Table 2 Characteristics of nursing respondents
Participant characteristic | Number (%) (N = 301) |
|---|---|
Hospital location* | |
 Wollongong Hospital (WH) | 142 (47.3) |
 Shoalhaven District Memorial Hospital (SDMH) | 96 (32.0) |
 Shellharbour Hospital (SHH) | 51 (17.0) |
 Milton Ulladulla Hospital (MUH) | 11 (3.7) |
Nurse type* | |
 Ward | 158 (56.7) |
 ED | 123 (41.0) |
 Both | 19 (6.3) |
Age group | |
 < 20 years | 1 (0.3) |
 20–30 years | 77 (25.6) |
 31–40 years | 86 (28.6) |
 41–50 years | 70 (23.3) |
 51–60 years | 57 (18.9) |
 61–70 years | 10 (3.3) |
 > 70 years | 0 (0.0) |
Years of experience | |
 < 5 years | 81 (26.9) |
 6–10 yrs | 50 (16.6) |
 11–15 years | 52 (17.3) |
 16–20 years | 24 (8.0) |
 21–25 years | 38 (12.6) |
 26–30 years | 25 (8.3) |
 > 30 years | 31 (10.3) |