Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participant nurses by unit (N = 235)
From: Patterns of research utilization on patient care units
Variables | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 | Unit 5 | Unit 6 | Unit 7 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | (N = 37) | (N = 45) | (N = 15) | (N = 20) | (N = 19) | (N = 77) | (N = 22) | (N = 235) | |
Gender (%) | Female | 91.9 | 88.9 | 93.3 | 95.0 | 89.5 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 94.0 |
| Â | Male | 8.1 | 11.1 | 6.7 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 6.0 |
Education (%) a | LPN | 14.3 | 0 | 13.3 | 10.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| Â | RN Diploma | 57.1 | 44.2 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 47.4 | 39.0 | 40.9 | 48.9 |
| Â | Bachelor's Degree | 28.6 | 53.5 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 47.4 | 50.6 | 50.0 | 42.0 |
| Â | Master's Degree | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 4.3 |
Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 39.1 (10.6) | 35.5 (8.8) | 47.5 (9.3) | 45.5 (7.6) | 38.1 (9.6) | 37.5 (8.4) | 35.1 (7.8) | 38.7 (9.5) |
Years in Nursing | Mean (SD) | 12.9 (9.8) | 10.5 (9.1) | 20.9 (8.6) | 20.6 (8.4) | 13.1 (7.9) | 12.8 (8.9) | 10.0 (8.1) | 13.4 (9.4) |
Usual Shift Length (hours) | Mean (SD) | 10.6 (1.9) | 11.6 (1.0) | 11.1 (1.6) | 8.0 (0.0) | 11.4 (1.4) | 11.8 (0.8) | 11.2 (1.7) | 11.1 (1.6) |