Table 1.

Current compliance with standard precautions among nurses (N = 1444)

Item	Minimum	Maximum	Upper quartile	Lower quartile	Quartile range
Score total	22.80	80.00	76.36	28.07	48.29
Hand washing and sterilization	1.33	4.00	3.95	1.94	2.01
Shoe covers	0.30	4.00	3.62	1.21	2.41
Other protection equipment	0.00	4.00	2.48	0.85	1.63
Disposal of sharps	0.33	4.00	3.87	0.89	2.98