The table 1 below showed that 49. 5% of the respondents were within the age bracket of 21-30; 30. 5% were within the age of 30-40 years. 15. 8% within the age of 41-50 years and 4. 2% within the age range of 51-60 years. 80% of the participants were females and 20% were males. 96.8% had only registered nurse/midwife certificate while only 2% had higher (B.NSC) educational qualification. Information on years of work experience in surgical ward showed that 70. % had 1-5 years experience, while 15.8% and 13.7% had greater than five years (> 5) and less than one year (