Chart 5-1. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response—Across All 2008 Database Hospitals (Text Description)

Patient Safety Culture Composite = Average Percent Positive Response

1. Teamwork Within Units = 79%.
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations and Actions Promoting Patient Safety = 75%.
3. Management Support for Patient Safety = 70%.
4. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement = 70%.
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety = 64%.
6. Feedback and Communication About Error = 62%.
7. Communication Openness = 62%.
8. Frequency of Events Reported = 60%.
9. Teamwork Across Units = 57%.
10. Staffing = 55%.
11. Handoffs and Transitions = 45%.
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error = 44%.

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