Critical Care Nurses’ Perception of Medication Administration Errors in Kelantan, Malaysia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 424).

Variables	n (%)	Mean ± SD
Age (years)		40.90 ± 6.13
Sex
Female	414 (97.6)
Male	10 (2.4)
Marital status
Single	10 (2.4)
Married	387 (91.3)
Divorced	27 (6.4)
Level of education
Diploma	403 (95.0)
BSc	21 (5.0)
Place of working
HRPZII	276 (65.1)
HSIP	121 (28.5)
HTM	27 (6.4)
Working duration (year)		16.83 ± 5.90
Working at the current unit
ICU	166 (39.2)
NICU	69 (16.3)
PICU	24 (5.7)
CCU	34 (8.0)
HDW	31 (7.3)
OT	65 (15.3)
ED	35 (8.3)
Average weekly work hours
<50	337 (79.5)
≥50	87 (20.5)
Nurse-patient ratio current unit
1 : 1–6	360 (84.9)
1 : 7–10	55 (13.0)
1 : >10	9 (2.1)
Do you attend any patient safety courses
Yes	260 (61.3)
No	164 (38.7)
Have you attended any courses on medication administration guidelines
Yes	368 (86.8)
No	56 (13.2)
Have you experienced any MAEs
Yes	65 (15.3)
No	359 (84.7)
Have you watched any MAEs by others
Yes	146 (34.4)
No	278 (65.6)
In your perception, when you experience or watch any MAEs, would you report the incident to the authority
Yes	169 (39.9)
No	255 (60.1)