Table 1 Socio-demographic and other relevant characteristics of study participants (N = 45)
From: Clinical preceptorship in Ghana in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: an interventional study
Variable | Frequency (Percentage) n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 39.48 (6.05) |
≤ 30 | 2 (4.44) |
31–40 | 28 (62.22) |
41–49 | 12 (26.67) |
≥ 50 | 3 (6.67) |
Gender | |
Female | 38 (84.44) |
Male | 7 (15.56) |
Work experience as a practicing nurse (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 14.53 (5.89) |
≤ 10 | 8 (17.78) |
11–20 | 33 (73.33) |
21–30 | 4 (8.89) |
Nursing clinical teaching experience (years) | |
Mean (SD) | 8.09 (4.17) |
≤ 5 | 15 (33.33) |
6–10 | 20 (44.44) |
11–15 | 9 (20.00) |
≥ 16 | 1 (2.22) |
Nursing Rank | |
Nursing Officer | 4 (8.89) |
Senior Nursing Officer | 16 (35.56) |
Principal Nursing Officer | 20 (44.44) |
Deputy Director of Nursing Services | 5 (11.11) |
Level of Practicing facility | |
District Hospital | 17 (37.78) |
Teaching Hospital | 28 (62.22) |
Nursing Specialty | |
Critical Care/Emergency | 10 (22.22) |
EENT | 4 (8.89) |
General Nursing | 18 (40.00) |
Midwifery | 5 (11.11) |
Perioperative Nursing | 4 (8.89) |
Psychiatry | 1 (2.22) |
Public Health | 3 (6.67) |