Table 1 General characteristics of participants (N = 496)
From: Development of nursing handoff competency scale: a methodological study
Characteristics | First survey (n = 273) n(%) or M ± SD | Second survey (n = 223) n(%) or M ± SD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 228 | (83.5) | 191 | (85.7) | |
Male | 45 | (16.5) | 32 | (14.3) | ||
Age (years) | 29.7 ± 5.0 | 29.9 ± 4.8 | ||||
Clinical career (years) | 4.8 ± 3.9 | 4.4 ± 3.5 | ||||
Type of hospital | Tertiary general hospital | 148 | (54.2) | 81 | (36.3) | |
General hospital | 91 | (33.3) | 74 | (33.2) | ||
Hospital | 28 | (10.3) | 63 | (28.3) | ||
Long term care hospital | 6 | (2.2) | 5 | (2.2) | ||