Descriptive findings on the participating nurses, hospitals and organisational factors
| Overall (individual level) | Range across countries | |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse characteristics (n=33 659) | ||
| Percentage of female nurses | 92.8% | 89.0% (Greece) to 99.6% (Poland) |
| Percentage of bachelor degree nurses | 54.0% | 0% (Germany) to 100% (Spain, Norway) |
| Percentage of nurses working full-time | 65.9% | 42.9% (Netherlands) to 98.0% (Poland) |
| Professional experience in the hospital | 10.3 years | 6.8 years (Norway) to 15.6 years (Poland) |
| Overall (hospital level) | Range across countries | |
| Organisational characteristics (n=488) | ||
| Median number of beds | 356 | 187 (Sweden) to 645 (Poland) |
| Percentage of high-technology-level hospitals | 23% | 13.8% (Finland) to 63.4% (England) |
| Percentage of teaching hospitals | 16% | 3.6% (Netherlands) to 78.8% (Spain) |
| Organisational context of nursing | ||
| Mean number of patients per nurse | 8.4 | 5.2 (Norway) to 12.7 (Germany) |
| Mean nurse work environment score | 2.6 | 2.3 (Greece) to 2.9 (Switzerland) |
| Percentage of nurses having often performed non-nursing tasks during last shift | 33.9% | 17.4% (Spain) to 61.2% (Germany) |