Table 2 Institutional and other related factors of the study participants on preoperative patient teaching among surgical unit nurses in Northwest Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022 (N = 406)
Variables | Response | Frequency (N = 423) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Working place | UoGCSH | 92 | 27.7 |
FHCSH | 128 | 31.5 | |
TGCSH | 86 | 21.2 | |
DTCSH | 37 | 9.1 | |
DMCSH | 63 | 15.5 | |
Ward | OR | 110 | 27.1 |
Surgical ward | 93 | 22.9 | |
Orthopedic ward | 35 | 8.6 | |
Emergency | 75 | 18.5 | |
Recovery | 37 | 9.1 | |
ICU | 56 | 13.8 | |
Daily working hours |  ≤ 8 h | 259 | 63.8 |
 ≥ 9 h | 147 | 36.2 | |
Training on preoperative patient teaching | Yes | 112 | 27.6 |
No | 294 | 72.4 | |
Presence of guidelines | Yes | 104 | 25.6 |
No | 302 | 74.4 | |
Staff shortage | Yes | 188 | 46.3 |
No | 218 | 53.7 | |
Tight operation schedule | Yes | 281 | 69.2 |
No | 125 | 30.8 | |
Language barrier | Yes | 122 | 30 |
No | 284 | 70 | |
Hospital supports | Yes | 193 | 47.5 |
No | 213 | 52.5 |