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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?
High school 54.7%
Associate’s degree 23.1%
Baccalaureate degree 21.9%
Graduate degree 0.1%
2. If you hold an associate’s or baccalaureate degree, what was your prior degree in?
Medical-related degree or certificate 63.1%
Teaching 16.2%
Accounting 0 .7%
Business administration 1.2%
Other 18.8%
3. Do you have a prior healthcare occupation in any of these fields?
LPN 19.1%
CAN 63.0%
EMT/paramedics 11 1%
Pharmacy technician 0.3%
Surgical technician 3.7%
Dental hygiene 2.9%
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?
Hispanic (of any race) 3.0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian 2.5%
Black or African-American 15.8%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 0.2%
White 69.1%
Race or ethnicity unknown 8.6%
7. What is your family status?
Married 70.5%
Widowed, divorced, or separated 18.1%
Never married 9.2%
8. Do you have children?
No children 56.2%
One child 24.9%
Two children 11.5%
Three or more children 5.6%
9. What is the time zone where you live?
Eastern 34%
Central 29%
Mountain 19%
Pacific 18%
10. Do you own your residence?
Yes 61%
No 39%
11. Please indicate how prepared you felt to enter nursing school.
Extremely prepared 15%
Prepared 37%
Neither prepared or unprepared 28%
Prepared 15%
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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