Table 1 Demographic profile of survey respondents
Nurses | Surgeons | Allied health | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of respondents | 16 | 20 | 13 | 49 | ||||
(percent of subgroup) | (percent of subgroup) | (percent of subgroup) | (% of respondents) | |||||
Age | ||||||||
Under 25 | 2 | (12.5%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (4.1%) |
25–34 | 9 | (56.3%) | 15 | (75.0%) | 5 | (38.5%) | 29 | (59.2%) |
35–44 | 0 | (0.0%) | 1 | (5.0%) | 3 | (23.1%) | 4 | (8.2%) |
45–54 | 2 | (12.5%) | 3 | (15.0%) | 1 | (7.7%) | 6 | (12.2%) |
55 and over | 3 | (18.8%) | 1 | (5.0%) | 4 | (20.0%) | 8 | (16.3%) |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 3 | (18.8%) | 10 | (50.0%) | 1 | (7.7%) | 14 | (28.6%) |
Female | 12 | (75.0%) | 9 | (45.0%) | 12 | (92.3%) | 33 | (67.3%) |
Prefer not to disclose | 1 | (6.3%) | 1 | (5.0%) | 0 | (0.0%) | 2 | (4.1%) |
Experience | ||||||||
Years in profession, mean ± SD | 20.6 | ± 13.1 | 7.8 | ± 8.4 | 13.8 | ± 9.5 | 13.5 | ± 10.6 |
Years in surgery, mean ± SD | 17.7 | ± 9.6 | 7.6 | ± 7.5 | 9.5 | ± 7.4 | 11.4 | ± 8.2 |
Years on current unit, mean ± SD | 12.9 | ± 5.6 | 7.0 | ± 7.8 | 7.8 | ± 6.9 | 9.1 | ± 6.7 |