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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of survey respondents among the nursing staff

From: Knowledge about the administration and regulation of high alert medications among nurses in Palestine: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (%)

N = 280

Gender

 Male

153 (54.6)

 Female

127 (45.4)

Age (year)

 ≤25

37 (13.2)

 > 25–30

121(43.2)

 > 30–35

64 (22.9)

 > 35

58 (20.7)

District

 Hebron

44 (15.7)

 Bethlehem

38 (13.6)

 Ramallah

58 (20.7)

 Nablus

74 (26.4)

 Tulkarm

26 (9.3)

 Jenin

40 (14.3)

Education

 Diploma

96 (34.3)

 Bachelor

161 (57.5)

 Master

23 (8.2)

Position

 Qualified Nursea

96 (34.3)

 Legal Nurseb

170 (60.7)

 Head Nurse

14 (5.0)

Wards

 ICU

71(25.4)

 ER

62 (22.1)

 Pediatrics

75 (26.8)

 Medical

72 (25.7)

Ward experience (year)

  < 2

95 (33.9)

  > 2–5

89 (31.8)

  > 5–10

62 (22.1)

  > 10

34 (12.1)

Total experience (year)

  < 2

25 (8.9)

  > 2–5

69 (24.6)

  > 5–10

106 (37.9)

  > 10

80 (28.6)

ICU training

 Yes

200 (71.4)

 No

80 (28.6)

ER training

 Yes

234 (83.6)

 No

46 (16.4)

HAMs training

 Yes

252 (90.0)

 No

28 (10.0)

  1. ER Emergency room, ICU Intensive care unit, HAMs High-alert medication
  2. aQualified nurse with professional diploma degree in nursing
  3. bLegal nurse with bachelor of science degree in nursing as the minimum educational requirement for professional nursing practice