Table 1 Safety care activities to the general characteristics of participants (n = 428)
From: Development of a patient safety care activity scale for clinical nurses in Korea
| Characteristics | Categories | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 8 (1.9) |
| Female | 420 (98.1) | |
| Age (year) | ≤25 | 142 (33.2) |
| 26 ∼ 30 | 142 (33.2) | |
| 31 ∼ 35 | 52 (12.1) | |
| 36 ∼ 40 | 28 (6.5) | |
| ≥41 | 64 (15.0) | |
| Education level | 3-year college | 98 (22.9) |
| Bachelor | 314 (73.4) | |
| ≥Master | 16 (3.7) | |
| Total career (year) | <4 | 196 (45.8) |
| 4 ∼ 7 | 74 (17.3) | |
| 8 ∼ 14 | 72 (16.8) | |
| ≥15 | 86 (20.1) | |
| Career present unit (year) | <2 | 160 (37.4) |
| 2 ∼ 3 | 134 (31.3) | |
| 4 ∼ 6 | 82 (19.2) | |
| ≥7 | 52 (12.1) | |
| Patient safety education | Yes | 400 (93.5) |
| No | 28 (6.5) | |
| Experiences on accreditation | Yes | 398 (93.0) |
| No | 30 (7.0) | |
| Type of unit | Internal medicine ward | 132 (30.8) |
| Surgical ward | 96 (22.4) | |
| Emergency room | 54 (12.7) | |
| Intensive care unit | 78 (18.2) | |
| Operation room/Delivery room | 68 (15.9) | |
| QI department | Yes | 426 (99.5) |
| No | 2 (0.5) |