Characteristics of nurses and hospitals, by shift length
| Shift length (hours) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | ≤8 | 8.1–10 | 10.1–11.9 | ≥12 | All |
| Registered nurses | |||||
| Number of registered nurses; n (%) | 15 930 (50) | 9963 (32) | 1159 (4) | 4575 (14) | 31 627 (100) |
| Worked day shift on their last shift; n (%) | 15 411 (49) | 5960 (19) | 357 (1) | 2899 (9) | 24 627 (78) |
| Worked night shift on their last shift; n (%) | 519 (2) | 4003 (13) | 802 (3) | 1676 (5) | 7000 (22) |
| Worked overtime on their last shift; n (%) | 2669 (8) | 4175 (13) | 461 (1) | 1301 (4) | 8606 (27) |
| Works part-time in the hospital | 5888 (19) | 4109 (13) | 320 (1) | 470 (1) | 10 787 (34) |
| Age; mean | 38.1 | 38.4 | 39.5 | 37.5 | 38.2 |
| Age min–max | 18–70 | 20–70 | 20–65 | 20–68 | 18–70 |
| Sex | |||||
| Female; n (%) | 14 631 (46) | 9170 (29) | 1018 (4) | 4336 (14) | 29 155 (92) |
| Male; n (%) | 1299 (4) | 793 (3) | 141 (1) | 239 (1) | 2472 (8) |
| Unit | |||||
| Type of unit | |||||
| Medical; n (%) | 9227 (29) | 5732 (18) | 648 (3) | 2352 (7) | 17 959 (57) |
| Surgical; n (%) | 6703 (21) | 4231 (13) | 511 (2) | 2223 (7) | 13 668 (43) |
| Staffing levels | |||||
| <6.1 patients/nurse (reference category); n (%) | 7944 (25) | 3231 (10) | 222 (1) | 1047 (3) | 12 444 (39) |
| 6.1–7.3 patients/nurse; n (%) | 2145 (7) | 1070 (3) | 138 (0) | 594 (2) | 3947 (12) |
| 7.4–9.2 patients/nurse; n (%) | 2179 (7) | 1268 (4) | 176 (0) | 778 (2) | 4401 (14) |
| 9.3–11.5 patients/nurse; n (%) | 1887 (6) | 1417 (4) | 229 (1) | 1042 (3) | 4575 (14) |
| >11.5 patients/nurse; n (%) | 1775 (6) | 2977 (9) | 394 (1) | 1114 (3.5) | 6260 (20) |
| Hospital | |||||
| Technology status | |||||
| High technology (performing major organ transplant surgery, open heart surgery, or both); n (%) | 10 236 (32) | 6437 (20) | 566 (2) | 2567 (8) | 19 806 (63) |
| Not high technology hospital; n(%) | 5694 (18) | 3526 (11) | 593 (2) | 2008 (6) | 11 413 (27) |
| Teaching status | |||||
| Teaching; n(%) | 10 913 (34) | 6956 (22) | 667 (2) | 2896 (9) | 21 432 (67) |
| Not teaching; n(%) | 5017 (16) | 3007 (10) | 492 (1) | 1679 (5) | 10 195 (23) |
| Size | |||||
| Small (<250 beds); n(%) | 3894 (12) | 2393 (7) | 207 (1) | 545 (2) | 7039 (22) |
| Medium (≥250, ≤500); n(%) | 5564 (17) | 3684 (12) | 457 (1) | 1007 (3) | 10 712 (34) |
| Large (>500); n(%) | 6472 (20) | 3886 (12) | 495 (1) | 3023 (9) | 13 876 (44) |
Percentages may not sum to 100 because of rounding (n=31 627).