Overall, 141 (64.1%) intensive care nurses responded to thesurvey invitation. Of the respondents, 116 (82.8%) werefemale, 52 (37.1%) reported having between 5 and 10 yearsof critical care practice, 76 (54.7%) had a graduate certifi-cate in intensive care and 101 (72.6%) worked a rotating ‘dayand night’ shift roster (Table 1).