Table 1 Characteristics, job outcomes, and assessments of patient safety and care quality among emergency nurses and physicians in 47 Magnet hospitals
Characteristics | All Clinicians (n = 1,604) | RNs (n = 1,190) | MDs (n = 414) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall Sample Demographics | ||||
Age (years), mean (SD) | 39.4 (11.2) | 38.0 (11.0) | 43.3 (10.8) | <.001 |
Female, No. (%) | 1,099 (72.3) | 943 (83.7) | 156 (39.6) | <.001 |
Years in Hospital, mean (SD) | 8.3 (7.9) | 7.7 (7.5) | 9.7 (8.9) | <.001 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic, No (%) | 1,415 (93.6) | 1,039 (92.8) | 376 (95.9) | 0.03 |
Race* | ||||
Asian | 243 (8.9) | 86 (7.2) | 57 (13.8) | NA |
American Indian or Alaskan Native | 14 (0.9) | 13 (1.1) | NR | NA |
Black or African American | 58 (3.6) | 47 (3.9) | 11 (2.7) | NA |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 13 (0.8) | 12 (1.0) | NR | NA |
Other | 67 (4.2) | 54 (4.5) | 13 (3.1) | NA |
White | 1,246 (77.7) | 937 (78.7) | 309 (74.6) | NA |
Job Outcomes | ||||
High burnout, n (%) | 733 (46.2) | 612 (52.1) | 121 (29.4) | <.001 |
Job dissatisfaction, n (%) | 338 (21.2) | 284 (24.0) | 54 (13.1) | <.001 |
Intent to leave, n (%) | 606 (38.7) | 536 (46.6) | 70 (17.0) | <.001 |
Patient Outcomes | ||||
Poor patient care quality, n (%) | 235 (14.7) | 199 (16.8) | 36 (8.7) | <.001 |
Unfavorable patient safety grade, n (%) | 397 (24.8) | 337 (28.4) | 60 (14.5) | <.001 |