Table 1: Personal characteristics of ICU nurses (N=352).
| Variable | Mean±SD | n(%) | Variable | Mean±SD | n(%) |
| Gender | Clinical ladder |
| Male | | 22(06.3) | N | | 55(15.6) |
| Female | | 330(93.8) | N1 | | 79(22.4) |
| Age (years) | 29.2±4.86 | | N2 | | 67(19.0) |
| ≤25 | | 79(22.4) | N3 | | 100(28.4) |
| 26-30 | | 121(34.4) | N4 | | 51(14.5) |
| 31-35 | | 106(30.1) | Work Unit |
| 36-40 | | 40(11.4) | Internal medicine | | 183(52.0) |
| ≥41 | | 6(01.7) | Surgery | | 145(41.2) |
| Level of education | Pediatrics | | 24(06.8) |
| College | | 10(02.8) | Hospital level |
| University and higher | | 342(97.2) | Medical center | | 210(59.7) |
| Religious beliefs | Regional hospital | | 110(31.3) |
| Buddhism | | 57(16.2) | District hospital | | 32(09.1) |
| Taoism | | 224(63.6) | Total clinical seniority (yrs.) | 7.28±5.10 | |
| Christian | | 21(05.8) | <1 | | 21(06.0) |
| Others | | 52(14.8) | 1-5 | | 134(38.1) |
| Marital status | 6-9 | | 89(25.3) |
| Single | | 246(69.9) | ≥10 | | 108(30.7) |
| Married | | 106(30.1) | Total ICU seniority(yrs.) | 6.24±4.60 | |
| Position title | <1 | | 26(07.4) |
| Non-managers | | 270(76.7) | 1-5 | | 158(44.9) |
| Managers | | 82(23.3) | 6-9 | | 91(25.9) |
| | | ≥10 | | 77(21.9) |