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Chamberlain College of Nursing

NR 449 EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE


CLASSSURVEY:HYPOTHETICALDATARESULTS–WEEK6

(2 Pages)


1. What is your initial level of education in nursing?

  1. High school 54.7%

  2. Associate’s degree 23.1%

  3. Baccalaureate degree 21.9%

  4. Graduate degree 0.1%


2. If you hold an associate’s or baccalaureate degree, what was your prior degree in?

    1. Medical-related degree or certificate 63.1%

    2. Teaching 16.2%

    3. Accounting 0 .7%

    4. Business administration 1.2%

    5. Other 18.8%


3. Do you have a prior healthcare occupation in any of these fields?

  1. LPN 19.1%

  2. CAN 63.0%

  3. EMT/paramedics 11 1%

  4. Pharmacy technician 0.3%

  5. Surgical technician 3.7%

  6. Dental hygiene 2.9%

  7. Other 0.2%


4. What is your age?

Averageageis41 years

20–24

4.1%

25–29

3.6%

30–34

13.2%

35–39

15.5%

40–44

17.6%

45–49

28.0%

50–64

21.4%

65 and over

0.2%


5. What is your gender?

Male 7.5% Female 92.3%







6. What is your racial or ethnic background?

  1. Hispanic (of any race) 3.0%

  2. American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%

  3. Asian 2.5%

  4. Black or African-American 15.8%

  5. Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.2%

  6. White 69.1%

  7. Race or ethnicity unknown 8.6%


7. What is your family status?

  1. Married 70.5%

  2. Widowed, divorced, or separated 18.1%

  3. Never married 9.2%


8. Do you have children?

  1. No children 56.2%

  2. One child 24.9%

  3. Two children 11.5%

  4. Three or more children 5.6%

9. What is the time zone where you live?

  1. Eastern 34%

  2. Central 29%

  3. Mountain 19%

  4. Pacific 18%


10. Do you own your residence?

  1. Yes 61%

  2. No 39%


11. Please indicate how prepared you felt to enter nursing school.

  1. Extremely prepared 15%

  2. Prepared 37%

  3. Neither prepared or unprepared 28%

  4. Prepared 15%

  5. Extremely unprepared 5%



12. Why did you decide to pursue a baccalaureate degree in nursing?

Themes from respondents

  • Desire to help others

  • Lifelong dream

  • Ability to advance

  • Availability of jobs

  • Earning potential

  • Loss of previous job

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