Table 2 Nurse manager participant demographics
Participant demographics N = 169 | NMs who completed the EQ and participated in measurements N = 95 | NMs who got the password, but did not sign in to the EQ, N = 50 | NMs who signed in, but did not participate in measurements N = 24 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | n (%) | |||
Age | .005** | |||
Years, median (range) | 52 (34-64) | 48 (29-63) | 47 (28-60) | |
< 40 | 10 (10.5) | 16 (32) | 6 (25) | |
40-49 | 28 (29.5) | 12 (24) | 9 (37.5) | |
50-59 | 48 (50.5) | 17 (34) | 7 (29.2) | |
≥ 60 | 9 (9.5) | 5 (10) | 2 (8.3) | |
Highest education | .47 | |||
Registered nurse’s (or corresponding) degree | 47 (49.5) | 25 (50) | 8 (33.3) | |
Master’s degree (University of applied sciences) | 31 (32.6) | 14 (28) | 8 (33.3) | |
Master’s degree (University) | 13 (13.7) | 9 (18) | 5 (20.8) | |
Licentiate degree/ Doctoral degree (University) | 0.00 | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | |
Other | 4 (4.2) | 2 (4) | 2 (8.4) | |
Employment sector | .41 | |||
Public | 72 (75.8) | 34 (68) | 18 (75) | |
Private | 22 (23.2) | 16 (32) | 5 (20.8) | |
Trust | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | |
Position in organization | .18 | |||
Unit-level management | 84 (88.4) | 43 (87.8) | 16 (69.6) | |
Middle management | 7 (7.4) | 4 (8.2) | 5 (21.7) | |
Strategic management | 4 (4.2) | 2 (4.0) | 2 (8.7) | |
Length of work experience | .42 | |||
Years, median (range) | 9 (0-37) | 7 (0-34) | 5 (0-30) | |
< 5 | 24 (25.3) | 19 (38) | 10 (41.7) | |
5-10 | 32 (33.6) | 16 (32) | 6 (25) | |
> 10 | 39 (41.1) | 16 (30) | 8 (33.3) | |
Number of subordinates | .99 | |||
Amount, median (range) | 26 (0-260) | 30 (3-150) | 27 (7-500) | |
< 21 | 31 (32.6) | 18 (36) | 7 (29.2) | |
21-50 | 47 (49.5) | 24 (48) | 13 (54.1) | |
51-100 | 12 (12.6) | 6 (12) | 0 (0) | |
> 100 | 5 (5.3) | 2 (4) | 4 (16.7) | |
Participation in continuing ethical education | .32 | |||
Yes | 19 (20.0) | 5 (10) | 4 (16.7) | |
No | 76 (80.0) | 45 (90) | 20 (83.3) | |
Participation in an ethical working group/committee | .11 | |||
Yes | 7 (7.4) | 3 (6.1) | 5 (20.8) | |
No | 88 (92.6) | 46 (93.9) | 19 (79.2) | |
Having an official ethics-related post | .09 | |||
Yes | 8 (8.4) | 0 (0) | 1 (4.2) | |
No | 87 (91.6) | 49 (100) | 23 (95.8) | |
Participating in an ethics research project | ||||
Yes | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
No | 95 (100) | 49 (100) | 23 (100) | |
Participating in an ethics development project | .21 | |||
Yes | 2 (2.1) | 1 (2) | 2 (8.7) | |
No | 93 (97.9) | 49 (98) | 21 (91.3) | |
Having an ethics organizational structure | .71 | |||
Yes | 23 (24.2) | 15 (30) | 7 (29.2) | |
No | 72 (75.8) | 35 (70) | 17 (70.8) |