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Table 3 Demographic characteristics of participants

From: Construction and practice of a comprehensive nursing skills course with simulation in an RN-BSN program in China: a quasi-experimental study

Variables

Total (n = 91) M ± SD or n (%)

Less work experience (< 3 years) (n = 38) M ± SD or n (%)

More work experience (≥ 3 years) (n = 53) M ± SD or n (%)

χ2 or t

p-Value

Age (years)

25.16 ± 2.52

23.63 ± 1.51

26.26 ± 2.53

−6.189

< 0.001

Gender

 Male

6 (6.6)

3 (7.9)

3 (5.7)

< 0.001

0.999

 Female

85 (93.4)

35 (92.1)

50 (94.3)

  

Work unit

 Tertiary hospital

50 (54.9)

26 (68.4)

24 (45.3)

4.990

0.164

 Secondary hospital

14 (15.4)

4 (10.5)

10 (18.9)

  

 First hospital

5 (5.5)

2 (5.3)

3 (5.7)

  

 Others

22 (24.2)

6 (15.8)

16 (30.1)

  

Professional title

 Nurse

72 (79.1)

28 (100.0)

44 (30.2)

1.167

0.280

 Nurse practitioner

19 (20.9)

0 (0.0)

19 (17.0)

  
  1. M mean, SD standard deviation