Table 3 Survey items, means, standard deviations (SD), % agreement: Self-efficacy and perceived norms and coherence
Nr | Item | Meana | SDa | % Agree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Beliefs in own performance / self-efficacy (alpha = 0.70) | 5.9 | 0.6 | ||
F28 | I know what matters most for a good double-check. | 6.6 | 0.6 | 99.3 |
F29 | I can give my colleagues critical feedback when they are inattentive at the double-check. | 5.9 | 1.2 | 90.2 |
F30 | I’m sure that I make a good double-check despite pressure and interruptions. | 5.6 | 1.3 | 86.8 |
F31 | I know exactly which checks are required for a certain medication. | 6.1 | 1.0 | 90.9 |
F32a | It can happen that I forget the double-check. | 5.5 | 1.8 | 18.1 |
F33 | I’m certain that I do the double-check correct. | 6.2 | 0.9 | 95.9 |
F34 | I realize myself when I’m inattentive and ‘asleep at the wheel’. | 6.1 | 1.0 | 95.1 |
F36 | I’m confident I detect every important inconsistency in medications. | 5.5 | 1.2 | 83.0 |
F37a | Sometimes I rely too much on the second person at the double-check. | 5.3 | 1.5 | 15.2 |
Perceived subjective norms and coherence (alpha = 0.64) | 5.1 | 1.0 | ||
F39a | There are very different views about the importance of double-checking at my unit. | 4.5 | 1.8 | 29.3 |
F40a | Staff at my unit is rather sceptical about double-checking. | 5.5 | 1.4 | 8.0 |
F42a | Rules at our unit are somewhat stricter that what we actually do in double-checking during routine care. | 5.5 | 1.5 | 11.0 |
F46 | High quality of double-checking is very important to nursing leaders of my unit. | 5.9 | 1.3 | 80.2 |
F47 | High quality of double-checking is very important to physician leaders of my unit. | 4.7 | 1.8 | 48.0 |
F50a | Some colleagues here rely too much on the second person at the double-check. | 4.5 | 1.8 | 30.3 |