Table 1.
Participant characteristics.
| Demographic characteristics | All participants n = 82 |
Traditional BSN graduates n = 50 |
RN-BSN graduates n = 9 |
DNP graduates n = 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD Range |
Mean ± SD Range |
Mean ± SD Range |
Mean ± SD Range |
|
| Age (years) | 28.6 ± 7.6 21–54 |
24.3 ± 3.3 21–35 |
32.6 ± 5.4 25–41 |
36.6 ± 8.3 28–54 |
| Length of employment (years)a | 3.6 ± 6.0 0–31 |
0.14 ± 0.3 0–1 |
2.1 ± 1.3 0–4 |
9.6 ± 7.4 0–31 |
| Demographic characteristics | All participants n = 82 |
Traditional BSN graduates n = 50 |
RN-BSN graduates n = 9 |
DNP graduates n = 23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Gender (female) | 68 (84.0) | 44 (88.0) | 5 (55.6) | 19 (86.4) |
| Hispanic (yes) | 6 (7.4) | 5 (10.0) | 0 | 1 (4.5) |
| Race (white) | 69 (85.2) | 42 (84.0) | 8 (88.9) | 19 (86.4) |
| Employment (employed) | 63 (76.8) | 37 (74.0) | 8 (88.9) | 18 (78.3) |
| Job role (clinical) | 66 (80.5) | 43 (86.0) | 7 (77.8) | 16 (69.6) |
| Setting (hospital) | 66 (80.5) | 42 (84.0) | 7 (77.8) | 17 (73.9) |
| DNP | ||||
| FNPb | 7 (30.4) | |||
| PMHNP | 5 (21.7) | |||
| AGACNP | 3 (13.0) | |||
| MS-DNP Org. Leadership | 3 (13.0) | |||
| WHNP | 3 (13.0) | |||
| NNP | 1 (4.3) | |||
| NMWHNP | 1 (4.3) |
a
Exact employment questions asked: Are you currently employed in nursing? Describe your current level of employment in nursing? How many years have you worked as a nurse?
b
Family primary care (FNP), psychiatric/mental health (PMHNP), adult/gerontology acute care (AGACNP), post-MS-to-DNP (MS-DNP), women's health (WHNP), neonatal (NNP), nurse-midwifery/women's health (NMWHNP); there were no responses from the adult/gerontology primary care track (AGPCNP).