- 604.07 KB]Table C-7.
Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Staff Position
2008 Comparative Database Report
| Patient Safety Grade | Staff Position | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admin/ Mgmt | Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP | Dietician | Pat Care Asst/Aide/ Care Partner | Pharmacist | RN/LVN/ LPN | Technician (EKG, Lab, Radiology) | Therapist (Respiratory, Phys, Occup, Speech) | Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary | |||||
| 92 Hospi- tals both yrs | 53 Hospi- tals both yrs | 27 Hospi- tals both yrs | 58 Hospi- tals both yrs | 41 Hospi- tals both yrs | 98 Hospi- tals both yrs | 70 Hospi- tals both yrs | 66 Hospi- tals both yrs | 89 Hospi- tals both yrs | |||||
| 1,201 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,656 Most Recent Respon- dents | 117 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,160 Most Recent Respon- dents | 297 Most Recent Respon- dents | 7,452 Most Recent Respon- dents | 2,113 Most Recent Respon- dents | 891 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,270 Most Recent Respon- dents | |||||
| 1,046 Previous Respon- dents | 1,118 Previous Respon- dents | 83 Previous Respon- dents | 1,062 Previous Respon- dents | 235 Previous Respon- dents | 6,560 Previous Respon- dents | 1,513 Previous Respon- dents | 814 Previous Respon- dents | 1,105 Previous Respon- dents | |||||
| A. Excellent | Most Recent | 30% | 25% | 22% | 21% | 30% | 20% | 28% | 26% | 27% | |||
| Previous | 23% | 18% | 42% | 19% | 19% | 16% | 24% | 26% | 20% | ||||
| Change | 7% | 7% | -20% | 2% | 11% | 4% | 4% | 0% | 7% | ||||
| B. Very Good | Most Recent | 54% | 45% | 52% | 48% | 52% | 50% | 52% | 51% | 49% | |||
| Previous | 48% | 47% | 41% | 49% | 48% | 45% | 46% | 48% | 54% | ||||
| Change | 6% | -2% | 11% | -1% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 3% | -5% | ||||
| C. Acceptable | Most Recent | 14% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 14% | 24% | 17% | 18% | 21% | |||
| Previous | 22% | 26% | 17% | 26% | 24% | 27% | 22% | 19% | 19% | ||||
| Change | -8% | -2% | 4% | -2% | -10% | -3% | -5% | -1% | 2% | ||||
| D. Poor | Most Recent | 1% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 2% | |||
| Previous | 5% | 7% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 9% | 7% | 7% | 5% | ||||
| Change | -4% | -1% | 5% | -1% | -4% | -4% | -5% | -4% | -3% | ||||
| E. Failing | Most Recent | 0% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | |||
| Previous | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 2% | ||||
| Change | -1% | -2% | 0% | 1% | -1% | -1% | 1% | 0% | -1% | ||||
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.
Page last reviewed March 2008
Internet Citation: Table C-7.: Trending: Average Distribution of Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Staff Position.
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