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Table 1 Sample demographic characteristics

From: Development process and initial validation of the Ethical Conflict in Nursing Questionnaire-Critical Care Version

Variables/categories

n (%)

Mean ± SD

(Md/age range)

Age (For a n = 170)

 

38.8 ± 10.687

(36/23–61)

Sex

  

  Female

170 (83.7

 

  Male

30 (8.14)

 

Hospital

  

  Hospital 1 (Barcelona’s metropolitan area)

100 (49.3)

 

  Hospital 2 (Barcelona city)

103 (50.7)

 

Workplace

  

  H1 1–1 CCU - Respiratory diseases principally

41 (2,20)

 

  H1 2–1 CCU - NeuroTrauma diseases principally

13 (4.6)

 

  H1 2–2 CCU - Wearing and semi-critical patients

18 (8.9)

 

  H1 3–2 CCU - Cardiac surgery

25 (3.12)

 

  H2 - CCU Respiratory diseases

15 (4.7)

 

  H2 - CCU Surgery Unit

21 (3.10)

 

VH2 - CCU Digestive and Hepatic diseases

17 (4.8)

 

  H2 - CCU Coronary

16 (7.9)

 

  H2 - CCU Cardiac surgery

15 (4.7)

 

  H2- CCU Intensive vigilance

19 (4.9)

 

  Dnk/Na

3 (1.4)

 

Role

  

  General nurse

192 (94.6)

 

  Clinical supervisor

8 (3.9)

 

  Head nurse

2 (1)

 

  Dnk/Na

1 (0.5)

 

Shift

  

  Days only

62 (5.30)

 

  Evenings

57 (1.28)

 

  Days weekend

11 (4.5)

 

  Evenings weekend

6 (3)

 

  Nights (Monday shift and Tuesday shift)

64 (5.31)

 

  Prefer not to answer

3 (1.5)

 

Years as a nurse

  

  1 - 5

38 (7.18)

 

  5 - 10

36 (7.17)

 

  10 - 15

31 (3.15)

 

  15 - 20

32 (8.15)

 

  > 20

64 (5.31)

 

  Prefer not to answer

2 (1)

 

Years in critical care units

  

  1 - 5

50 (6.24)

 

  5 - 10

41 (2.20)

 

  10 - 15

31 (3.15)

 

  15 - 20

38 (7.18)

 

  > 20

39 (2.19)

 

  Prefer not to answer

4 (2)

 

Postgraduate training in critical care units

  

  Yes

140 (69)

 

  No

60 (5.29)

 

  Prefer not to answer

3 (1.5)

 
  1. Definition of abbreviation: CCU, Critical Care Unit; H1, Hospital 1; H2, Hospital 2.