128 | 31.1 |
| Working hours | ||
| Fixed | 112 | 27.2 |
| Rotating | 300 | 72.8 |
| Career choice | ||
| Personal interest | 200 | 48.5 |
| Professional | 92 | 22.3 |
| Availability | 82 | 19.9 |
| Not specified | 38 | 9.2 |
| Effect of PV on OC | ||
| Yes | 341 | 82.8 |
| No | 44 | 10.7 |
| Not sure | 27 | 6.6 |
| Ethics course | ||
| Yes | 263 | 63.8 |
| No | 149 | 36.2 |
ER, emergency room; ICU, intensive care unit; KAH, King Abdulaziz Hospital; KFH, King Fahad General Hospital Jeddah; OC, organizational commitment; PV, personal values.