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Table 5 Independent variable assignment

From: An investigation into the present status and influencing factors of nurse retention in grade-a tertiary general hospitals in Shanxi Province within the framework of the magnet hospital concept

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Assignment method

Administrative or technical offices

Pediatric department = 1; Department of obstetrics and gynecology = 2; Emergency department = 3; Internal medicine = 4; Others = 5; Operating room = 6; Surgery department = 7; Oncology department = 8; Intensive care unit = 9

Age

≤ 25 years = 1; 26 ~ 35 years old = 2; 36 ~ 45 years old = 3; ≥ 46 years = 4

Marital status

Unmarried = 1, married = 2

Years of service as a nurse

≤ 1 year = 1; 1–5 years = 2; 6–10 years = 3; 11–15 years = 4; 16–20 years = 5; 21–25 years = 6; ≥ 26 years = 7

Professional title

Nurse = 1; Senior nurse = 2; Nurse in charge = 3;

Deputy director and chief senior nurse = 4

Position

Ordinary nurse = 1; Teacher = 2; Head nurse or Nursing director = 3

Appointment method

Contract employee = 1; Regular employee = 2

Average monthly income

≤ RMB 3000 = 1; RMB 3001–6000 = 2; RMB 6001–9000 = 3; RMB 9001–12,000 = 4; ≥ RMB 12,001 = 5

Number of monthly night shifts

No night shift = 1; 1–5 = 2; 6–10 = 3; ≥ 11 = 4

Each dimension of Magnet hospital factor scale

Brought in from original value