- 204.78 KB]Table B-1. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Work Area/Unit
2007 Comparative Database Report
| Patient Safety Culture Composites | Work Area/Unit | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anes- thesio- logy | Emer- gency | ICU (any type) | Lab | Medi- cine | Obstet- rics | Pediatr. | Pharm. | Psych/ Mentl Health | Radi- ology | Rehabil- itation | Surgery | |
| 88 Hospi- tals | 301 Hospi- tals | 215 Hospi- tals | 319 Hospi- tals | 319 Hospi- tals | 195 Hospi- tals | 116 Hospi- tals | 271 Hospi- tals | 115 Hospi- tals | 330 Hospi- tals | 286 Hospi- tals | 299 Hospi- tals | |
| 720 Respon- dents | 5,168 Respon- dents | 5,992 Respon- dents | 5,118 Respon- dents | 8,279 Respon- dents | 3,880 Respon- dents | 1,763 Respon- dents | 2,744 Respon- dents | 2,301 Respon- dents | 5,600 Respon- dents | 4,153 Respon- dents | 9,351 Respon- dents | |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units | 82% | 78% | 80% | 77% | 73% | 78% | 74% | 79% | 74% | 79% | 85% | 76% |
| 2. Supv/Mgr Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety | 72% | 73% | 72% | 75% | 71% | 74% | 68% | 79% | 78% | 76% | 81% | 74% |
| 3. Mgmt Support for Patient Safety | 67% | 61% | 59% | 71% | 64% | 65% | 60% | 70% | 67% | 71% | 75% | 68% |
| 4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement | 72% | 64% | 68% | 69% | 67% | 68% | 64% | 76% | 71% | 67% | 74% | 72% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety | 67% | 55% | 55% | 71% | 53% | 59% | 59% | 67% | 60% | 70% | 76% | 67% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error | 61% | 56% | 55% | 63% | 55% | 62% | 56% | 68% | 62% | 63% | 71% | 64% |
| 7. Communication Openness | 71% | 60% | 61% | 63% | 55% | 64% | 58% | 71% | 61% | 64% | 71% | 65% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported | 55% | 57% | 56% | 62% | 59% | 60% | 58% | 62% | 62% | 51% | 62% | 63% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units | 51% | 51% | 51% | 55% | 55% | 53% | 48% | 57% | 49% | 55% | 60% | 52% |
| 10. Staffing | 56% | 51% | 53% | 56% | 52% | 56% | 56% | 56% | 53% | 61% | 63% | 56% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions | 36% | 50% | 46% | 38% | 47% | 50% | 41% | 34% | 40% | 43% | 42% | 41% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error | 44% | 36% | 38% | 42% | 39% | 40% | 40% | 57% | 43% | 45% | 59% | 45% |
| Average Across Composites | 61% | 58% | 58% | 62% | 58% | 61% | 57% | 65% | 60% | 62% | 68% | 62% |
Note: ICU = Intensive Care Unit; Pediatr. = Pediatrics; Pharm. = Pharmacy.
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Internet Citation: Table B-1. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Work Area/Unit: 2007 Comparative Database Report.
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