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Table 1 Characteristics of telephone assessment nurses (N = 265 nurses)

From: The effect of attitude to risk on decisions made by nurses using computerised decision support software in telephone clinical assessment: an observational study

Characteristic

% (n) unless otherwise stated

Sex

 

   Male

10% (27)

   Female

90% (238)

Age

 

   Mean (SD)

42 (7.1)

Length of nursing experience

 

   <10 years

9% (24)

   10–19 years

41% (108)

   20+ years

50% (132)

Employment 3 months before NHS 24

 

   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

 

   0–11

18% (48)

   12–23

24% (64)

   24+

57% (149)

Main type of experience

 

   Hospital

67% (176)

   Community

17% (45)

   Mixed/Other

16% (43)