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Demographic characteristics (n = 605).

Variablesn(%)MeanSD
Age (year)31.48.3
Years of experience (year)9.38.0
Gender
Female561(92.7)
Male44(7.3)
Education degree
Nursing diploma167(27.7)
Junior college48(7.9)
Bachelor’s369(61.0)
Master’s/doctoral20(3.3)
No answer1(0.2)
Hospital
1410(67.7)
2130(21.6)
365(10.7)
License
Resisted Nurse561(92.7)
Midwife29(4.8)
Advanced Licensed Nurse14(2.4)
No answer1(0.1)
Position
Staff531(87.8)
Manager74(12.2)
Unit
Surgery201(33.3)
Internal medicine174(28.8)
Mixed surgery and internal medicine69(11.4)
ICU/CCU35(5.8)
NICU28(4.6)
Obstetric22(3.6)
Pediatric19(3.1)
Operating room16(2.6)
Psychiatry15(2.5)
Emergency department12(2.0)
SCU7(1.2)
Others7(1.0)
Experience of ethical education
Yes430(71.1)
No175(28.9)
In-service training in workplace
Yes393(65.0)
No212(35.0)
Workshops/ Academic conferences on nursing ethics
Yes122(20.2)
No483(79.8)