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. 2019 Jul 20;76(17):1281–1287. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz135

Table 1.

Demographics and Experience of Survey Respondentsa

Survey Item No. Responses per Health System Total
System 1 System 2 System 3 System 4 System 5
Professional role
 Registered nurse 101 54 152 328 49 684
 Advanced practice nurse 3 1 2 4 1 11
 LVN or LPN 0 0 3 2 0 5
 Nurse anesthetist or anesthesiology nurse 0 0 0 2 0 2
 Pharmacist, medication safety officer, or patient safety officer 0 0 7 42 4 53
 Biomedical engineer 0 0 3 5 0 8
 Other 3 1 1 10 0 15
  Total 107 56 168 393 54 778
Length of professional experience (yr)
 ≥11 48 27 67 149 15 306
 5–10 34 9 44 92 13 192
 <5 26 20 57 151 26 280
  Total 108 56 168 392 54 778
BD Alaris smart pump user?
 No, not typically 7 9 38 72 7 133
 Yes, part of current role 101 47 131 319 47 645
  Total 108 56 169 391 54 778
Length of BD Alaris smart pump experience (yr)
 ≥11 40 19 47 87 4 196
 5–10 38 15 58 146 5 262
 <5 30 21 64 156 44 314
 No response 0 1 0 4 1 6
  Total 108 56 169 393 54 778

aLVN = licensed vocational nurse, LPN = licensed practical nurse.