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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Implementation and experience of an innovative smart patient care system: a cross-sectional study

 

Total

(N = 82)

TPCS

(N = 57)

SPCS

(N = 25)

P-value

Age (mean)

29.76 years

30.32

28.48

.349

Total working experience as a nurse (mean)

6.8 years

7.40

5.56

.347

Working experience in current department (mean)

3.7 years

3.91

3.36

.680

Sex

 Male

12 (14.6%)

7 (12.3%)

5 (20.0%)

.363

 Female

70 (85.4%)

50 (87.7%)

20 (80.0%)

 

Education level

   

.436

 Associate’s degree

1 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.0%)

 

 Postgraduate 2 years (PGY2)

18 (22.0%)

14 (24.6%)

4 (16.0%)

 

 Bachelor’s degree

57 (69.5%)

39 (68.4%)

18 (72.0%)

 

 Master’s degree

6 (7.3%)

4 (7.0%)

2 (8.0%)

 

Job titles

 Administrative assistant

1 (1.2%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (4.0%)

.748

 Contract nurse

53 (64.6%)

36 (63.2%)

17 (68.0%)

 

 Registered nurse

16 (19.5%)

12 (21.1%)

4 (16.0%)

 

 Practical nurse

6 (7.3%)

4 (7.0%)

2 (8.0%)

 

 Assistant head nurse

4 (4.9%)

3 (5.3%)

1 (4.0%)

 

 Head nurse

2 (2.5%)

2 (3.5%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Clinical nursing ladder

 N

20 (24.4%)

15 (26.3%)

5 (20.0%)

.257

 N1

29 (35.4%)

18 (31.6%)

11 (44.0%)

 

 N2

19 (23.2%)

16 (28.1%)

3 (12.0%)

 

 N3

7 (8.5%)

3 (5.3%)

4 (16.0%)

 

 N4

7 (8.5%)

5 (8.8%)

2 (8.0%)

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