Table 2 Respondent characteristics
Characteristic | N = 534a (% of total sample) |
|---|---|
Hospital | |
 1 | 27 (5.1%) |
 2 | 26 (4.9%) |
 3 | 66 (12%) |
 4 | 94 (18%) |
 5 | 19 (3.6%) |
 6 | 70 (13%) |
 7 | 16 (3.0%) |
 8 | 51 (9.6%) |
 9 | 6 (1.1%) |
 10 | 33 (6.2%) |
 11 | 41 (7.7%) |
 12 | 35 (6.6%) |
 13 | 33 (6.2%) |
 14 | 17 (3.2%) |
Nursing role b | |
 Clinical facilitator | 13 (2.4%) |
 Enrolled nurse | 4 (0.7%) |
 Endorsed enrolled nurse | 13 (2.4%) |
 Registered nurse | 379 (71%) |
 Clinical nurse | 105 (20%) |
 Nurse unit manager | 1 (0.2%) |
 Nurse educator | 7 (1.3%) |
 Clinical nurse consultant | 10 (1.9%) |
 Nurse practitioner | 8 (1.5%) |
 Research nurse | 5 (0.9%) |
 Other | 3 (0.6%) |
Age | |
 20–25 years | 72 (13%) |
 26–30 years | 151 (28%) |
 31–35 years | 94 (18%) |
 36–40 years | 66 (12%) |
 41–50 years | 93 (17%) |
 51–60 years | 49 (9.2%) |
 61 + years | 9 (1.7%) |
Years of nursing experience | |
 6–11 months | 19 (3.6%) |
 1–3 years | 84 (16%) |
 4–6 years | 138 (26%) |
 7–9 years | 84 (16%) |
 10+ years | 207 (39%) |
 Unknown | 2 |
Years of paediatric experience | |
 6–11 months | 69 (13%) |
 1–3 years | 149 (28%) |
 4–6 years | 125 (23%) |
 7–9 years | 76 (14%) |
 10+ years | 115 (22%) |
Years of ED experience | |
 6–11 months | 45 (8.5%) |
 1–3 years | 149 (28%) |
 4–6 years | 130 (25%) |
 7–9 years | 81 (15%) |
 10+ years | 124 (23%) |
 Unknown | 5 |
Self-reported frequency of exposure to paediatric sepsis | |
 Weekly | 88 (16%) |
 Fortnightly | 101 (19%) |
 Monthly | 166 (31%) |
 Six monthly | 71 (13%) |
 Yearly | 13 (2.4%) |
 Don’t know | 95 (18%) |