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Table 1 Demographic data for round one and round two participants

From: Nurse-identified patient care and health services research priorities in the United Arab Emirates: a Delphi study

 

n (%)

Round one (n = 1032)

 Gender

Female

838 (81.2)

Male

127 (12.3)

Missing

67 (6.4)

 Emirate

Ajman

83 (8.0)

Sharjah

468 (45.3)

Dubai

236 (22.9)

Abu Dhabi

245 (23.7)

Fujairah

0 (0.0)

 Clinical Setting

General nursing

241 (23.4)

Pediatric ward or setting

182 (17.6)

Emergency department

142 (13.8)

Operating theatre

125 (12.1)

Maternity and labor ward

134 (13.0)

Adult critical care units

169 (16.4)

Long-term care facility (geriatric)

31 (3.0)

No answer

8 (0.7)

 Grade

Staff nurse

672 (65.1)

Charge nurse

209 (20.3)

Nurse educator

54 (5.2)

Nurse administrator

22 (2.1)

Other

17 (1.6)

No answer

58 (5.6)

 Qualification

Diploma

514 (49.8)

Bachelor’s

421 (40.8)

Post graduate diploma

45 (4.4)

Master’s

43 (4.2)

No answer

9 (0.8)

 Experience

1–2 years

124 (12.1)

2–5 years

158 (15.3)

5–10 years

330 (32.0)

More than 10 years

323 (31.3)

No answer

97 (9.4)

Round two (n = 1339)

 Emirate

Ajman

303 (22.6)

Sharjah

415 (31.0)

Dubai

277 (20.7)

Abu Dhabi

202 (15)

Fujairah

142 (10.6)

 Clinical Setting

General nursing

223 (16.7)

Pediatric ward or setting

267 (19.9)

Emergency department

175 (13.1)

Operating theatre

160 (11.9)

Maternity and labor ward

176 (13.1)

Adult critical care units

308 (23.0)

Long-term care facility (geriatric)

30 (2.2)