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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 20)

From: Care of patients undergoing withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments: an ICU nurse perspective

Categories

n (%) or M ± SD

Age (year)

30.1 ± 3.06

Gender

 

 Male

 Female

7 (35)

13 (65)

Departments of intensive care unit

 

 Medical

 Surgical

 Emergency

 Cardiac

 Neurological

6 (30)

1 (5)

9 (45)

1 (5)

3 (15)

Education level (%)

 

 Graduate school

 Bachelor degree

 Associate degree

1 (5)

17 (85)

2 (10)

Years of nursing experience

4.68 ± 3.31

  1. (M ± SD: Mean ± Standard Deviation)