Table 2 Distribution of nurses by their professional characteristics (N = 411)

Total length of professional experience

 Fewer than 2 years

190

46.2

 3–4 years

62

15.1

 5–6 years

56

13.6

 7 years or longer

103

25.1

Length of service at the institution

 Less than 1 year

147

35.8

 1 year

48

11.7

 2 years

42

10.2

 3 years

49

11.9

 4 years

34

8.3

 5 years or longer

91

22.1

Length of service at the department

 Less than 1 year

164

39.9

 1 year

63

15.3

 2 years

48

11.7

 3 years

39

9.5

 4 years

30

7.3

 5 years or longer

67

16.3

Current department

 Operating room

77

18.7

 Intensive care unit

161

39.2

 Inpatient clinics

173

42.1

Monthly work hours

 180–219

69

16.8

 220–259

291

70.8

 260 or longer

51

12.4

Monthly number of night duties

 0 (no night duties)

128

31.1

 1–5

32

7.8

 6–10

111

27.0

 11–15

108

26.3

 16 or longer

32

7.8

Total

411

100.0