Research Article
Attitudes of Nonpalliative Care Nurses towards Palliative Care
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of participants (
= 95).
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| Age group (years), (%) | | 20–29 | 49 (51.6) | 30–39 | 18 (18.9) | 40–49 | 19 (20.0) | 50–59 | 7 (7.4) | 60–69 | 2 (2.1) | Gender, (%) | | Male | 8 (8.4) | Female | 86 (90.5) | Country of birth, (%) | | Australia | 43 (45.3) | Born outside Australia | 47 (49.5) | Nursing designation, (%) | | Assistant in Nursing | 8 (8.4) | Endorsed Enrolled Nurse | 5 (5.3) | Registered Nurse | 63 (66.3) | Clinical Nurse Specialist | 6 (6.3) | Clinical Nurse Educator | 6 (6.3) | Clinical Nurse Consultant | 4 (4.2) | Nurse Unit Manager | 3 (3.2) | Highest level of education, (%) | | Hospital certificate | 7 (7.4) | Associate diploma/diploma | 4 (4.3) | Bachelor’s degree | 56 (58.9) | Graduate certificate/diploma | 15 (15.8) | Master’s degree | 10 (10.5) | Employment status, (%) | | Full time | 74 (77.9) | Part time | 20 (21.1) | Role, (%) | | Clinical | 83 (87.4) | Education | 8 (8.4) | Managerial | 3 (3.2) | Palliative care training, (%) | | No | 74 (77.9) | Yes | 19 (20.0) | Religious affiliation, (%) | | No | 36 (37.9) | Yes | 58 (61.1) | Length of stay In Australia, years mean (SD) | 10.5 (9.7) |
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