Characteristic | % (n) unless otherwise stated |
---|---|
Sex | Â |
   Male | 10% (27) |
   Female | 90% (238) |
Age | Â |
   Mean (SD) | 42 (7.1) |
Length of nursing experience | Â |
   <10 years | 9% (24) |
   10–19 years | 41% (108) |
   20+ years | 50% (132) |
Employment 3 months before NHS 24 | Â |
   NHS nursing | 75% (198) |
Emergency department | 8% (21) |
Intensive care | 14% (37) |
Other hospital specialty | 29% (76) |
Community | 14% (37) |
General Practice | 5% (13) |
Other | 5% (14) |
   Nursing outside NHS | 16% (43) |
   Working not in nursing | 1% (3) |
   Not employed | 2% (5) |
   Other | 6% (16) |
Months worked in NHS 24 | Â |
   0–11 | 18% (48) |
   12–23 | 24% (64) |
   24+ | 57% (149) |
Main type of experience | Â |
   Hospital | 67% (176) |
   Community | 17% (45) |
   Mixed/Other | 16% (43) |