Table 3 Characteristics of operating room nurses in the sample (n = 480)
Characteristic | n | % | M | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||
Male | 70 | 14.58 | ||
Female | 410 | 85.42 | ||
Age (year-old) | 30.64 | 6.61 | ||
≤ 25 | 130 | 27.08 | ||
26 ~ 35 | 244 | 50.83 | ||
36 ~ 45 | 86 | 17.92 | ||
≥ 46 | 20 | 4.17 | ||
Years of OR experience | 9.01 | 6.91 | ||
≤ 3 | 140 | 29.17 | ||
4 ~ 10 | 177 | 36.87 | ||
11 ~ 15 | 85 | 17.71 | ||
≥ 16 | 78 | 16.25 | ||
Highest education | ||||
Junior college Diploma or Below | 190 | 39.58 | ||
Bachelor or Over | 290 | 60.42 | ||
Experience of on-the-job education | ||||
Yes | 279 | 58.12 | ||
No | 201 | 41.88 | ||
The professional rank | ||||
Primary nursing | 321 | 66.87 | ||
Secondary nursing | 156 | 32.50 | ||
Advanced nursing | 3 | 0.63 | ||
Primary role in OR (Multiple choices) | ||||
Clinical nurse (Yes/No) | 404/76 | 84.17/15.83 | ||
Nurse educator (Yes/No) | 104/376 | 21.67/78.33 | ||
Nurse manager (Yes/No) | 45/435 | 9.37/90.63 | ||
Nurse researcher (Yes/No) | 13/467 | 2.71/97.29 | ||
Obtained OR specialty education | ||||
Yes | 293 | 61.04 | ||
No | 187 | 38.96 | ||