Table 2.
Response rates and respondent characteristics.
| Response rates | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 | |||
| PRE | POST | PRE | POST | |
| 121/203 (59.6%) | 94/202 (46.5%) | 78/144 (54.2%) | 85/172 (49.4%) | |
| Number of nurses who responded both PRE- and POST-BCMA (% of PRE-BCMA samplea) | 56 (46.3%) | 28 (35.9%) | ||
|
Respondent characteristicsb | ||||
| Gender, % female | 95.7% | 98.8% | ||
| Race, % white, not Hispanic | 95.7% | 90.6% | ||
| Education, % completing college | 90.3% | 97.6% | ||
| Age (%)c | ||||
| 18–29 | 40.9% | 62.4% | ||
| 30–39 | 28.0% | 17.6% | ||
| 40–49 | 19.4% | 15.3% | ||
| 50+ | 11.9% | 4.7% | ||
| Shift (%)c | ||||
| Day | 47.3% | 35.3% | ||
| Evening/afternoon | 9.7% | 3.5% | ||
| Night | 25.8% | 49.4% | ||
| Other (e.g. weekends) | 17.2% | 11.8% | ||
| Hours/week, Mean (SD)d | 31.67 (7.61) | 35.33 (5.99) | ||
| Years in job, Mean (SD)d | 8.22 (8.29) | 4.04 (5.96) | ||
| Years on unit, Mean (SD)d | 7.97 (8.03) | 3.57 (5.29) | ||
| Years with employer, Mean (SD)d | 8.77 (8.51) | 4.26 (5.96) | ||
| Years in occupation, Mean (SD)d | 10.84 (10.22) | 6.58 (7.52) | ||
BCMA = Bar coded medication administration
a
This percentage reflects attrition from the study due to non-response, drop-out from the sample (e.g., due to turnover), and unavailability POST-BCMA (e.g., due to maternity leave)
b
Calculated from POST-BCMA Time 2, calculated from nurses who provided responses
c
Hospital 1 differed from Hospital 2, p ≤ 0.05 (Pearson chi-square)
d
Hospital 1 differed from Hospital 2, p ≤ 0.05 (t-test, equal variances not assumed)