Mentoring Nurses in Political Skill to Navigate Organizational Politics

Table 1

Demographic data ().

Variable	Category	n	%
Type of program	Ph.D.	86	74.8
	DNP	29	25.2
Graduated	No	65	56.5
	Yes	50	43.5
Sex	Female	100	87.0
	Male	15	13.0
Age group	25 to 34 years	24	20.9
	35 to 44 years	37	32.2
	45 to 54 years	29	25.2
	55 to 64 years	25	21.7
Race/ethnicity	Black	17	14.8
	White	81	70.4
	Hispanic, Asian, more than one race	17	14.8
Military service	No	101	87.8
	Yes	14	12.2
Current employment status	Working full time	63	54.8
	Working part time and a full time student	19	16.5
	Working full time and a full time student	18	15.7
	Other	15	13.0
Work setting	Hospital	30	26.1
	Academic setting	48	41.7
	Other	30	26.1
	Not applicable	7	6.1
Years of work experience	Under 4 years	11	9.6
	4–6 years	13	11.3
	7–10 years	15	13.0
	11–15 years	19	16.5
	16+ years	57	49.6
Self-described level of expertise	Novice	3	2.6
	Advanced beginner	8	7.0
	Competent	18	15.7
	Proficient	26	22.6
	Expert	60	52.2
Participated in a leadership program	No	47	40.9
	Yes	68	59.1