Perception of Nurses on Needs of Family Members of Patient Admitted to Critical Care Units of Teaching Hospital, Chitwan Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Institutional Based Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of participants.
Variables
Frequency
Percentage
Age ( in years)
20 – 29
60
92.3
≥30
5
7.7
Sex
Male
1
1.5
Female
64
98.5
Marital status
Married
19
29.2
Unmarried
46
70.8
Ethnic group
Dalit
4
6.2
Janajati
11
16.9
Brahman/Chhetri
50
76.9
Religion
Hindu
62
95.4
Buddhist
3
4.6
Professional qualification
Pcl nursing
34
52.3
BN
15
23.1
B.Sc nursing
16
24.6
Clinical area of working
ICU
34
52.3
CCU
11
16.9
HDU
8
12.3
Neuro ICU
12
18.5
Total professional experience (in years)
<1
14
21.6
1-5
47
72.3
≥ 6
4
6.1
Total experience of working in critical care unit (in years)
