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Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 26)

From: How does collegial support increase retention of registered nurses in homecare nursing agencies? a qualitative study

Characteristics

Mean ± SD

N (%)

Age

 

42.2 ± 6.6

Sex

Female

25 (96)

Race

Asian

26 (100)

Employment status

Full-time

19 (73)

 

Part-time

7 (27)

Job tenure at agency (years)

6.3 ± 3.6

Job experience in homecare nursing (years)

7.6 ± 4.1

Job experience (excluding homecare nurse agency) (years)

10.2 ± 5.9

Number of workplaces ever worked

4.0 ± 1.5

 

Hospital

2.2 ± 1.2

 

Homecare nurse agency

1.4 ± 0.8

 

Other

3.8 ± 0.6

Partner

 

16 (62)

Children under 12 years old

6 (23)

Children

 

15 (58)