Application of Nursing Process and Its Affecting Factors among Nurses Working in Mekelle Zone Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia
Table 1
The frequency distribution according to the respondents by their demographic characteristics in Mekelle Zone Hospitals, northern Ethiopia, March 2011 ().
Demographic characteristics
Number
Percent
Sex
Male
77
38.5
Female
123
61.5
Age
<20
3
1.5
20–24
33
16.5
25–29
45
22.5
30–34
37
18.5
35–39
48
24.0
40–44
21
10.5
45–49
10
5.0
≥50
3
1.5
Educational status
Diploma
131
65.5
BSc
67
33.5
MSc
2
1.0
Years of experience
0–4
62
31.0
5–9
51
25.5
10–14
29
14.5
15–19
28
14.0
20–24
19
9.5
≥25
11
5.5
Institutions from where educational award is obtained
Government
140
70.0
Private
60
30.0
The name of the hospital which the respondents are working in
Ayder
80
40.0
Mekelle
46
23.0
Quiha
24
12.0
Semen EZ
43
21.5
Markos
4
2.0
Meskerem
3
1.5
The unit in which the respondents are currently working in