Table 1 Individual characteristics of the participants
From: A qualitative study of Iranian nurses' understanding and experiences of professional power
| Â | Total | Level of education | Sex |
Years of service |
Age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | BS | MS | PhD | Female | Male | Â | Â |
Staff nurse | 12 | 9 | 3 | - | 9 | 3 | 12/4 ± 5/7 | 32/7 ± 5/3 |
Head nurse | 12 | 10 | 2 | - | 11 | 1 | 22/6 ± 6/2 | 52/8 ± 5/2 |
Supervisor & matron | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 19 ± 7/3 | 42/2 ± 7/4 |
Senior nurse manager | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 24/3 ± 7/8 | 47/5 ± 7/6 |
Educator | 3 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 28 ± 1/5 | 50 ± 1 |
Physician | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 19 ± 12/7 | 48 ± 11/3 |
Members of INO | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 23 ± 11/4 | 42 ± 10/1 |
Total | 44 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 19/3 ± 8/1 | 40/8 ± 8/3 |
± SD