Table 1 Characteristics of the 494 survey participants
Characteristic | |
|---|---|
Age, yr, mean ± SD | 31.8 ± 6.9 |
Female, n (%) | 248 (50.2%) |
The highest degree of education, n (%) | |
 Associate degree | 63 (12.7%) |
 Bachelor’s degree | 401 (81.2%) |
 Master’s degree | 21 (4.2%) |
 Doctor’s degree | 9 (1.8%) |
Job ranking, n (%) | |
 No job rank | 51 (10.3%) |
 Level I | 213 (43.1%) |
 Level II | 182 (36.8%) |
 Level III | 43 (8.7%) |
 Level IV | 5 (1.0%) |
Years of working as an RT, yr, mean ± SD | 5.48 ± 4.46 |
Level of hospital, n (%) | |
 Level I | 0 |
 Level II | 48 (9.3%) |
 Level III | 446 (91.7%) |
Department, n (%) | |
 Respiratory care | 33 (6.7%) |
 Respiratory/Pulmonary | 128 (25.9%) |
 ICU | 278 (56.3%) |
 PICU | 12 (2.4%) |
 NICU | 17 (3.4%) |
 Emergency | 20 (4.0%) |
 Others | 6 (1.2%) |
Number of the ultrasound machine in department, n (%) | |
 0 | 65 (13.2%) |
 1 | 250 (50.6%) |
 2 | 102 (20.6%) |
 3 | 29 (5.9%) |
 4 | 20 (4.0%) |
 ≥ 5 | 28 (5.7%) |
Types of probes in department (multi-choice), n (%) | |
 Curvilinear probe | 403 (81.6%) |
 Linear probe | 390 (78.9%) |
 Phased array probe | 372 (75.3%) |
 Transesophageal ultrasound probe | 67 (13.6%) |