Table 4 Factors associated with nurses’ awareness of and adherence to the guideline

Gender

Male

40

17(16,18)

Z=-0.139

0.889

11(8,11)

Z=-0.781

0.435

Female

241

18(15,19)

10(9,11)

Age

≤20

3

19(n/a)

X²=1.817

0.611

11(n/a)

X²=0.077

0.994

21-30

186

17(15-19)

10(9,11)

31-40

80

17.5(16,19)

10(8,11)

41-50

12

18(16,18.25)

10(9.5,11)

Highest Level of Education

Associate degree

26

18(16,19)

X²=1.764

0.623

11(8,11)

X²=3.54

0.316

Bachelor's Degree

234

17(15,19)

10(9,11)

Master's Degree

20

17.5(15,18)

10(7.5,10.5)

PhD

1

n/a

n/a

Years of work as registered nurses

≤5

110

17(15,19)

X²=1.439

0.837

10(8,11)

X²=2.129

0.712

6-10

109

17(16,18)

10(9,11)

11-15

37

18(15.5,19)

11(8,11)

16-20

13

18(16,19)

10(9,11)

>20

12

18(15.5,19)

10.5(9,11)

Years of work in ICU

1-5

135

17(14,19)

X²=4.842

0.304

10(8,11)

X²=5.021

0.285

6-10

103

18(15.5,18.5)

10(9,11)

11-15

27

18(17,19)

11(9,11)

16-20

10

17.5(10.75,19)

10(6,11)

>20

6

18(15,19)

11(7,11)

Type of ICU

General

169

18(16,19)

X²=9.312

0.071

10(9,11)

X²=8.916

0.078

Cardiothoracic

3

17(n/a)

10(n/a)

Neurological

8

14(10.5,16)

7.5(6,9)

Respiratory

47

17(15,19)

11(9,11)

Emergency (department)

6

17(10.75,19)

9.5(6,11)

Coronary

20

19(17.25,19)

11(10,11)

Others

28

17(13.5,19)

10(6,11)

Job Title

Nurse

40

17(14.25,19)

X²=3.302

0.509

9.5(8,11)

X²=8.183

0.085

Senior Nurse

154

17(15,19)

10(9,11)

Supervisor Nurse

81

18(16,19)

10(9,11)

Co-Chief Nurse

5

18(17,18)

10(9,10)

Chief Nurse

1

n/a

n/a

Number of Patients Per Nurse on Duty

1

6

17.5(15,19)

X²=1.896

0.755

10(9,11)

X²=4.059

0.398

2

47

18(16,19)

10(8.5,11)

3

101

17(15,19)

10(8,11)

4

97

17(16,19)

10(9,11)

≥5

30

19(15,19)

10.5(7,11)

ETS training

Yes

193

18(16,19)

Z=-3.602

0.000

11(9,11)

Z=-2.801

0.005

No

88

17(13.5,18)

10 (7,10)