Table 1 Descriptive statistics: quality of care, patient safety, care left undone, job satisfaction, work schedule flexibility by shifts
Poor quality of nursing care rating | Poor patient safety rating | Care left undone | Not satisfied with job | Not satisfied with work schedule | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. in each category | No. | % | No. | % | Mean | (95% CI) | No. | % | No. | % | |
≤8 h shift | 860 | 136 | 15.9 | 49 | 5.7 | 3.85 | (3.72–3.98) | 301 | 35.1 | 186 | 21.8 |
8.01–10.00 | 356 | 73 | 20.6 | 26 | 7.3 | 3.72 | (3.52–3.92) | 159 | 45.0 | 104 | 29.4 |
10.01–11.99 | 496 | 99 | 20.0 | 33 | 6.7 | 3.80 | (3.63–3.98) | 194 | 39.5 | 116 | 23.5 |
≥12 | 856 | 180 | 21.1 | 59 | 6.9 | 4.23 | (4.09–4.37) | 366 | 42.9 | 230 | 27.0 |
Not overtime | 1269 | 198 | 15.7 | 62 | 4.9 | 3.24 | (3.14–3.34) | 412 | 32.7 | 253 | 20.0 |
Working beyond contracted hours | 1289 | 288 | 22.5 | 105 | 8.2 | 4.67 | (4.55–4.79) | 605 | 47.1 | 380 | 29.6 |
Day shift | 1898 | 340 | 18.0 | 116 | 6.1 | 4.11 | (4.02–4.21) | 730 | 38.5 | 434 | 23.0 |
Night shift | 670 | 148 | 22.2 | 51 | 7.7 | 3.48 | (3.34–3.62) | 290 | 43.8 | 202 | 30.4 |