Table 1 Demographics, nursing work environment, job embeddedness, head nurse leadership and presenteeism of the participants (n = 436)

Demographics (N/%)

Age, years

23 (1.79)

18–32

Gender

Male

46 (10.55)

-

Female

390 (89.45)

-

Educational level

Junior college

237 (54.36)

-

Undergraduate

195 (44.73)

-

Master degree or above

4 (0.92)

-

Whether to work independently

Yes

381 (87.39)

-

No

55 (12.62)

-

Hospital grade

Tertiary

373 (85.55)

-

Secondary

63 (14.45)

-

Weekly working hours

≤ 40

125 (28.67)

-

> 40 and ≤ 50

279 (63.99)

-

> 50

32 (7.34)

-

Monthly income

< 5000(approximately US$ 735)

305 (69.95)

-

5000–8000(approximately US$ 735–1177)

125 (28.67)

-

> 8000(approximately US$ 1177)

6 (1.38)

-

Weekly night shifts

0

61 (13.99)

-

1

218 (50.00)

-

2

92 (21.10)

-

3 and above

65 (14.91)

-

Variable score (M/SD)

Nursing Work Environment

-

127.42 (22.45)

26–156

Job Embedding

-

25.33 (4.51)

11–35

Head Nurse Leadership

-

192.31 (29.35)

88–220

Presenteeism

-

15.84 (6.22)

6–30