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Table 8 Factors associated with nurses’ high alert medication regulation knowledge scores

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

Variable

Frequency (%)

N = 280

Regulation score

Median [interquartile range]

Mean ± SD

P-value

Gender

 Male

153 (54.6)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.1 ± 1.6

0.048a

 Female

127 (45.4)

6.0[4.0–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.8

 

Age (year)

  < 25

37 (13.2)

6.0[4.5–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.7

0.461b

  > 25–30

121(43.2)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.9 ± 1.66

 

  > 30–35

64 (22.9)

6.5[5.0–7.0]

6.2 ± 1.6

 

  > 35

58 (20.7)

6.0[4.8–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.8

 

District

 Hebron

44 (15.7)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.8 ± 1.7

0.024b

 Bethlehem

38 (13.6)

5.0[4.0–7.0]

5.3 ± 1.6

 

 Ramallah

58 (20.7)

6.0[5.0–7.3]

6.4 ± 1.7

 

 Nablus

74 (26.4)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.1 ± 1.8

 

 Tulkarm

26 (9.3)

6.0[4.0–6.0]

5.2 ± 1.6

 

 Jenin

40 (14.3)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.9 ± 1.5

 

Education

 Diploma

96 (34.3)

5.0[4.0–7.0]

5.28 ± 1.8

<  0.001b

 Bachelor

161(57.5)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.2 ± 1.6

 

 Master

23 (8.2)

7.0[5.0–7.0]

6.3 ± 1.6

 

Position

 Qualified Nurse c

96 (34.3)

5.0[4.0–7.0]

5.3 ± 1.8

<  0.001b

 Legal Nurse d

170 (60.7)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.2 ± 1.6

 

 Head Nurse

14 (5.0)

7.0[6.0–7.0]

6.4 ± 1.2

 

Wards

 ICU

71 (25.4)

7.0[6.0–7.0]

6.5 ± 1.6

0.013b

 Emergency

62 (22.1)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.6 ± 1.6

 

 Pediatrics

75 (26.8)

6.0[4.0–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.8

 

 Medical

72 (25.7)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.8 ± 1.6

 

Ward experience (year)

  < 2

95 (33.9)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.7

0.248b

  > 2–5

89 (31.8)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.8 ± 1.7

 

  > 5–10

62 (22.1)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.1 ± 1.7

 

  > 10

34 (12.1)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.2 ± 1.8

 

Total experience (year)

    

< 2

25 (8.9)

6.0[4.5–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.9

0.429b

> 2–5

69 (24.6)

6.0[4.0–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.7

 

> 5–10

106 (37.9)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.1 ± 1.8

 

> 10

80 (28.6)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.9 ± 1.6

 

ICU training

 Yes

200 (71.4)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.1 ± 1.7

<  0.001a

 No

80 (28.6)

5.0[4.0–6.0]

5.3 ± 1.5

 

ER training

 Yes

234 (83.6)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.0 ± 1.7

0.012a

 No

46 (16.4)

5.5[4.0–6.0]

5.3 ± 1.6

 

HAM training

 Yes

252 (90.0)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

6.0 ± 1.7

0.014a

 No

28 (10.0)

5.5[4.0–6.0]

5.1 ± 1.6

 

Training need

 Need

229 (81.8)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.9 ± 1.7

0.782b

 No comment

33 (11.8)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.7 ± 1.7

 

 No need

18 (6.4)

6.0[5.0–7.0]

5.9 ± 1.

 
  1. ER Emergency room, ICU Intensive care unit, HAMs High-alert medication
  2. aStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Mann–Whitney U test
  3. bStatistical significance of differences calculated using the Kruskal–Wallis test
  4. cQualified nurse with professional diploma degree in nursing
  5. dLegal nurse with bachelor of science degree in nursing as the minimum educational requirement for professional nursing practice