Characteristics of interviewees
| Sex | Age (years) | Years since graduation | Duration of present appointment | Experience of using drug prescription sheet (months) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The hierarchical system of Danish internists: junior doctors = house officer (18 months), senior house officer (24 months); senior doctors = specialist registrar (42 months), staff specialist, associate specialist, consultant, and head of department. | |||||
| Ward 1 | |||||
| Nurse (1) | F | 25 | 1.5 years | 1 year | 8 |
| Nurse (2) | F | 26 | 2.5 years | 1.5 years | 8 |
| Nurse (3) | F | 28 | 3 years | 3 years | 8 |
| Nurse (6) | F | 47 | 25 years | 8 years | 8 |
| Nurse (8) | M | 26 | 2 years | 1.5 years | 9 |
| Specialist registrar (1) | F | 42 | 6 years | 1 year | 8 |
| Staff specialist (2) | M | 42 | 14 years | 3 years | 8 |
| House officer (6) | F | 28 | 9 months | 5 months | 5 |
| Staff specialist (7) | F | 42 | 16 years | 11 years | 9 |
| Ward 2 | |||||
| Nurse (4) | F | 33 | 3 years | 3.5 years | 22 |
| Nurse (5) | F | 38 | 11 years | 5 years | 22 |
| Charge nurse (7) | F | 45 | 23 years | 13 years | 17 |
| Senior house officer (3) | M | 31 | 2.5 years | 5 months | 5 |
| Staff specialist (4) | M | 44 | 17 years | 9 months | 9 |
| Senior house officer (5) | M | 33 | 6 years | 8 months | 8 |