Nurse demographic characteristics by site
Variables | Overall N=86 | Site A: regional medical centre, n=42 | Site B: academic medical centre, n=44 | p value |
Female, n (%) | 72 (84) | 34 (81) | 38 (86) | 0.50 |
Age in years, median (IQR)* | 28 (25, 36) | 31 (26, 38) | 27 (24, 34) | 0.08 |
Race, n (%)† | 0.61 | |||
White | 82 (97) | 41 (98) | 41 (95) | |
Black | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | |
American Indian | 2 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | |
Hispanic, n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | – |
Highest degree, n (%) | 0.63 | |||
Associate | 7 (8) | 4 (10) | 3 (7) | |
Bachelor’s | 68 (79) | 34 (81) | 34 (77) | |
Master’s | 11 (13) | 4 (10) | 7 (16) | |
Years in nursing, median (IQR) | 4 (3, 10) | 5 (3, 12) | 4 (2, 9) | 0.36 |
Years at current institution, median (IQR)‡ | 3 (2, 7) | 4 (2, 8) | 3 (2, 6) | 0.30 |
Years at current unit, median (IQR)‡ | 3 (1, 5) | 3 (1, 6) | 2 (1, 4) | 0.07 |
Day shift (07:00–19:00), n (%) | 63 (73) | 27 (64) | 36 (82) | 0.07 |
Hours worked per week, median (IQR) | 36 (36, 36) | 36 (36, 36) | 36 (36, 36) | 0.11 |
*N=84; site A: n=40.
†N=85; site B: n=43.
‡N=85; site B: n=43.