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Gender (n = 200) | ||
Female | 199 | 99.5 |
Male | 1* | 0.5 |
Marital status (n = 200) | ||
Married | 33 | 16.5 |
Single, never married | 167 | 83.5 |
Tenure (n = 200) | ||
<1 years | 42 | 21.0 |
1-2 years | 71 | 35.5 |
3-4 years | 36 | 18.0 |
5-6 years | 13 | 6.5 |
7-9 years | 27 | 13.5 |
>= 10 years | 11 | 5.5 |
Educational level (n = 200) | ||
College | 90 | 45.0 |
University | 62 | 31.0 |
Postgraduate | 48 | 24.0 |
Position in hospital (n = 200) | ||
General Nurse | 179 | 89.5 |
Head Nurse | 21 | 10.5 |
Age (years, n = 200) | ||
21-30 | 165 | 82.5 |
31-40 | 33 | 16.5 |
41-50 | 2 | 1.0 |
- Note:* The gender of the majority nurses in Taiwan are female. Within the research sample there is only 1 male nurse.