Table 1 Characteristics of the sample of ICU nurses in China (N = 437)
Characteristics | n (%)/m ± SD |
|---|---|
Age | 29.8 ± 5.16 |
Gender | Â |
 Male | 43 (9.8) |
 Female | 394 (90.2) |
years of experience as a nurse | 7.92 ± 5.17 |
years of experience in the ICU | 6.11 ± 4.77 |
Title | Â |
 Primary title | 293 (67) |
 Intermediate title | 128 (29.3) |
 Senior title | 16 (3.7) |
Education | Â |
 Junior college | 78 (17.8) |
 Undergraduate | 357 (81.7) |
 Postgraduate or above | 2 (0.5) |
Marital status | Â |
 Unmarried | 197 (45.1) |
 Married | 240 (54.9) |
hospital level | Â |
 the second-level hospital | 31 (7.1) |
 the tertiary-level hospital | 406 (92.9) |
Affiliated department | Â |
 General intensive care unit | 363 (83.1) |
 Emergency intensive care unit | 51 (11.7) |
 Surgical intensive care unit | 23 (5.3) |
Position | Â |
 registered nurse | 371 (84.9) |
 chief nurse/teaching nurse | 54 (12.4) |
 head nurse or above | 12 (2.7) |