Table B-7.

Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Staff Position

2009 Comparative Database Report

Work Area/Unit 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
		581 H	444 H	320 H	530 H	434 H	606 H	549 H	529 H	573 H
		13,750 R	8,084 R	1,195 R	10,386 R	3,123 R	66,261 R	19,230 R	9,026 R	11,914 R
A	Excellent	30%	25%	27%	24%	21%	19%	27%	29%	27%
B	Very Good	52%	47%	48%	46%	49%	47%	49%	46%	47%
C	Acceptable	16%	22%	21%	24%	23%	26%	20%	20%	22%
D	Poor	2%	5%	3%	5%	6%	6%	3%	4%	3%
E	Failing	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

Key: H = Hospitals; R = Respondents

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

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Page last reviewed April 2009

Internet Citation: Table B-7.: Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Staff Position. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2009/tabb-7.html