Table 1 Demographics and professional experience of oncology nurses (n = 326)
Variable | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 15 | 4.60 |
Female | 311 | 95.40 | |
Age | ≤25 year | 50 | 15.30 |
26-35 year | 198 | 60.70 | |
36-45 year | 62 | 19.00 | |
≥46 year | 16 | 4.90 | |
Religion | No | 308 | 94.50 |
Yes | 18 | 5.50 | |
Highest degree of nursing education | Junior college | 52 | 16.00 |
Bachelor’s degree | 262 | 80.40 | |
Master’s degree | 12 | 3.70 | |
Marital status | Single | 127 | 39.00 |
Married/divorced | 199 | 61.00 | |
Nursing clinical ladder | N0/N1 | 68 | 20.90 |
N2 | 161 | 49.40 | |
N3 | 92 | 28.20 | |
≥N4 | 5 | 1.50 | |
Working experience | ≤3 year | 48 | 14.70 |
4-6 year | 70 | 21.50 | |
7-9 year | 78 | 23.90 | |
10-12 year | 52 | 16.00 | |
≥13 year | 78 | 23.90 | |
Working unit | Oncology internal medicine | 124 | 38.00 |
Oncology surgical | 100 | 30.70 | |
Other | 102 | 31.30 | |
Trained in spiritual care? | No | 269 | 82.50 |
Yes | 57 | 17.50 | |
Participated in patient death care? | No | 75 | 23.00 |
Yes | 251 | 77.00 | |
Participated in family or friend death care? | No | 187 | 57.40 |
Yes | 139 | 42.60 | |
Family or friend who is/was a cancer patient? | No | 172 | 52.80 |
Yes | 154 | 47.20 | |