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Table 2 Work-related characteristics of nurses in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Medication administration errors and contributing factors among nurses: a cross sectional study in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

No.

Variables

Response

Frequency (n = 298)

Percentage (%)

1

Work experience

<  10 years

269

90.3

≥ 10 years

29

9.7

Median = 2 years

2

Duration in the present unit

≤ 3 month

28

9.4

4–5 month

26

8.7

≥ 6 month

244

81.9

3

Duty shift

Day shift

114

38.3

Night shift

79

26.5

Alternative shift

105

35.2

4

Nurse to patient ratio

1–6

72

24.2

7–10

106

35.6

> 10

120

40.3

5

Take training in MA practice

Yes

113

37.9

No

185

62.1

6

Have guideline for MA

Yes

166

55.7

No

132

44.3

7

Faced interruption during MA

Yes

161

54

No

137

46

8

Communicate with another nurse before MA

Yes

250

83.9

No

48

16.1