Table 5 Bivariate relationships between individual characteristics and difficulty in raising the matter of suspicions of professional misconduct (n = 232 to 237)

Educational level

4.16

0.017*^a

0.68

0.505

 Certified nursing assistant (CNA)

3.00

3.20

 Registered nurse, associate-level degree (RN-a)

3.08

3.23

 Registered nurse, bachelor’s degree (RN-b)

2.71

3.07

Work experience in years

2.53

0.058

1.96

0.120

  < 10

2.73

3.15

 10–19

2.84

3.11

 20–29

3.11

3.37

  > 29

2.97

3.06

Managerial tasks

3.82

0.000*

2.45

0.015*

 No

3.03

3.24

 Yes

2.51

2.87

Experience with professional misconduct

-1.08

0.283

-0.93

0.353

 No

3.00

3.12

 Yes

2.89

3.22

Age

0.98

0.404

2.11

0.100

  < 40

2.95

3.40

 40–49

3.06

3.30

 50–59

2.97

3.13

  > 59

2.78

2.98

Working hours per week

1.84

0.140

1.84

0.141

  < 16

3.11

3.32

 16–23

3.06

3.30

 24–31

2.84

3.11

  > 31

2.85

2.97