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Table 1 Demographics characteristics of nurses and physicians (N = 197)

From: Assessment of patient safety challenges and electronic occurrence variance reporting (e-OVR) barriers facing physicians and nurses in the emergency department: a cross sectional study

Characteristics

Levels

n

%

Gender

Male

62

31.5

Female

135

68.5

Current profession

Physician

48

24.4

Nurses

149

75.6

Duration in the current profession

Less than 1 year

18

9.1

1 to 5 years

43

21.8

6 to 10 years

71

36.0

11 to 15 years

36

18.3

More than 15 years

29

14.7

Working hours per week

Less than 20 h per week

6

3.0

20 to 39 h per week

21

10.7

40 to 59 h per week

166

84.3

60 to 79 h per week

3

1.5

80 or more

1

0.5

Mean (SD)

Age

33.07 (7.44)