Table 2

Characteristics of the participants by data source


Interviews & focus groups
Uptake survey
Implementation intervention

Frontline staff nurses
8 (66.7)
25 (100)
31 (100)
Nurse supervisor or educator
2 (16.7)
0
0
Non-nurse administrators
2 (16.7
0
0
Length of employment



     ≤ 6 months
1 (8.3)
4 (16.0)
5 (16.1)
     7 to 12 months
3 (25.0)
8 (32.0)
9 (29.0)
     >12 months
8 (66.7)
13 (52.0)
17 (54.8)
Employment status (full-time equivalent)
Mean 0.77
Mean 0.75
Mean 0.74
     not reported (casual status)
1 (8.3)
2 (8.0)
2 (6.5)
BSc or higher education
7 (58.3)
10 (40.0)
13 (41.9)
Gender



     Female
10 (83.3)
25 (100)
30 (96.8)
     Male
2 (16.7)
0
1 (3.2)
Years of nursing



     ≤ 5 years
0
0
0
     6 to 10 years
0
1 (4.0)
2 (6.5)
     11 to 15 years
1 (8.3)
7 (28.0)
7 (22.6)
     ≥ 16 years
9 (75.0)
17 (68.0)
22 (71.0)
     not reported
2 (16.7)
0
0
N
12
25
31

Note: Data are numbers (%) unless otherwise specified

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