Table 1 Cross country sample demographic results
From: Perceptions of perioperative nursing competence: a cross-country comparison
Australia | Canada | Scotland | Sweden | Total Sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | 175 (22.8) | 132 (17.2) | 212 (27.6) | 249 (32.4) | 768 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 21 (12.0) | 14 (10.6) | 24 (11.3) | 38(15.3) | 97 (12.6) |
Female | 154 (88.0) | 118 (89.4) | 188 (88.7) | 211 (84.7) | 671 (87.4) |
Nursing role | |||||
EN | 0 (0.0) | 14 (10.6) | 4 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (2.3) |
RN/OR practitioner | 131 (74.9) | 118 (89.4) | 192 (90.6) | 0 (0.0) | 441 (57.4) |
Clinical nurse/manager | 44 (25.1) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (7.5) | 0 (0.0) | 60 (7.8) |
RNA | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 125 (50.2) | 125 (16.3) |
OR nurse | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 124 (49.8) | 124 (16.2) |
Specialist qualification | |||||
Yes | 51 (29.1) | 103 (78.0) | 96 (45.3) | 58 (23.3) | 460 (59.9) |
No | 124 (70.9) | 29 (22.0) | 116 (54.7) | 191 (76.7) | 308 (40.1) |
Years in the OR | |||||
0–5 years | 64 (36.6) | 38 (28.8) | 59 (27.8) | 50 (20.1) | 211 (27.5) |
6–10 years | 33 (18.9) | 26 (19.7) | 42 (19.8) | 60 (24.1) | 161 (21.0) |
> 10 years | 78 (44.5) | 68 (51.5) | 111 (52.4) | 139 (55.8) | 396 (51.5) |