Turkish Validity and Reliability Study of Humanistic Practice Ability of Nursing Scale

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of the nurses (n = 300).

Variables	N	%
Sex
Female	242	80.7
Male	58	19.3
Marital status
Married	134	44.7
Single	166	55.3
Educational level
High school	19	6.3
Associate degree	31	10.3
Bachelor’s degree	206	68.7
Postgraduate	44	14.7
Unit they worked in
Internal diseases service	98	32.7
Surgical service	38	12.7
Emergency room	47	15.7
Intensive care unit	33	11.0
Operating room	23	7.7
Community health center	24	8.0
Obstetrics service	8	2.7
Outpatient clinics	10	3.3
Administrative units	10	3.3
Pediatric service	9	3.0
	X̄ ± SD
Age (years)	31.2 ± 8.3 (min = 15.0 − max = 56.0)
Duration of working in the profession (years)	9.1 ± 9.0 (min = 1.0 − max = 38.0)