Table 1 Socio-demographic and employment characteristics of nurse respondents (n = 309)
From: Assessing the patient safety culture and ward error reporting in public sector hospitals of Pakistan
Nurse characteristics | Total n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (in years) | |
 20–29 | 161 (52.1%) |
 30–39 | 87 (28.2%) |
 40 | 61 (19.7%) |
Marital status | |
 Never married | 130 (42.1%) |
 Ever married | 179 (57.9%) |
Nurse income (PKR) | |
 5000–19,999 | 56 (18.1%) |
 20,000–39,999 | 154 (49.8%) |
 ≥ 40,000 | 99 (32.1%) |
Province | |
 Punjab | 301 (97.4%) |
 Sindh/Baluchistan/KPK | 8 (2.6%) |
Religion | |
 Islam | 231 (74.7%) |
 Minority (Christian/Hindu) | 78 (25.3%) |
Ward | |
 Emergency | 55 (17.8%) |
 Gynecology and Maternity | 45 (14.6%) |
 General Medicine | 43 (13.9%) |
 Cardiology | 39 (12.6%) |
 Internal Medicine | 32 (10.4%) |
 Surgery | 28 (9.1%) |
 Orthopedics | 18 (5.8%) |
 ENT | 16 (5.2%) |
 Others | 31 (10.7%) |
Nursing degree | |
 Diploma | 174 (56.3%) |
 B.Sc. Nursing | 120 (38.8%) |
 M.Sc. Nursing | 15 (4.9%) |
Nurse designation | |
 Student | 51 (16.5%) |
 Staff nurse | 205 (66.3%) |
 Head nurse | 40 (12.9%) |
 Nurse instructor/supervisor | 13 (4.2%) |
Government contract | |
 Contractual | 133 (43.0%) |
 Permanent | 176 (57.0%) |
Work extra hours in evening or night | |
 Yes | 124 (40.1%) |
 No | 185 (59.9%) |