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Table 1 Participant characteristics (n = 248)

From: Psychometric properties of the ethical conflict in nursing questionnaire critical care version among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study

variable

n (%) or mean ± standard deviation

Age (years)

 18–25

63 (25.4)

 26–30

99 (39.9)

 31–40

77 (31.1)

 41–50

9 (3.6)

Gender

 Men

119 (48.0)

 Women

129 (52.0)

Education level

 College or lower

8 (3.2)

 Baccalaureate

194 (78.2)

 Certificate

39 (15.7)

 Master or above

7 (2.8)

Religion

 Yes

3 (1.2)

 No

245 (98.8)

Range of clinical experience in critical care (years)

 0.5–1

41 (16.5)

 1–5

111 (44.8)

 6–10

59 (23.8)

 11–15

24 (9.7)

 16–20

8 (3.2)

  > 20

4 (2.0)

Nursing ethics training experience

 Yes

179 (72.2)

 No

69 (27.8)

Clinical workload expect for nursing care

 Only nursing care

170 (68.5)

 Nursing management

70 (28.2)

 Nursing education

109 (44.0)

 Nursing research

56 (22.6)

ECNQ-CCV-C

103.94 ± 56.59

HECS

103.25 ± 12.62

 Associates

16.50 ± 2.21

 Doctors

21.81 ± 3.81

 Patients

16.00 ± 2.16

 Organization

23.87 ± 3.03

 Administers

25.07 ± 3.46

ProQOL

91.64 ± 12.78

 Compassion satisfaction

29.67 ± 6.68

 Burnout

27.73 ± 3.22

 Secondary traumatic stress

34.23 ± 4.99

  1. ECNQ-CCV Ethical Conflict in Nursing Questionnaire-Critical Care Version, HECS Hospital Ethical Climate Survey, ProQOL Professional Quality of Life Scale