Table 3.

Organizational Related Characteristics of Nurses Working in Northwest Amhara Region Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020 (N= 293)

Variables	Category	Frequency (n= 293)	Percentage (100%)
Availability of Adequate PE	Yes	42	14.3
	No	251	85.7
Number of patients a nurse give care per shift	1–5	114	38.9
	6–10	122	41.6
	11–15	15	5.2
	≥ 16	42	14.3
Availability of Guideline	Yes	64	21.8
	No	229	78.2
Training on IP	Yes	92	31.4
	No	201	68.6

Abbreviations: PE, protective equipment; IP, infection prevention.