Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the studied nurses (N = 184)
Demographic characteristics | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 32 | 17.4 |
Female | 152 | 82.6 |
Nationality | ||
Saudi | 35 | 19.0 |
Non-Saudi | 149 | 81.0 |
Age category | ||
20—< 30 years | 71 | 38.6 |
30—< 40 years | 86 | 46.7 |
40—< 50 years | 22 | 12.0 |
≥ 50 years | 5 | 2.7 |
Education | ||
Bachelor level | 167 | 90.8 |
Institute diploma | 14 | 7.6 |
Master | 3 | 1.6 |
Primary work area | ||
Medical | 52 | 28.3 |
Surgical | 52 | 28.3 |
Obstetrics | 12 | 6.5 |
Pediatrics | 15 | 8.2 |
Oncology | 9 | 4.9 |
ICU | 44 | 23.9 |
Years of experience | ||
less than 1 year | 23 | 12.5 |
1 to 5 years | 82 | 44.6 |
6 to 10 years | 45 | 24.5 |
11 to 15 years | 24 | 13.0 |
16 to 20 years | 6 | 3.3 |
21 years or more | 4 | 2.2 |
Working hours per week | ||
20 to 39 h per week | 10 | 5.4 |
40 to 59 h per week | 124 | 67.4 |
60 to 79 h per week | 50 | 27.1 |