Table D-5. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position

2010 User Comparative Database Report

#	Staff Position
#	Admin/Mgmt	Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietitian	Pat. Care Asst/Aide/ Care Partner	Pharmacist	RN/ LVN/ LPN	Tech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)	Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
No. of Hospitals Both Years	234	92	31	168	83	313	233	179	209
No. of Most Recent Respondents	7,937	4,124	361	6,576	1,304	42,814	11,911	4,800	7,223
No. of Previous Respondents	7,329	4,053	312	5,645	1,200	39,672	9,871	4,668	6,486

Patient Safety Culture Composite	Survey	Staff Position
Patient Safety Culture Composite	Survey	Admin/Mgmt	Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietitian	Pat. Care Asst/Aide/ Care Partner	Pharmacist	RN/ LVN/ LPN	Tech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)	Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
1. Teamwork Within Units	Most Recent	89%	83%	83%	72%	76%	79%	77%	84%	77%
	Previous	86%	82%	84%	69%	72%	78%	75%	82%	74%
	Change	3%	1%	-1%	3%	4%	1%	2%	2%	3%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety	Most Recent	86%	70%	80%	73%	73%	74%	74%	77%	75%
	Previous	84%	70%	78%	72%	70%	72%	73%	74%	75%
	Change	2%	0%	2%	1%	3%	2%	1%	3%	0%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety	Most Recent	86%	68%	75%	70%	62%	66%	71%	72%	75%
	Previous	81%	66%	75%	69%	59%	63%	68%	66%	71%
	Change	5%	2%	0%	1%	3%	3%	3%	6%	4%
4. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement	Most Recent	84%	71%	71%	71%	71%	72%	70%	70%	71%
	Previous	80%	68%	70%	69%	65%	69%	67%	67%	68%
	Change	4%	3%	1%	2%	6%	3%	3%	3%	3%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety	Most Recent	76%	62%	65%	60%	54%	60%	69%	69%	66%
	Previous	70%	59%	64%	58%	50%	58%	66%	64%	63%
	Change	6%	3%	1%	2%	4%	2%	3%	5%	3%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error	Most Recent	78%	58%	66%	65%	61%	60%	63%	65%	66%
	Previous	73%	56%	67%	62%	55%	56%	61%	62%	64%
	Change	5%	2%	-1%	3%	6%	4%	2%	3%	2%
7. Communication Openness	Most Recent	77%	61%	62%	56%	63%	60%	60%	65%	60%
	Previous	72%	60%	63%	56%	61%	59%	59%	64%	59%
	Change	5%	1%	-1%	0%	2%	1%	1%	1%	1%
8. Frequency of Events Reported	Most Recent	70%	52%	57%	65%	46%	63%	62%	56%	66%
	Previous	64%	47%	57%	61%	47%	60%	59%	53%	63%
	Change	6%	5%	0%	4%	-1%	3%	3%	3%	3%
9. Teamwork Across Units	Most Recent	66%	57%	64%	56%	48%	55%	54%	60%	57%
	Previous	61%	55%	64%	55%	44%	53%	53%	58%	55%
	Change	5%	2%	0%	1%	4%	2%	1%	2%	2%
10. Staffing	Most Recent	65%	53%	52%	47%	52%	57%	56%	59%	53%
	Previous	60%	49%	56%	45%	46%	54%	53%	55%	49%
	Change	5%	4%	-4%	2%	6%	3%	3%	4%	4%
11. Handoffs & Transitions	Most Recent	45%	39%	38%	47%	25%	47%	38%	39%	44%
	Previous	44%	40%	38%	46%	23%	47%	38%	38%	45%
	Change	1%	-1%	0%	1%	2%	0%	0%	1%	-1%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error	Most Recent	64%	40%	43%	34%	53%	45%	41%	49%	38%
	Previous	60%	36%	43%	34%	49%	42%	40%	46%	37%
	Change	4%	4%	0%	0%	4%	3%	1%	3%	1%

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Internet Citation: Table D-5. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position: 2010 User Comparative Database Report. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2010/tabd5.html