Table 1 Participant Demographic Characteristics and Work Patterns
Overall (N = 74) | Unit A (n = 23) | Unit B (n = 19) | Unit C (n = 16) | Unit D (n = 16) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Registered Nurse | 32 (43%) | 6 (26%) | 6 (32%) | 9 (56%) | 11 (69%) | 0.148 |
Clinical Nurse Specialist | 20 (27%) | 9 (39%) | 7 (37%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (13%) | |
Associated Nurse Unit Manager | 19 (26%) | 7 (30%) | 5 (26%) | 5 (31%) | 2 (13%) | |
Clinical Nurse Educator | 3 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 1 (5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (6%) | |
Day time shifts only | 6 (8%) | 2 (9%) | 2 (11%) | 2 (13%) | 0 (0%) | 0.426 |
Night shifts only | 3 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (11%) | 1 (6%) | 0 (0%) | |
Rotating roster (days and nights) | 61 (82%) | 20 (87%) | 15 (79%) | 11 (69%) | 15 (94%) | |
Permanent shifts unspecified type | 4 (5%) | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 1 (6%) | |
Permanent days worked (a) | 14 (19%) | 1 (4%) | 5 (26%) | 7 (44%) | 1 (6%) | 0.006 |
Proportion of shifts allocated to high acuity cardiac patients | ||||||
< 25% (b) | 17 (23%) | 1 (4%) | 7 (37%) | 3 (19%) | 6 (38%) | < 0.001 |
25–50% | 13 (18%) | 5 (22%) | 1 (5%) | 5 (31%) | 2 (13%) | |
50–75% | 23 (31%) | 9 (39%) | 10 (53%) | 4 (25%) | 0 (0%) | |
100% | 21 (28%) | 8 (35%) | 1 (5%) | 4 (25%) | 8 (50%) | |
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | ||
Age (years) (c) | 38 (30, 45) | 40 (32, 45) | 44 (37, 52) | 34 (29, 41) | 34a (26, 38) | 0.012 |
Years qualified as RN (d) | 12 (5, 20) | 13 (6, 22) | 21 (10, 30) | 7 (4, 14) | 7 (2, 15) | 0.001 |
Years qualified as CCRN (e) | 8 (4, 16) | 12 (4, 20) | 12.5d (8, 28) | 3b (2, 5) | 5.5c (3, 9) | 0.002 |
Hours worked per week | 32 (28, 38) | 32 (20, 36) | 32 (20, 40) | 36 (31, 39) | 32 (32, 40) | 0.116 |