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Table 1 Socio-demographic breakdown of studied sample (N = 591)

From: The effect of electronic medical records on medication errors, workload, and medical information availability among qualified nurses in Israel– a cross sectional study

Variable

N (%) / Mean (± SD)

Gender

 

 Female

443 (75.0%)

 Male

148 (25.0%)

Family status

 

 Coupled with children

208 (35.8%)

 Coupled without children

159 (27.4%)

 Single with children

205 (35.3%)

 Single without children

9 (1.5%)

Role

 

 Registered nurse

558 (94.4%)

 Head nurse

16 (2.7%)

 Deputy head nurse

17 (2.9%)

Department

 

 Intensive care unit

105 (17.2%)

 Surgery

175 (28.6%)

 Emergency department

116 (19.0%)

 Internal medicine

77 (12.6%)

 Cardiology

22 (3.6%)

 Other

117 (19.0%)

Age (years)

33.92 (± 9.24)

Number of EMR systems used at work

2.42 (± 1.21)

Seniority (years)

7.68 (± 7.62)

  1. EMR = Electronic Medical Record