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Table 1 Nurse Characteristics

From: Parents and nurses balancing parent-infant closeness and separation: a qualitative study of NICU nurses’ perceptions

 

Montreal

N = 18

Turku

N = 19

Characteristic

N (%)

N (%)

Education

 Graduate

3 (16.67 %)

0 (0.00 %)

 Undergraduate

14 (77.78 %)

19 (100.00 %)

 Junior Collegea

1 (5.56 %)

0 (0.00 %)

Experience in NICU

 0 to 6 months

0 (0 %)

1 (5.26 %)

 6 months to 12 months

4 (22.22 %)

2 (10.53 %)

 Over 12 months

14 (77.78 %)

16 (84.21 %)

Work Experience

 0 to 6 months

0 (0.00 %)

0 (0.00 %)

 6 months to 12 months

4 (22.22 %)

2 (10.53 %)

 Over 12 months

14 (77.78 %)

17 (89.47 %)

Employment Status

 Full-time

9 (50.00 %)

17 (89.47 %)

 Part-time

9 (50.00 %)

0 (0.00 %)

 Other

0 (0.00 %)

2 (10.53 %)

Shift used HAPPY

 Day

15 (83.33 %)

7 (36.84 %)

 Evening

3 (16.67 %)

6 (31.58 %)

 Night

0 (0.00 %)

4 (21.05 %)

 12-h day shift

N/A

2 (10.53 %)

  1. aJunior college is a 3 year program after high school and before university