Table 1: Descriptive characteristics of the sample (N = 307).

Variable	M	SD	Min	Max	n	%
Age (years)	28.5	4.6	21.0	52
Nursing experience/years.	5.78	4.7	0.5	35
Emergency department experience/Months	48.3	48.8	6.0	420
Current unit experience/years	3.75	3.5	0.2	24
Gender			Male		175	57.0
			Female		132	43.0
Level of education			Undergraduate		290	94.5
			Graduate		17	5.5
Work section			Public		70	22.8
			Private		87	28.3
			Military		98	31.9
			University-affiliated		52	16.9
Experience in nursing psychiatric mental health			Yes		66	21.5
			No		241	78.5
Special course or training in management of psychological distress			Yes		54	17.6
			No		253	82.4
Special course or training mental health nursing			Yes		42	13.7
			No		265	86.3