Table 1 The general information and characteristics of surveyed nurses (n = 1080)
Variables | Cases (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Female | 1080 | 100.0% |
Age(y) | ||
  ≤ 30 | 576 | 53.3% |
 31 ~ 40 | 344 | 31.9% |
 40 ~ 50 | 140 | 13.0% |
  ≥ 50 | 20 | 1.8% |
Job title | ||
 Nurse | 316 | 29.3% |
 Nurse Practitioner | 436 | 40.4% |
 Nurse-in-charge | 311 | 28.8% |
 Professor of Nursing | 17 | 1.5% |
Educational level | ||
 High school | 37 | 3.4% |
 College | 446 | 41.3% |
 Bachelor | 596 | 55.2% |
 Master | 1 | 0.1% |
Working experience(y) | ||
  < 1 | 47 | 4.3% |
 1 ~ 5 | 357 | 33.1% |
 6 ~ 10 | 301 | 27.9% |
  ≥ 10 | 375 | 34.7% |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 751 | 69.6% |
 Unmarried | 307 | 27.9% |
 Divorced | 20 | 1.9% |
 Other | 2 | 0.2% |
Having child | ||
 Yes | 704 | 65.2% |
 No | 376 | 34.8% |
Employment relationship | ||
 Formal staffing | 232 | 21.5% |
 Contract | 836 | 77.4% |
 Dispatch | 12 | 1.1% |
Number of night shifts per month | ||
 0 ~ 5 | 652 | 60.4% |
 5 ~ 10 | 360 | 33.3% |
  ≥ 10 | 68 | 6.3% |
Number of patients in day shift nursing | ||
 1 ~ 8 | 313 | 29.0% |
 9 ~ 16 | 423 | 39.2% |
  > 16 | 344 | 31.8% |
Number of patients in night shift nursing | ||
 1 ~ 16 | 224 | 20.7% |
 17 ~ 32 | 227 | 21.0% |
  > 32 | 629 | 58.3% |