Development, reliability and validity of infectious disease specialist Nurse’s Core competence scale

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Table 1 General demographic data. N, number

Category	Characteristics	The first round of investigation (n = 516)		The second round of investigation (n = 497)
Category	Characteristics	N	%	N	%
Head nurse	Age (years)
	< 40	11	27.50	12	28.57
	40–50	26	65.00	29	69.05
	> 50	3	7.50	1	2.38
	Work experience in infectious diseases (years)
	10–20	23	57.50	25	59.52
	21–30	15	37.50	17	40.48
	> 30	2	5.00	–	–
	Title
	Nurse in charge	29	72.50	31	73.81
	Deputy chief nurse or above	11	27.50	11	26.19
	Educational background
	Below bachelor degree	14	35.00	13	30.95
	Bachelor degree	15	37.50	17	40.48
	Master degree or above	11	27.50	12	28.57
Infectious disease specialist nurse	Sex
	Female	483	93.60	473	95.17
	Male	33	6.40	24	4.83
	Age (years)
	< 30	287	55.62	247	49.70
	30–40	212	41.09	243	48.89
	> 40	17	3.29	7	1.41
	Work experience in infectious diseases (years)
	≤10	317	61.43	297	59.76
	11–20	188	36.43	194	39.03
	> 20	11	2.14	6	1.21
	Title
	Nurse	167	32.36	165	33.20
	Nurse in charge	347	67.25	327	65.79
	Deputy chief nurse or above	2	0.39	5	1.01
	Educational background
	Below bachelor degree	203	39.34	176	35.41
	Bachelor degree	313	60.66	321	64.59
	Marital status
	Unmarried	201	38.95	178	35.81
	Married	301	58.33	301	60.56
	Divorce or bereavement	14	2.71	18	3.62
	Salary (Yuan)
	< 3000	104	20.16	117	23.54
	3000–6000	299	57.95	313	62.98
	> 6000	113	21.90	67	13.48

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