27 July 2024 : Clinical Research
Status of Professional Identity, Self-Directed Learning Competence, and Self-Efficacy Among Central Sterile Supply Department Nurses
Wei Pan12AE, Liangying Yi12AE*, Ting Hu12BC, Yanhua Chen12BC, Juanli Huang12BC, Yongdeng Huang12BC, Ruixue Hu12BC, Jinhui Zhang12BC, Jin Wu12BCDOI: 10.12659/MSM.944044
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e944044
Table 1 Demographic data for the CSSD nurses.
| Item | Number (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 9 | 2.8 |
| Female | 309 | 97.2 |
| 18–25 years old | 29 | 9.1 |
| 26–30 years old | 49 | 15.4 |
| 31–40 years old | 122 | 38.4 |
| 41–50 years old | 81 | 25.5 |
| >51 years old | 37 | 11.6 |
| Urban area | 183 | 57.5 |
| Suburban area | 47 | 14.8 |
| Rural area | 88 | 27.7 |
| Senior high school/technical secondary school/technical school | 72 | 22.6 |
| Two or three years’ higher education diploma | 61 | 19.2 |
| Undergraduate | 173 | 54.4 |
| Master’s degree or above | 12 | 3.8 |
| Never married | 55 | 17.3 |
| Married | 247 | 77.7 |
| Divorced | 14 | 4.4 |
| Widowed | 2 | 0.6 |
| Tertiary A | 198 | 62.3 |
| Tertiary B | 55 | 17.3 |
| Secondary A | 52 | 16.4 |
| Secondary B | 10 | 3.1 |
| Others | 3 | 0.9 |
| <1 year | 9 | 2.8 |
| 1–3 years | 35 | 11.0 |
| 4–6 years | 29 | 9.1 |
| 7–10 years | 46 | 14.5 |
| 11–20 years | 82 | 25.8 |
| >20 years | 117 | 36.8 |
| Permanent employee | 143 | 45.0 |
| Contract employee | 165 | 51.9 |
| Triangular employment | 4 | 1.2 |
| Others | 6 | 1.9 |
| Chief nurse | 5 | 1.6 |
| Co-chief nurse | 63 | 19.8 |
| Supervising nurse | 104 | 32.7 |
| Nurse practitioner | 100 | 31.4 |
| Nurse | 46 | 14.5 |
| Manager of nursing department | 1 | 0.3 |
| Deputy manager of nursing department | 2 | 0.6 |
| Department-level head nurse | 16 | 5.1 |
| Other head nurse | 89 | 28.0 |
| Deputy head nurse | 15 | 4.7 |
| Non-management or non-supervisory | 195 | 61.3 |
| ≤3000 | 6 | 1.9 |
| 3001–5000 | 79 | 24.9 |
| 5001–10000 | 197 | 61.9 |
| 10000–20000 | 36 | 11.3 |
| >20000 | 0 | 0.0 |






