Table 2: Participants’ characteristics.
n % n %
Gender Males 5 10 Qualification Nurses
Females Public health nurse 6 13
Department medical wards 19 40 midwife 3 6
surgical wards 16 33
outpatient department 2 4 Work formats Day shift 10 21
Operating room 5 10 Day shift and duty 4 8
Intensive care units 2 4 3 shifts 15 31
Pediatrics 4 8 2 shifts 16 33
Educational background Vocational school 34 71 Night shift 3 6
Junior college 3 6 The experience of preceptorship (guidance for newcomers)
University 8 17 Yes 33 69
Graduate School 1 2 None 15 31
Advanced course 2 4