Knowledge of the Glasgow Coma Scale among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Ghana

Table 1

Background characteristics of participants.

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%); N = 115
Age
20-24	3	2.6
25-29	43	37.4
30-34	54	47.0
35-39	12	10.4
40 and above	3	3.6
Gender
Male	74	64.3
Female	41	35.7
Position/Rank
Staff nurse	48	41.7
Senior staff nurse	19	16.5
Nursing officer	36	31.3
Senior nursing officer	11	9.6
Principal nursing officer	1	0.9
Ward
Accident and emergency ward	22	19.1
Intensive Care Unit	14	12.2
Neurosurgical ward	20	17.4
Medical ward	26	22.6
General surgery ward	33	28.7
Years of practice in present ward
1 – 3	96	83.5
4 - 6	18	15.7
7 and above	1	0.9
Academic qualification
Diploma	64	55.7
First degree	44	38.3
Masters degree	7	6.1