| Hospital type | Participant | Assigned section | Years of experience as CNS |
| Advanced treatment hospital | A | Outpatient department | 7 |
| B | ER, ICU, HCU | 8 | |
| C | Pediatric ward | 4 | |
| D | NICU, GCU | 3 | |
| General hospital | E | Outpatient department | 3 |
| F | Discharge support section | 1 | |
| G | Rehabilitation ward | 1 | |
| Sanatorium- type hospital | H | Sanatorium type hospital | 11 |
| I | Discharge support section | 12 | |
| J | community/inclusive care ward | 5 | |
| K | Home nursing station | 6 |