Table 4.
Comparisons of high alert medications administration and high alert medications regulation scores among different demographic variables.
| Variables | HAM administration score (mean rank) | p-value | HAM regulation score (mean rank) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 0.797 | 0.867 | ||
| ≤25 | 1,184.45 | 1,194.81 | ||
| >25–30 | 1,185.95 | 1,169.03 | ||
| >30–35 | 1,191.47 | 1,180.65 | ||
| >35 | 1,148.13 | 1,199.26 | ||
| Hospital type | 0.435 | 0.010 | ||
| THQ hospital | 1,204.50 | 1,199.15 | ||
| DHQ hospital | 1,205.30 | 1,109.89 | ||
| Teaching hospital | 1,168.33 | 1,207.21 | ||
| Working department | 0.172 | 0.524 | ||
| Cardiac | 1,250.51 | 1,197.48 | ||
| Dialysis | 1,143.54 | 1,241.20 | ||
| Emergency | 1,145.29 | 1,174.59 | ||
| Gynea | 1,196.02 | 1,159.08 | ||
| Labor room | 1,209.24 | 1,034.19 | ||
| Medical | 1,137.37 | 1,216.43 | ||
| Operation theatre | 1,199.17 | 1,187.39 | ||
| Paeds | 1,276.45 | 1,203.34 | ||
| Surgery | 1,125.84 | 1,101.00 | ||
| Training | 0.991 | 0.919 | ||
| Basic life support | 1,205.57 | 1,242.53 | ||
| Emergency room training | 1,195.53 | 1,185.75 | ||
| Infection control | 1,169.99 | 1,159.38 | ||
| Midwifery | 1,209.46 | 1,177.07 | ||
| Operation theatre | 1,197.45 | 1,147.25 | ||
| Personal protective equipment | 1,158.82 | 1,169.46 | ||
| Nursery (Neonatal ICU) | 1,156.17 | 1,146.07 | ||
| No training | 1,177.75 | 1,191.74 | ||
| Designation | 0.332 | 0.841 | ||
| Staff nurse | 1,178.88 | 1,182.64 | ||
| Head nurse | 1,238.91 | 1,170.28 | ||
| Qualification | 0.910 | 0.402 | ||
| Bachelor | 1,181.70 | 1,179.76 | ||
| Master | 1,189.94 | 1,240.72 | ||
| Experience (years) | 0.885 | 0.118 | ||
| ≤2 | 1,187.09 | 1,239.79 | ||
| >2–4 | 1,203.40 | 1,162.24 | ||
| >4–6 | 1,174.41 | 1,129.91 | ||
| >6–8 | 1,182.24 | 1,136.30 | ||
| >8–10 | 1,156.35 | 1,127.50 | ||
| >10 | 1,158.75 | 1,213.64 |
DHQ, District Headquarter; HAM, High alert medication; ICU, Intensive care unit; THQ, Tertiary Headquarter.