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Table 1 Registered nurses’ (RNs) (n = 70) characteristics

From: Registered nurses’ challenges and suggestions for improvement of their leadership close to older adults in municipal home healthcare

Characteristics

  

Female

n (%)

67 (96)

Age a

Mean (SD)

min-max

48 (11.6)

24–73

Year of nursing graduation a

Median

min-max

2006

1981–2020

Specialisation in nursing b

n (%)

29 (43)

Employment

  

 Permanent

n (%)

68 (97)

 Work full time

n (%)

44 (63)

Years worked

  

 As a RN c

Mean (SD)

min-max

16.4 (9.2)

1–38

 At current work place c

Mean (SD)

min-max

6.7 (6.6)

.3–35

 As a RN caring for older adults d

Mean (SD)

min-max

11.8 (8.5)

.8–35

 As a RN in home healthcare for older adults c

Mean (SD)

min-max

7.2 (6.3)

.4–29

  1. Internal losses: a = 1, b = 2, c = 5, d = 11