Table 1 General characteristics of nurses (N = 1977).

From: The relationship between caring ability and communication competence among nursing staff in Chinese tertiary hospitals: A cross-sectional and analytical study

Characteristics

Categories

n

(%)

Median (IQR)

Age, y

21–30

700

(35.4)

33.0 (29.0–38.0)

31–40

958

(48.5)

>40

319

(16.1)

Gender

Male

35

(1.8)

 

Female

1942

(98.2)

 

Nursing years, y

≤ 5

354

(17.9)

 

6–10

650

(32.9)

 

11–15

509

(25.7)

 

>15

464

(23.5)

 

Education

Junior college and below

18

(0.9)

 

College

1848

(93.5)

 

Graduate and above

111

(5.6)

 

Professional titles

Nurses

268

(13.6)

 

Senior nurse

814

(41.2)

 

Supervisor nurse

847

(42.8)

 

Deputy chief nurse and above

48

(2.4)

 

Department

Internal medicine

155

(7.8)

 

Surgery

395

(20.0)

 

Gynecology and obstetrics

114

(5.8)

 

Pediatric

694

(35.1)

 

Emergency department

177

(9.0)

 

Oncology department

162

(8.2)

 

Gaogan department

27

(1.4)

 

General department

30

(1.5)

 

Infectious diseases department

60

(3.0)

 

E.N.T.department

14

(0.7)

 

Outpatient service department

86

(4.4)

 

Other

63

(3.2)

 
  1. Abbreviations: IQR, Interquartile interval; E.N.T., Ears, nose, and throat.