Table 1.

Characteristics of participants who completed the simulation (n=273)

		Current guidelines (n=133)	User-tested guidelines (n=140)
Number of female participants (% within group)		116 (87)	125 (89)
Mean age (SD)		35.9 (10.3)	35.3 (10.7)
Median years nursing experience (IQR)		7.0 (4.0–14.0)	8.5 (3.0–14.8)
Median years authorised to give intravenous medicines (IQR)		6.5 (3.0–12.0)	6.8 (3.0–13.4)
Median percentage of shifts in which intravenous medicines administered (IQR)		100 (90–100)	100 (95–100)
Number with English as first language (% within group)		109 (82)	105 (75)
Previous experience of the NHS Injectable Medicines Guide (% within group)	Regular user	91 (68)	98 (70)
	Past user	12 (9)	14 (10)
	Seen	21 (16)	14 (10)
	Not seen	9 (7)	14 (10)
Number of participants from each NHS trust (% within group)	1	43 (32)	43 (31)
	2	25 (19)	25 (18)
	3	36 (27)	41 (29)
	4	29 (22	31 (22)

NHS, National Health Service.