Table 1 Nurses´ sociodemographic and practice characteristics (n = 81)
From: Nurses´ perceptions of automated dispensing cabinets – an observational study and an online survey
Characteristics | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Title | |
Staff nurse | 79 (98) |
Head nurse | 2 (2) |
Nursing unit | |
Anaesthesia and Surgical Unit | 52 (64) |
Intensive Care Unit | 29 (36) |
Sex | |
Female | 67 (83) |
Male | 14 (17) |
Age (years) | |
20–29 | 10 (12) |
30–39 | 21 (26) |
40–49 | 23 (28) |
50–59 | 26 (32) |
60 or over | 1 (1) |
Years of work experience in the current unit | |
< 1 | 5 (6) |
1–4 | 24 (30) |
5–10 | 15 (19) |
11–15 | 8 (10) |
> 15 | 25 (31) |
Unknown | 4 (5) |
Did you work in your current unit before the ADC system? | |
Yes | 65 (80) |
No | 16 (20) |
How often do you use an Automated Dispensing Cabinet? | |
Every workday | 75 (93) |
Weekly but not every workday | 4 (5) |
Less than weekly | 2 (2) |