Table 1.
Demographics of sample by quartile of adherence to scheduled vital signs observation intervals at night
| Lower quartile (n = 3) | Low‐mid quartile (n = 6) | Mid‐high quartile (n = 2) | Upper quartile (n = 6) | Total (n = 17) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Role | |||||
| Registered nurses | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| Student nurse/support worker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Support workers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Years of ward experience | |||||
| 0–4 years | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5–9 years | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10–14 years | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15–19 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20–24 years | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25–29 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 30+ years | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Specialty | |||||
| Medical | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Stroke Rehab | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Older people (acute) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oncology | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Trauma & Orthopaedics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Emergency Medicine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Surgical | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Gynaecology | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |