Respondent characteristics
| Position* | Female % (n) | Years in specialty % (n) | Typical shift % (n) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <6 months | 6–11 months | 1–2 years | 3–4 years | 5–10 years | 11–20 years | >21 years | Days | Evenings | Nights | Variable | ||
| Attending physician (n=204) | 41.2 (84) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (2) | 5.0% (10) | 11.0% (22) | 22.9% (46) | 27.9% (56) | 32.3% (65) | 11.4% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 3.2% (6) | 85.4% (4) |
| Fellow physician (n=31) | 61.3% (19) | 6.7% (2) | 20.0% (6) | 40.0% (12) | 16.7% (5) | 10.0% (3) | 3.3% (1) | 3.3% (1) | 7.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 92.9% (26) |
| Neonatal nurse practitioner (n=35) | 100% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 3.0% (1) | 3.0% (1) | 18.2% (6) | 6.1% (2) | 21.2% (7) | 48.5% (16) | 37.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 6.3% (2) | 56.3% (18) |
| Registered nurse (n=1464) | 94.1% (1377) | 1.1% (15) | 1.1% (15) | 2.8% (39) | 8.5% (119) | 25.8% (360) | 28.5% (398) | 32.3% (452) | 51.1% (684) | 5.2% (70) | 37.5% (502) | 6.2% (83) |
| Respiratory care practitioner (n=286) | 53.5% (153) | 1.1% (3) | 1.1% (3) | 4.3% (12) | 13.2% (37) | 22.9% (64) | 23.2% (65) | 34.3% (96) | 60.8% (158) | 2.3% (6) | 34.2% (89) | 2.7% (7) |
| Other (n=21) | 100% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 0.0% (0) | 10.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 35.0% (7) | 31.4% (11) | 65.0% (13) | 15.0% (3) | 15.0% (3) | 5.0% (1) |
71 did not report gender, 103 did not indicate their years of experience and 205 did not indicate their shift.
*Note that 32 (1.54%) of respondents did not indicate their position.n, number; total n=2073.