Table 1 Characteristics of nursing students and faculty
From: Nursing faculty academic incivility: perceptions of nursing students and faculty
Participants | Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Nursing faculty (n = 40) | Age in years (Mean = 36.16, SD = 9.77) | 18–21 | 3 (7) |
22–30 | 10 (23.2) | ||
> 30 | 30 (69.8) | ||
Gender | Male | 9 (28.1) | |
Female | 23 (71.9) | ||
Academic Qualification | Bachelors | 6 (15) | |
Masters | 24 (60) | ||
Doctorate | 10 (25) | ||
Number of years as a nurse educator (Mean = 11.56; SD = 8.34) | < 5 | 8 (22.2) | |
6–15 | 21 (58.3) | ||
16–25 | 4 (11.2) | ||
26–30 | 3 (8.3) | ||
Average number of students in a theory class (Mean = 35.31; SD = 20.629) | < 20 | 7 (17.1) | |
21–40 | 10 (24.4) | ||
41–60 | 8 (19.5) | ||
> 60 | 16 (39) | ||
Level of nursing courses in the BSN Program commonly taught | Third level | 10 (37) | |
Fourth level | 12 (44.4) | ||
All levels | 5 (18.5) | ||
Nursing students (n = 155) | Age in years (Mean = 22.19; SD = 3.59) | 18–21 | 118 (71.1) |
22–30 | 32 (19.3) | ||
>31 | 16 (9.6) | ||
Gender | Male | 43 (33.3) | |
Female | 86 (66.7) | ||
Cumulative grade point average (self-reported) | 0–2 | 4 (2.5) | |
2.1–4 | 158 (97.5) | ||
Year of study in the BSN program | Two | 23 (18.4) | |
Three | 69 (55.2) | ||
Four | 33 (26.4) | ||
Has a family member who is a nurse | Yes | 77 (50.3) | |
No | 76 (49.7) | ||
Has a family member who is a doctor or any other health profession | Yes | 47 (30.3) | |
No | 108 (69.7) |