The association between experience of hospital accreditation and nurses’ perception of patient safety culture in South Korean general hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Table 1 General characteristics of respondents (N = 310)

		N	%	M ± SD	Range
Age	≤24	56	18.1	30.99 ± 7.65	22–55
	25–29	109	35.2
	30–34	65	21.0
	35–39	37	11.9
	≥40	43	13.9
Education	Diploma	178	57.4	–	–
	Bachelor	111	35.8
	Master	21	6.8
Working unit/area	Internal medicine	69	22.3	–	–
	General surgery	88	28.4
	OBGY/PED	42	13.5
	ER/Hemo	42	13.6
	ICU/OR	69	22.3
Current work experience	1–5	208	67.1	–	–
	6–10	61	19.7	–	–
	11–15	23	7.4
	≥ 16	18	5.8
Hospital size	100–199	65	21.0	–	–
	200–299	70	22.6
	≥ 300	175	56.5
Position	Staff nurse	263	84.8	–	–
	Charge nurse	21	6.8
	Head nurse	26	8.4
Experience of accreditation	No	196	63.2	–	–
Experience of accreditation	Yes	114	36.8

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