Table 1 Personal and professional characteristics (N = 225)

Mean age (standard deviation)

33.81 (7.71) years

Mean professional experience (standard deviation)

8.95 (6.94) years

Mean unit experience (standard deviation)

4.29 (4.37) years

Sex

Female

195

(86.7)

Male

30

(13.3)

Marital status

Single

86

(38.2)

Married

139

(61.8)

Education

High school

34

(15.19)

Associate degree

24

(10.7)

Bachelor’s degree

133

(59.1)

Graduate

34

(15.1)

Unit

Surgical

90

(40.0)

Medical

79

(35.1)

Intensive Care Unit

56

(24.9)

Working type

Night shifts

10

(4.4)

Day shifts

39

(17.3)

Day and night shifts

176

(78.2)

Weekly working hours

45

59

(26.2)

≥ 46

166

(73.8)

Average number of cared patients in a shift

1–5

80

(35.6)

6–10

48

(21.3)

≥ 11

97

(43.1)

Number of evening and night shifts in a month

None

32

(14.2)

1–5

44

(19.6)

≥ 6

149

(66.2)

Income

Low

149

(66.2)

Equal or high

76

(33.8)

Satisfying with hospital

No

97

(43.1)

Not sure

54

(24.0)

Yes

74

(32.9)

Satisfying with unit

No

88

(39.1)

Not sure

50

(22.2)

Yes

87

(38.7)

Satisfying with working conditions

No

145

(64.4)

Not sure

40

(17.8)

Yes

40

(17.8)

Satisfying with salary

No

187

(83.1)

Not sure

28

(12.4)

Yes

10

(4.4)