Table 3 Bivariate and Multivariate analysis of factors associated with medication administration error among nurses at FHRH inpatient department, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, March 2014 (n = 360)
From: Medication administration error: magnitude and associated factors among nurses in Ethiopia
Variables | Medication administration error | OR with 95 % CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
Nurse’s age in year | ||||
18–25 | 52 | 29 | 2.6(1.29,5.02) | 2.9(1.65,6.38) |
26–30 | 83 | 48 | 2.5(1.33,4.55) | 2.3(1.55, 7.26) |
31–40 | 49 | 36 | 1.9(1.02,3.75) | 2.1(1.07,4.12) |
> 40 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 1 |
Educational status | ||||
Diploma | 183 | 130 | 1.1(0.56,1.94) | a |
BSC | 27 | 20 | 1 | |
Working experience in years | ||||
≤ 10 | 146 | 89 | 1.6(1.24,4.88) | 1.7(1.33,4.99) |
> 10 | 64 | 61 | 1 | 1 |
Duration in the specific unit in month | ||||
< 3 | 32 | 30 | 0.7(0.37,1.27) | a |
3–6 | 106 | 74 | 0.9(0.57,1.43) | |
> 6 | 72 | 46 | 1 | |
Nurse to patient ratio | ||||
1–6 | 57 | 52 | 1 | 1 |
7–10 | 93 | 56 | 1.5(1.39,3.88) | 1.6(1.44,3.19) |
> 10 | 60 | 42 | 1.3(1.08,4.89) | 1.5(1.38,3.89) |
Interruption during medication administration | ||||
Yes | 132 | 83 | 1.4(1.09,3.09) | 1.5(1.14,3.21) |
No | 78 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
Time of medication administration | ||||
6 AM | 62 | 46 | 2.3(1.01,5.22) | a |
12 AM | 18 | 18 | 1.7(0.55,3.52) | |
2 PM | 29 | 29 | 1.7(0.98,5.57) | |
6 PM | 71 | 32 | 3.7(0.57,4.01) | |
10 PM | 10 | 13 | 1.3(0.67,2.45) | |
12 PM | 12 | 20 | 1 | |
Shift of medication administration | ||||
Night | 126 | 51 | 2.9(1.19,7.10) | 3.1(1.38,9.66) |
Working time | 84 | 99 | 1 | 1 |
Patient age in year | ||||
< 18 | 50 | 22 | 1.6(1.05,3.16) | 2.3 (1.17,4.62) |
≥ 18 | 168 | 120 | 1 | 1 |
Route of administration | ||||
IV | 197 | 126 | 2.9(1.42,5.88) | a |
Others (IM, PO and SC) | 13 | 24 | 1 | |