Patient safety culture in Palestine: university hospital nurses’ perspectives

BMC Nursing

Table 1 Participant characteristics

Variables	Mean (SD)	Range	N	N%
Gender
Male	-	-	66	61.7
Female	-	-	41	38.3
Age
	28.16 (3.88)	22—36
Tenure in profession
Less than 1 year		6 m – 1y	18	16.8
1 to 5 years		1—5	35	32.7
6 to 10 years		6—10	44	41.1
11 to 15 years		11—15	10	9.3
Tenure with hospital
Less than 1 year		6 m – 1y	19	17.8
1 to 5 years		1—5	37	34.6
6 to 10 years		6—10	51	47.7
Tenure in the work area
Less than 1 year		6 m – 1y	26	24.3
1 to 5 years		1—5	54	50.5
6 to 10 years		6—10	27	25.2
Hours worked per week
Less than 20 h			1	0.9
20–29 h			26	24.3
40–69 h			80	74.8
Staff position
Registered Nurse (RN)			102	95.3
Practical Nurse (PN)			2	4.7

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