Table 3 Comparison of nurses’ willingness to continue working scores with different demographic and working characteristics (‾x ± s)
Items | N | Score of willingness to continue working | Statistical values | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Department |  |  | F = 7.172 | 0.000 |
  Internal medicine | 820 | 21.12 ± 4.593 |  |  |
  Surgery department | 853 | 21.64 ± 4.323 |  |  |
  Department of gynecology and obstetrics | 164 | 22.37 ± 4.458 |  |  |
  Pediatric department | 74 | 19.74 ± 4.913 |  |  |
  Oncology department | 80 | 22.61 ± 5.01 |  |  |
  Emergency department | 77 | 21.45 ± 3.999 |  |  |
  Intensive care unit | 162 | 20.61 ± 4.912 |  |  |
  Operating room | 101 | 23.09 ± 4.04 |  |  |
  Others | 126 | 22.76 ± 4.148 |  |  |
Age |  |  | F = 35.901 | 0.000 |
  ≤ 25 years old | 271 | 20.73 ± 4.197 |  |  |
  26–35 years | 1497 | 21.11 ± 4.528 |  |  |
  36–45 years | 513 | 22.2 ± 4.322 |  |  |
  ≥ 46 years | 176 | 24.4 ± 4.232 |  |  |
Gender |  |  | t=—1.554 | 0.120 |
  Male | 103 | 20.85 ± 4.351 |  |  |
  Female | 2354 | 21.56 ± 4.529 |  |  |
Educational qualification |  |  | F = 1.692 | 0.184 |
  Undergraduate | 86 | 22.4 ± 4.444 |  |  |
  Graduate | 2322 | 21.5 ± 4.525 |  |  |
  Post-graduate | 49 | 21.73 ± 4.466 |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | t=-4.495 | 0.000 |
  Unmarried | 653 | 20.85 ± 4.398 |  |  |
  Married | 1804 | 21.78 ± 4.543 |  |  |
Location |  |  | t = 3.741 | 0.000 |
  City | 1803 | 21.73 ± 4.591 |  |  |
  Village | 654 | 20.98 ± 4.283 |  |  |
Years of service as a nurse |  |  | F = 18.810 | 0.000 |
  ≤ 1 year | 123 | 20.68 ± 4.045 |  |  |
  1–5 years | 539 | 20.71 ± 4.46 |  |  |
  6–10 years | 841 | 21.24 ± 4.514 |  |  |
  11–15 years | 542 | 21.69 ± 4.449 |  |  |
  16–20 years | 167 | 22.32 ± 4.406 |  |  |
  21–25 years | 83 | 22.71 ± 4.244 |  |  |
  ≥ 26 years | 162 | 24.52 ± 4.172 |  |  |
Professional title |  |  | F = 30.980 | 0.000 |
  Nurse | 425 | 20.99 ± 4.187 |  |  |
  Senior nurse | 921 | 21.15 ± 4.61 |  |  |
  Nurse-in-charge | 958 | 21.68 ± 4.478 |  |  |
  Deputy director and chief senior nurse | 153 | 24.44 ± 4.049 |  |  |
Position |  |  | F = 55.320 | 0.000 |
  General nurse | 2118 | 21.35 ± 4.501 |  |  |
  Teaching teacher | 227 | 21.49 ± 4.368 |  |  |
  Head nurse or nursing director | 112 | 25.14 ± 3.676 |  |  |
Employment method | Â | Â | t=-6.653 | 0.000 |
  Contractual employee | 1845 | 21.19 ± 4.494 |  |  |
  Regular employee | 612 | 22.58 ± 4.45 |  |  |
Average monthly income |  |  | F = 14.043 | 0.000 |
  ≤ RMB 3000 | 274 | 20.89 ± 4.813 |  |  |
  RMB 3001–6000 | 893 | 21.34 ± 4.422 |  |  |
  RMB 6001–9000 | 1032 | 21.53 ± 4.548 |  |  |
  RMB 9001–12,000 | 212 | 22.41 ± 4.152 |  |  |
  ≥ RMB 12,001 | 46 | 25.04 ± 3.73 |  |  |
Number of monthly night shifts |  |  | F = 53.787 | 0.000 |
  No night shift | 552 | 23.17 ± 4.115 |  |  |
  1–5 | 678 | 22.1 ± 4.517 |  |  |
  6–10 | 1075 | 20.41 ± 4.458 |  |  |
  ≥ 11 | 152 | 20.99 ± 4.188 |  |  |