Sample characteristics for interviews (n=86)
| Characteristic | Number of participants (%) |
| Care setting | |
| Public | 67 (78) |
| Private | 19 (22) |
| Location | |
| Remote | 15 (17) |
| Regional | 49 (57) |
| Metropolitan | 22 (26) |
| Seniority | |
| Senior (>10 years experience) | 60 (70) |
| Mid-career (5–10 years experience) | 17 (20) |
| Junior (<5 years experience) | 9 (10) |
| Role | |
| RN | 54 (62) |
| Nurse practitioner | 2 (2) |
| Clinical nurse consultant | 10 (9) |
| Clinical nurse educator | 4 (5) |
| Nurse unit manager | 10 (9) |
| Management/education roles (RN trained) | 6 (7) |
| Specialty | |
| Anesthetics | 4 (5) |
| Cancer outreach | 1 (1) |
| Cardiology | 9 (10) |
| Emergency | 2 (2) |
| General medicine | 15 (17) |
| Gynecology/obstetrics | 4 (5) |
| Intensive care | 5 (6) |
| Infectious diseases | 3 (3) |
| Oncology/hematology | 4 (5) |
| Pediatrics | 3 (3) |
| Patient safety/clinical improvement | 2 (2) |
| Plastics | 1 (1) |
| Rehabilitation | 2 (2) |
| Respiratory | 15 (17) |
| Surgery | 16 (19) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 9 (10) |
| Female | 77 (90) |
RN, registered nurse.