Nurse Managers' Perceptions Related to Their Leadership Styles, Knowledge, and Skills in These Areas—A Viewpoint: Case of Health Centre Wards in Finland

Table 1

The respondents’ (𝑛=252) background data.

Background data	𝑛	%
Gender (𝑛=252)
Female	246	97.6
Male	6	2.4
Age (𝑛=248)
32–45	56	22.6
46–50	69	27.8
51–55	56	22.6
56–65	67	27.0
Education (𝑛=245)
Specialized nurse	151	61.6
Nurse	57	23.3
MSc	37	15.1
Work experience in health care (𝑛=249)
<21	60	24.1
21–25	53	21.3
26–30	63	25.3
>30	73	29.3
Work experience as nurse manager (𝑛=252)
<5	71	28.2
5–9	65	25.8
10–14	47	18.7
>14	69	27.3
Updating education in leadership (𝑛=252)
Yes	237	94.0
No	15	6.0
Reading professional journals (𝑛=252)
Yes	216	85.7
No	36	14.3
Reading scientific journals (𝑛=252)
Yes	113	44.8
No	139	55.2
Searching information from internet (𝑛=252)
Yes	173	68.7
No	79	31.3
Discussing with colleagues (𝑛=252)
Yes	220	87.3
No	32	12.7
Consulting experts (𝑛=252)
Yes	91	36.1
No	161	63.9
Number of employees (𝑛=247)
<20	69	28.2
20–24	66	26.9
25–29	46	18.8
>29	64	26.1