Work Engagement among Acute Care Nurses: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

Participant demographics.

Variables	n	%
Sex
Female	17	81
Male	4	19
Age
25–34 years	13	62
35–44 years	8	38
Marital status
Married	15	71
Single	6	29
Having children
Yes	14	67
No	7	33
Highest nursing educational degree
Bachelor of science in nursing	10	48
Nursing diploma	11	52
Postbasic diploma or specialized training certificate
Yes	10	48
No	11	52
Type of shift
Three shifts	11	52
Morning shift only	10	48
	Mean (range)	SD
Years of nursing experience	12.7 (4–22)	5.1
Years of experience in current department	8.8 (6 months–20 years)	5.6