Table 1 Participants’ demographic information (N=274)
Variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 192 (70.1) |
Male | 82 (29.9) |
Marital status | |
Single | 114 (41.6) |
Married | 159 (58.0) |
Others (widows and divorced) | 1 (0.4) |
Age (year) | |
21-30 | 138 (50.4) |
31-40 | 122 (44.5) |
41-50 | 13 (4.7) |
More than 50 years | 1 (0.4) |
Level of education | |
Bachelor | 263 (96.0) |
Master | 10 (3.6) |
Ph.D. | 1 (0.4) |
Total nursing experience (year) | |
Less than 5 | 90 (32.8) |
10-May | 110 (40.1) |
15-Oct | 58 (21.2) |
15-20 | 12 (4.4) |
20-25 | 3 (1.1) |
More than 25 | 1 (0.4) |
Nursing experience in ED (month/year) | |
6-12 m | 63 (23.0) |
1-10 y | 179 (65.3) |
10-20 y | 32 (11.7) |
More than 20 y | 0 (0) |
Current position | |
ED supervisor | 4 (1.5) |
ED chief nurse | 5 (1.8) |
ED nurse | 236 (86.1) |
Triage nurse | 29 (10.6) |
Type of shift | |
In Rotation | 249 (90.9) |
Morning | 14 (5.1) |
Evening | 4 (1.5) |
Night | 7 (2.6) |
Weekly working hours | |
Less than 30 | 3 (1.1) |
30-40 | 116 (42.3) |
More than 40 | 155 (56.6) |
Type of ED | |
General | 227 (82.8) |
Poisoning | 17 (6.2) |
Trauma | 18 (6.6) |
Cardiology | 12 (4.4) |
Psychiatry | 1 (0.4) |
Formal forensic nursing education | |
Yes | 18 (6.6) |
No | 256 (93.4) |
Personal experiences of legal and judicial claims | |
Yes | 16 (5.8) |
No | 258 (94.2) |