Table 1

Individual characteristics of the participants


Years of service
 Age
 Sex
 Level of education










Female
 Male
 BS
 MS
 PhD
Staff nurse
 12
 12/4± 5/7
 32/7± 5/3
 9
 3
 9
 3
 -
Head nurse
 12
 22/6± 6/2
 52/8± 5/2
 11
 1
 10
 2
 -
Supervisor & matron
 5
 19± 7/3
 42/2± 7/4
 3
 2
 4
 1
 -
Senior nurse manager
 4
 24/3± 7/8
 47/5± 7/6
 2
 2
 -
 3
 1
Educator
 3
 28± 1/5
 50± 1
 2
 1
 -
 3
 -
Physician
 2
 19± 12/7
 48± 11/3
 -
 2
 -
 -
 2
Total
 38
 19/3± 8/1
 40/8± 8/3
 27
 11
 23
 12
 3

Hagbaghery et al. BMC Nursing 2004 3:2   doi:10.1186/1472-6955-3-2