Table 1 Staff characteristics (RNs and NAs) in the three surgical care units (n = 118)
Characteristic | n (%)* |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Female | 106 (89.8) |
Male | 9 (7.6) |
Age | |
20–30 years | 56 (50.5) |
31–50 | 40 (36.0) |
51–75 | 15 (13.5) |
Employment | |
Permanent employment | 117 (99.2) |
Hourly employee | 1 (0.8) |
Professional role | |
Registered nurse | 63 (53.4) |
Nurse assistant | 53 (44.9) |
Academic degree for RNs | |
None | 6 (9.4) |
Bachelor | 51 (79.7) |
One-year Master | 4 (6.3) |
Licenciate | 1 (1.6) |
Doctor | 1 (1.6) |