Table 2 Numbers and percentages of hospitals and their characteristics and nursing factors
Hospital Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
Size | |
≤ 100 beds | 59 (11.1%) |
101–250 beds | 230 (43.2%) |
> 250 beds | 244 (45.8%) |
Teaching Status | |
Non-Teaching | 276 (51.8%) |
Minor Teaching | 214 (40.2%) |
Major Teaching | 43 (8.1%) |
Technology Status | |
High Technology | 283 (53.1%) |
Low Technology | 250 (46.9%) |
Location | |
Division | 218 (40.9%) |
Metro | 261 (48.9%) |
Micro | 43 (8.1%) |
Rural | 8 (1.5%) |
Ownership | |
Government | 49 (9.3%) |
Non-Profit | 375 (71.4%) |
For-Profit | 101 (19.2%) |
State | |
California | 193 (36.2%) |
Florida | 138 (25.9%) |
New Jersey | 69 (12.9%) |
Pennsylvania | 133 (24.9%) |
Hospital Nursing Factors, mean (SD) | |
PES-NWI, mean (SD) | 2.75 (0.20) |
Poor (n = 178) | 2.49 (0.11) |
Mixed (n = 178) | 2.72 (0.05) |
Best (n = 177) | 2.96 (0.12) |
Staffing, mean (SD) | 5.4 (1.3) |
Education (% BSN), mean (SD) | 39.7 (13.5) |