Table 2 SDA access and evaluation by nurses and midwives (N = 54)

Frequency of SDA use in a week

  I used it almost every day

15 (27.8)

  I used it 4–6 times

31 (57.4)

  I used it 1–3 times

8 (14.8)

  I didn’t use it at all

0 (0)

Features of the SDA most consulted

  Videos

9 (16.7)

  Action cards

15 (27.8)

  Drug list

10 (18.5)

  Procedures 

6 (11.1)

  My Learning

14 (25.9)

Most often quoted reasons for using the SDA

  To revise my knowledge

27 (50)

  During an emergency

14 (25.9)

  In a normal work situation

5 (9.3)

  To discuss with co-workers

8 (14.8)

The device often used to access the SDA

  Own phone

7 (13)

  The phone provided by the researcher

19 (35.2)

  Both

28 (51.8)

With who do you often use the SDA?

  By myself

19 (35.2)

  With a co-worker

35 (64.8)

Access to the equipment and/or drugs seen in the SDA

  All

14 (25.9)

  Most

40 (74.1)

  None

0 (0)