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Table 2 Summary of respondent characteristics (n = 259)

From: Dealing with professional misconduct by colleagues in home care: a nationwide survey among nursing staff

 

% or mean (S.D.)

Missing data (%)

Age (years)

50.79 (9.30)

0 %

  < 40

13.1 %

 

 40–49

22.8 %

 

 50–59

48.7 %

 

  > 59

15.4 %

 

Sex

 

0 %

 Male

4.3 %

 

 Female

95.8 %

 

Educational level

 

0.8 %

 Certified nursing assistant

51.0 %

 

 Registered nurse, associate-level degree

25.7 %

 

 Registered nurse, bachelor’s degree

23.4 %

 

Managerial tasksa

 

1.2 %

 No

86.3 %

 

 Yes

13.7 %

 

Work experience (years)

23.00 (10.75)

6.6 %

  < 10

13.6 %

 

 10–19

21.1 %

 

 20–29

31.0 %

 

  > 29

34.3 %

 

Working hours per week

22.7 (7.50)

6.6 %

  < 16

14.9 %

 

 16–23

33.5 %

 

 24–31

36.4 %

 

  > 31

15.3 %

 
  1. a Managerial tasks are performed mainly by registered nurses. Only 0.8 % of the certified nursing assistants have managerial tasks, while 12 % of the registered nurses with an associate degree and 40 % of the nurses with a bachelor’s degree have managerial tasks