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Table 3 Comparison of the average performance of nurses in different areas of medicine in different clinical wards

From: Evaluation of nurses' knowledge and performance regarding preparation and injection of intravenous drugs in pediatric wards in Iran

Scope of pharmacological performance

Internal pediatrics

Pediatric surgery

Emergency

PICU

 

P*

Mean (SD)

Preparation and injection

Drug compatibility

62(11.7)

49.3(13.9)

61.3(14.3)

48.8(12.9)

.003

Storage of prepared drugs

54.1(16.5)

35.2(12.3)

42.3(16.2)

53.4(12.6)

0.004

dilution of drugs

72.2(15.6)

61.5(11.1)

77.2(13.9)

64.4(18.1)

.0160

Duration of injection

79.6(12.8)

69.3(11.1)

67.4(17.9)

82.3(8.5)

.0820

Medication Error

Prevention of drug microbial resistance

48.2(16.1)

45.9(13.1)

80.81(18.6)

42.2(13.2)

.0050

Medication error prevention

79.6(11.9)

75.9(12.8)

83.8(17.9)

82.2(18.6)

.4080

Drug preparation

41.3(16.9)

38.2(13.9)

48.6(14.6)

36.3(12.3)

.2900

Drug side effects

Identification of drug side effects

86.9(10.1)

78.78(2.6)

75.28(9.6)

86.6(16.2)

.3330

Report of drug side effects

33.9(12.3)

30.7(16.1)

48.8(15.3)

32.2(13.9)

0.001

Family empowerment

Education and family empowerment

74.1(7.4)

62(29.4)

58(25.5)

67.6(8.6)

.340

Documentation

 

78(26.1)

73(15.1)

61.3(13.1)

64.1(16.2)

0.001

Mean of total performance

71(14.3)

62(12.9)

66.3(16.1)

65(8.1)

0.001

  1. *One-Way ANOVA