Table 2.
Work characteristics of nurses who are working in West Shoa Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2021(n = 397)
| Variable | Categories | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Working Unit/department | Medical ward | 99 (25) |
| Surgical ward | 81(20.4) | |
| Pediatrics Ward | 52(13.1) | |
| Neonatology Ward | 17(4.3) | |
| ICU | 33(8.3) | |
| Operation Room | 67(16.9) | |
| Psychiatry Room | 11(2.8) | |
| OPD | 37(9.2) | |
| Number of patient attended by the respondents per a day | 15–30 | 286(72) |
| 31–45 | 61 (15) | |
| 46–60 | 33(8.3) | |
| > 60 | 17(4.3) | |
| Working hours/day | 8 h | 225(56.7) |
| 8–12 h | 125(31.5) | |
| > 12 h | 47(11.8) | |
| work shift | Constant | 164(41.3) |
| Rotational | 233(58.7) | |
| Predicable medical check up | Every six months | 29(7.3) |
| Every years | 34(8.6) | |
| Every two years | 10(2.5) | |
| Occasionally | 324(81.6) | |
| Status of on job training on injury prevention | Have no training on injury prevention | 277(69.8) |
| Have no adequate training on injury prevention | 98(24.7) | |
| Have adequate training | 22(5.5) |