Method
Study design-sample
A correlational study was conducted. In total, 300 questionnaires
were distributed to nurses working in one public
General Hospital and 3 private ones. The final sample consisted
of 246 nurses (higher education graduates) and nursing
assistants (high school or post-secondary education)
(Response Rate 82 %). The composition of the sample reflects
the Greek reality. Greece has the third lowest density
of nurses (3.3 per 1. 000 population) in OECD countries
after Turkey and Mexico, while many working positions in
health-care units are covered by nursing assistants than
Registered nurses [13]. Inclusion criteria for nurses were as
follows: willingness to partake in, at least 1 year of work
experience, with immediate association with patients