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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of nursing staff (n = 543)

From: Development and validation of the Chinese version of the evidence-based practice profile questionnaire (EBP2Q)

 

Characteristics

Number (%)

Age

years (mean, SD)

30.76 (5.53)

Sex

Female

494 (91.0)

Male

49 (9.0)

Department

Internal Medicine

214 (39.4)

Surgery

283 (52.1)

Gynecology & Pediatrics

30 (5.5)

Others

16 (2.9)

Technical Title

Junior

388 (71.5)

Intermediate

137 (25.2)

Senior

18 (3.3)

Working Time

≤5 years

187 (34.4)

> 5–10 years

194 (35.7)

> 10 years

162 (29.9)

Education

Diploma

34 (6.3)

Bachelor

475 (87.5)

Master

34 (6.3)

Position

Nurse administrator

48 (8.8)

Staff nurse

495 (91.2)

Received EBP Training

No

243 (44.8)

≤20 h

245 (45.1)

> 20 h

55 (10.1)

English Level

None

164 (30.2)

ETT/CET-4

308 (56.7)

CET-6/IELTS/TOEFL

71 (13.1)

Conducted a Research Study

No

494 (91.0)

Yes

49 (9.0)

  1. Note: ETT, English for Technical Title; CET-4, College English Test-Band 4; CET-6, College English Test-Band 6; IELTS, International English Language Test System; TOEFL, Test of English as A Foreign Language; EBP, Evidence-Based Practice