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Table 4 Survey items, means, standard deviations (SD), % agreement: Beliefs in safety production

From: Oncology nurses‘ beliefs and attitudes towards the double-check of chemotherapy medications: a cross-sectional survey study

Nr

Item

Mean

SD

% Agree

Beliefs in safety production (alpha = 0.64)

5.3

0.8

 

F10

The double-check introduces a final moment of silence and concentration before medications are being administered.

5.9

1.3

87.4

F13

Most medication incidents are attributable to a lack of attention of individuals.

5.2

1.5

69.9

F18

Errors of single individuals can be intercepted with redundant checks by humans.

5.7

1.2

85.8

F19

The primary purpose of the double-check is to prevent errors in medication preparation.

4.8

1.7

61.0

F20

Responsibility is shared with the double-check.

4.3

2.0

49.4

F23

I’m particularly vigilant if a double-check is required for a medication, because it must be a dangerous drug then.

5.1

1.7

66.4

F25

The primary purpose of the double-check is to detect prescribing errors.

4.3

1.6

50.9

F26

Environmental factors such as illumination, interruptions etc. increase the risk for errors considerably.

6.0

1.2

90.3

F35

To me, it feels reassuring to know that dangerous drugs which I prepared will be checked by a co-worker.

6.3

1.0

95.1