Table 2.
The relation between the education levels of the nurses and their knowledge and attitutes related with drug administration
| Education level | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-school | Associate degree | Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total | p | |
| Number of nurses, n (%) | 32 (32.7) | 12 (12.2) | 47 (48) | 7 (7.1) | 98 (100) | |
| Using calculator in calculating doses, n (%) | 23 (71.8) | 10 (83.3) | 38 (80.8) | 5 (71.4) | 76 (77.6) | 0.740 |
| Interrupting in the stage of treatment preparation, n (%) | 30 (93.7) | 11 (91.6) | 43 (91.4) | 7 (100) | 91 (92.9) | 1.000 |
| Checking by two individuals in preparation of high risk drugs, n (%) | 20 (62.5) | 10 (83.3) | 30 (63.8) | 3 (42.8) | 63 (64.3) | 0.356 |
| Knowing the rules of drug storage, n (%) | 23 (71.8) | 11 (91.6) | 34 (72.3) | 7 (100) | 75 (76.5) | 0.264 |
| Able to convert drug dose units to each other, n (%) | 25 (78.1) | 8 (66.6) | 47 (100) | 5 (71.4) | 85 (86.7) | 0.000 |
| Able to calculate doses after drugs are reconstituted, n (%) | 29 (90.6) | 10 (83.3) | 38 (80.8) | 7 (100) | 84 (85.7) | 0.533 |
| Knowing the relation between drug administration routes and drug incompatibilities, n (%) | 18 (56.2) | 8 (66.6) | 31 (65.9) | 6 (85.7) | 63 (64.3) | 0.542 |
| Reporting the physician in case of administration of inappropriate dose, n (%) | 28 (87.5) | 12 (100) | 40 (85.1) | 7 (100) | 87 (89) | 0.572 |
| Knowing the drug prescription errors on the card of treatment, n (%) | 18 (56.2) | 5 (41.6) | 30 (63.8) | 6 (85.7) | 59 (60.2) | 0.266 |