Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study participants (N = 357).
| Variable | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 20–29 years | 143 (40.1) |
| 30–39 years | 184 (51.5) |
| 40–50 years | 30 (8.4) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 66 (18.5) |
| Female | 291 (81.5) |
| Working hospital’s official grade certification | |
| Grade A level II hospitals | 66 (18.5) |
| Grade B tertiary hospitals | 98 (27.5) |
| Grade A tertiary hospitals | 193 (54.1) |
| Currently working unit | |
| General ICU | 151 (42.3) |
| Emergency ICU | 28 (7.8) |
| Medical ICU | 76 (21.3) |
| Surgical ICU | 30 (8.4) |
| Cardiac ICU | 72 (20.2) |
| Years of working experience in clinical nursing | |
| <1 year | 2 (0.6) |
| 1–5 years | 111 (31.1) |
| 6–10 years | 127 (35.6) |
| 11–20 years | 97 (27.2) |
| >20 years | 20 (5.6) |
| Years of working experience in the critical care setting | |
| <1 year | 7 (2.0) |
| 1–5 years | 151 (42.3) |
| 6–10 years | 110 (30.8) |
| 11–20 years | 80 (22.4) |
| >20 years | 9 (2.5) |
| Education level | |
| Advanced Diploma | 127 (35.6) |
| Bachelor’s Degree | 222 (62.2) |
| Master’s Degree | 8 (2.2) |
| Job title | |
| Junior | 159 (44.5) |
| Intermediate certificate | 148 (41.5) |
| Senior | 50 (14.0) |
| Work position | |
| Head nurse | 10 (2.8) |
| Nursing captain | 31 (8.7) |
| Clinical instructor | 29 (8.1) |
| Clinical nurse | 287 (80.4) |
| Previous ECG training course | |
| Yes | 177 (49.6) |
| No | 180 (50.4) |
| Years since taking the last ECG course | |
| <6 months | 32 (9.0) |
| 7–12 months | 52 (14.6) |
| 13 months-3 years | 91 (25.5) |
| >3 years | 182 (51.0) |
| Source of the ECG training course | |
| University/School | 144 (40.3) |
| Hospital training | 148 (41.5) |
| Clinical practice | 183 (51.3) |
| Colleague experience | 143 (40.1) |
| Journal/Self-learning books | 59 (19.3) |
| Seminar/Congress/Conferences | 94 (26.3) |
| Internet | 356 (99.7) |
| Others | 29 (8.1) |
| Desire to learn ECG interpretation | |
| Yes | 210 (58.8) |
| No | 147 (41.2) |
| Frequency of ECG interpretation | |
| 1-3times/day | 121 (33.9) |
| 1-3times/week | 57 (16.0) |
| 1-3times/month | 38 (10.6) |
| 1-3times/year | 11 (3.1) |
| None | 130 (36.4) |
n, number of participants; %, percentage.