Table 2 Respondents’ characteristics
From: Assessing the impact of academic-practice partnerships on nursing staff
Characteristic | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (total N = 290)a | ||
Under 25 | 27 | 9.3 |
26–35 | 54 | 18.6 |
36–45 | 75 | 25.9 |
46–55 | 82 | 28.3 |
Over 55 | 52 | 17.9 |
Gender (total N = 298) | ||
Female | 244 | 81.9 |
Male | 54 | 18.1 |
Years in nursing (total N = 314) | ||
Less than 1 year | 8 | 2.6 |
1 to less than 5 years | 80 | 25.5 |
5 to less than 10 years | 56 | 17.8 |
10 to less than 20 years | 78 | 24.8 |
20 or more | 92 | 29.3 |
Years at a VA facility (N = 314) | ||
Less than 1 year | 25 | 8.0 |
1 to less than 5 years | 123 | 39.2 |
5 to less than 10 years | 88 | 28.0 |
10 to less than 20 years | 43 | 13.7 |
20 or more | 35 | 11.2 |
Highest degree† (N = 301) | ||
Doctoral degree | 0 | 0 |
Master’s degree | 30 | 10.0 |
Bachelor’s degree | 195 | 64.8 |
Associate’s degree | 76 | 25.3 |
Current position (N = 314) | ||
Staff RN | 295 | 93.9 |
CNS/CNL | 3 | 1.0 |
Nurse manager | 13 | 4.1 |
Nurse practitioner | 1 | 0.3 |
Nurse educator | 1 | 0.3 |
Other | 1 | 0.3 |
Full-time or part-time (N = 313) | ||
Full-time | 295 | 94.2 |
Part-time | 18 | 5.8 |