Medication Administration Error Reporting and Associated Factors among Nurses Working in Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Work-related characteristics of nurses in North Shoa Zone public hospitals 56 Amhara, Ethiopia, 2019.

Variables	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Working experience	≤4 years	106	47.3
	5–10 years	71	31.7
	11–14 years	27	12.1
	≥15 years	20	8.9
Working unit	Medical ward	59	26.3
	Surgical ward	50	22.3
	Pediatrics ward	23	10.3
	Obstetrics and gynecology ward	9	4.0
	Emergency	28	12.5
	Intensive care unit	16	7.1
	Outpatient department	18	8.0
	Others	21	9.4
Duration on present unit	≤3 months	15	6.7
	3–6 months	119	53.1
	≥6 months	90	40.2
Current duty shift	Day shift	143	63.8
	Night shift	61	27.2
	Alternative shift	20	8.9
Average patient care	1–6 patients	81	36.2
	7–10 patients	76	33.9
	>10 patients	67	29.9
Presence of MAE reporting system	Yes	35	15.6
	No	189	84.4

Others = NICU, OR, TB.