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Table 2 Survey items, means, standard deviations (SD), % agreement: Beliefs in benefits and effectiveness of the double-check

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

Nr

Item

Meana

SDa

% Agree

Beliefs in benefits and effectiveness of the double-check (alpha = 0.75)

5.7

0.8

 

F09

Nowadays, double-checking is regarded “good practice” in cancer care.

6.3

0.9

94.8

F11

A hospital needs to implement double-checking for dangerous drugs because otherwise it will look bad in case of error.

5.9

1.4

84.3

F15a

Technical solutions like barcode /bedside scanning would be better alternatives to double checks by humans.

4.1

1.6

33.8

F16

The double-check is the central task for medication safety.

5.8

1.3

86.5

F17

The resources needed for the double-check are justified for the additional safety it produces.

6.2

1.1

91.8

F24

I’m convinced about the benefits of the double-check how it is done here.

6.1

1.0

94.4

F27

If the double-check would be deimplemented, threats to patients would increase considerably.

5.7

1.4

79.9

  1. aValues are reverse-coded for negatively worded items