Table, Supplemental Digital 1.
Biographical Data of Respondents
Question
Are you a registered nurse practicing in gastroenterology?
Question
How many years
have you
practiced as a
registered nurse?
Yes (%)
355 (98.3)
Total
361
0-3 Years (%)
4-6 Years (%)
7-10 Years (%)
11-15 Years (%)
16-20 Years (%)
> 20 Years (%)
Total
2 (0.9)
1 (0.5)
10 (4.6)
27 (12.3)
29 (13.2)
151 (68.6%)
220
Question
Male (%)
10 (4.6)
What is you gender?
Question
What is your current employment
status in gastroenterology nursing?
Question
No (%)
6 (1.7)
Female (%)
209 (95.4)
Total
219
Full-time (%)
Part-time (%)
As needed (%)
Retired (%)
Total
185 (83.7)
29 (13.1)
6 (2.7)
1 (0.5)
221
Administration
Management/ (%)
Advanced Practice
(CNS/NP) (%)
Education (%)
Research (%)
Staff Nurse (%)
Other (%)
Total
65 (29.4)
2 (0.9)
14 (6.3)
1 (0.5)
117 (52.9)
22 (10.0)
221
What do you
consider your
PRIMARY
professional
nursing role in
gastroenterology?
Question
Which of the following best describes
your primary place of employment in
gastroenterology?
Hospital (%)
Free-standing Outpatient
Facility (%)
Physician’s Office
(%)
Other (%)
Total
172 (78.2)
34 (15.5)
3 (1.4)
11 (5.0)
220
Question
If you practice in a hospital, is your
nursing department Magnet®recognized?
Question
In what area of the United
States do you practice?
Yes (%)
No (%)
Currently Seeking
Magnet® Status (%)
Don’t Know (%)
Total
41 (21.9)
87 (46.5)
52 (27.8)
7 (3.7)
187
Northeast (%)
Southeast (%)
60 (27.9)
Question
Are you currently certified in
gastroenterology nursing?
Midwest (%)
46 (21.4)
49 (22.8)
Yes (%)
No (%)
130 (59.4)
61 (27.9)
Question
Are you currently certified in a nursing
specialty other than gastroenterology?
Southwest (%)
West (%)
31 (14.4)
Total
29 (13.5)
Planning to certify within the
next year (%)
28 (12.8)
215
Total
219
Yes (%)
No (%)
Planning to Certify in Another
Specialty within the Next Year
(%)
Total
26 (12.0)
188 (86.6)
3 (1.4)
217
Question
What is your highest level of
NURSING education?
Diploma (%)
Associate (%)
Bachelor (%)
Masters (%)
Doctoral (%)
Total
44 (19.9)
64 (29.0)
98 (44.3)
15 (6.8)
0 (0.0)
221
Question
In what year did you obtain
your most recent NURSING
degree?
2002 or After (%)
1997-2001 (%)
1992-1996 (%)
1987-1991 (%)
Prior to 1987 (%)
Total
23 (10.5)
20 (9.1)
31 (14.1)
35 (15.9)
111 (50.5)
220
Doctoral (%)
Total
Question
Please indicate if you are
currently enrolled in one
Not Enrolled (%)
Diploma (%)
Associate (%)
Bachelor (%)
Masters (%)
of the following
NURSING degree
programs?
187 (88.6)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
9 (4.3)
14 (6.6)
1 (0.5)
211