Table 1. Demographic characteristics and levels of total knowledge on patient safety after coronary angiography/ percutaneous coronary intervention of nurses (n = 167)

Characteristic Number Percentage (%)
Gender
 Male 48 28.7
 Female 119 71.3
Age group
 22 – 25 years 18 10.8
 26 – 35 years 113 67.7
 36 – 45 years 36 21.5
Marital status
 Single/Divorced 73 43.7
 Married 94 56.3
Level of education
 Intermediate 93 55.7
 College 22 13.2
 University and Postgraduate 52 31.1
Years of nursing experience
 < 1 years 5 3.0
 1 – 5 years 53 37.7
 6 – 10 years 63 31.7
 More than 10 years 46 27.6
Years of working in the cardiology department
 < 1 years 7 42
 1 – 5 years 77 46.1
 6 – 10 years 41 24.6
 More than 10 years 4.2 25.1
Faculty employment
 Internal Cardiology 70 41.9
 Interventional Cardiology - Intravascular Intervention 71 42.5
 ICU/CCU 26 15.6
Level of total knowledge
 Less than 50% 7 4.2
 50 - 79% 100 59.9
 80% and more 60 35.9
Level of total practice
 Less than 50% 0 0
 50 - 79% 37 22.2
 80% and more 130 77.8
ICU/CCU: Intensive care unit/Coronary care unit