Table B-1. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Work Area/Unit
| Patient Safety Culture Composites |
Work Area/Unit |
Anes-
thesio-
logy |
Emer-
gency |
ICU
(any type) |
Lab |
Medi-
cine |
Obstet-
rics |
Pediatr. |
Pharm. |
Psych/
Mental Health |
Radi-
ology |
Rehabil-
itation |
Surgery |
135
Hospi-
tals |
405
Hospi-
tals |
313
Hospi-
tals |
443
Hospi-
tals |
433
Hospi-
tals |
269
Hospi-
tals |
183
Hospi-
tals |
375
Hospi-
tals |
174
Hospi-
tals |
449
Hospi-
tals |
385
Hospi-
tals |
417
Hospi-
tals |
1,115
Respon-
dents |
7,846
Respon-
dents |
9,845
Respon-
dents |
7,740
Respon-
dents |
13,228
Respon-
dents |
5,800
Respon-
dents |
4,044
Respon-
dents |
4,159
Respon-
dents |
3,308
Respon-
dents |
8,439
Respon-
dents |
5,708
Respon-
dents |
14,327
Respon-
dents |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units |
78% |
79% |
81% |
79% |
74% |
79% |
79% |
78% |
78% |
79% |
86% |
77% |
2. Supv/Mgr Expectations & Actions
Promoting Patient Safety |
71% |
73% |
70% |
76% |
73% |
73% |
74% |
77% |
76% |
77% |
81% |
75% |
| 3. Mgmt Support for Patient Safety |
67% |
62% |
59% |
72% |
65% |
65% |
66% |
71% |
67% |
72% |
74% |
69% |
| 4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement |
71% |
65% |
68% |
71% |
69% |
68% |
70% |
76% |
69% |
69% |
74% |
74% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety |
64% |
56% |
55% |
71% |
55% |
60% |
65% |
66% |
60% |
72% |
76% |
68% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error |
61% |
56% |
55% |
64% |
56% |
60% |
61% |
67% |
63% |
65% |
70% |
65% |
| 7. Communication Openness |
68% |
61% |
60% |
64% |
56% |
63% |
63% |
70% |
63% |
65% |
71% |
65% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported |
53% |
56% |
56% |
64% |
61% |
60% |
59% |
61% |
62% |
53% |
60% |
64% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units |
53% |
50% |
52% |
57% |
56% |
53% |
53% |
56% |
53% |
56% |
60% |
52% |
| 10. Staffing |
56% |
51% |
52% |
55% |
51% |
54% |
60% |
56% |
55% |
62% |
62% |
57% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions |
37% |
50% |
48% |
38% |
47% |
51% |
45% |
32% |
40% |
42% |
41% |
40% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error |
43% |
38% |
39% |
44% |
40% |
41% |
41% |
56% |
44% |
47% |
58% |
47% |
| Average Across Composites |
60% |
58% |
58% |
63% |
59% |
61% |
61% |
64% |
61% |
63% |
68% |
63% |
Note: ICU = Intensive Care Unit; Pediatr. = Pediatrics; Pharm. = Pharmacy.
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