Table 1.
Participants' demographic characteristics
| Characteristics | Professional nurses | Enrolled nurses | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing category; n (%) | 77 | (64.7) | 42 | (35.3) | 119 | (100.0) |
| Age, years; mean ± sd (min–max) | 42.4 ± 9.9 | (24–62) | 40.9 ± 8.2 | (26–61) | 41.8 ± 9.3 | (24–62) |
| Age, years; n (%) | ||||||
| ≤ 35 | 21 | (27.3) | 12 | (28.6) | 33 | (27.7) |
| 36–45 | 20 | (26.0) | 15 | (35.7) | 35 | (29.4) |
| 46–55 | 29 | (37.7) | 14 | (33.3) | 43 | (36.1) |
| 56–62 | 7 | (9.1) | 1 | (2.4) | 8 | (6.7) |
| Sex; n (%) | ||||||
| Female | 68 | (88.3) | 38 | (90.5) | 106 | (89.1) |
| Male | 9 | (11.7) | 4 | (9.5) | 13 | (10.9) |
| Hospital; n (%) | ||||||
| St Elizabeth | 13 | (16.9) | 6 | (14.3) | 19 | (16.0) |
| St Barnabas | 16 | (20.8) | 10 | (23.8) | 26 | (21.9) |
| St Patricks | 13 | (16.9) | 11 | (26.2) | 24 | (20.2) |
| Madzikane kaZulu | 16 | (20.8) | 5 | (11.9) | 21 | (17.7) |
| NMAH | 19 | (24.7) | 10 | (23.8) | 29 | (24.4) |
| Practice duration, years; median (p25 – p75) | 8 | (4–15) | 4 | (2–7) | 6 | (4–12) |
| Department; n (%) | ||||||
| Gynaecology | 7 | (9.1) | 1 | (2.4) | 8 | (6.7) |
| Obstetrics | 5 | (6.5) | 2 | (4.8) | 7 | (5.9) |
| Oncology | 5 | (6.5) | 1 | (2.4) | 6 | (5.0) |
| OPD# | 21 | (27.3) | 7 | (16.7) | 28 | (23.5) |
| Emergency Unit | 7 | (9.1) | 1 | (2.4) | 8 | (6.7) |
| Infectious diseases | 2 | (2.6) | 3 | (7.1) | 5 | (4.2) |
| Surgical ward | 15 | (19.5) | 12 | (28.6) | 27 | (22.7) |
| Medical ward | 4 | (5.2) | 7 | (16.7) | 11 | (9.2) |
| High care ward | 6 | (7.8) | 1 | (2.4) | 7 | (5.9) |
| Paediatrics ward | 5 | (6.5) | 7 | (16.7) | 12 | (10.1) |
#Outpatient department
p25 = 25th percentile, p75 = 75th percentile; NMAH Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital