Table D-8. Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Event Reports in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2010 User Comparative Database

#Staff Position
Admin/ MgmtAttending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NPDietitianPat. Care Asst/Aide/ Care PartnerPharmacistRN/ LVN/ LPNTech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
Number of Hospitals234 Hospitals Both Years92 Hospitals Both Years31 Hospitals Both Years168 Hospitals Both Years83 Hospitals Both Years313 Hospitals Both Years233 Hospitals Both Years179 Hospitals Both Years209 Hospitals Both Years
Number of Most Recent Respon- dents7,937 Most Recent Respon- dents4,124 Most Recent Respon- dents361 Most Recent Respon- dents6,576 Most Recent Respon- dents1,304 Most Recent Respon- dents42,814 Most Recent Respon- dents11,911 Most Recent Respon- dents4,800 Most Recent Respon- dents7,223 Most Recent Respon- dents
Number of Previous Respon- dents7,329 Previous Respon- dents4,053 Previous Respon- dents312 Previous Respon- dents5,645 Previous Respon- dents1,200 Previous Respon- dents39,672 Previous Respon- dents9,871 Previous Respon- dents4,668 Previous Respon- dents6,486 Previous Respon- dents

 

Number of Events Reported by Respon- dentsSurveyStaff Position
Admin/MgmtAttending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NPDietitianPat. Care Asst/Aide/ Care PartnerPharmacistRN/ LVN/ LPNTech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
No eventsMost Recent48%62%83%75%28%31%57%59%81%
Previous47%60%80%75%30%31%56%61%81%
Change1%2%3%0%-2%0%1%-2%0%
1 to 2 eventsMost Recent22%27%13%19%25%38%28%32%14%
Previous22%28%14%19%26%37%29%30%14%
Change0%-1%-1%0%-1%1%-1%2%0%
3 to 5 eventsMost Recent16%8%2%4%19%20%9%7%4%
Previous15%8%3%4%19%21%9%7%3%
Change1%0%-1%0%0%-1%0%0%1%
6 to 10 eventsMost Recent7%2%1%2%13%7%3%2%1%
Previous8%2%1%1%11%7%3%1%1%
Change-1%0%0%1%2%0%0%1%0%
11 to 20 eventsMost Recent4%0%1%0%6%2%1%0%0%
Previous4%1%1%0%7%3%1%1%0%
Change0%-1%0%0%-1%-1%0%-1%0%
21 event reports or moreMost Recent3%0%0%0%8%1%1%0%0%
Previous3%0%1%0%7%1%1%0%0%
Change0%0%-1%0%1%0%0%0%0%

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Page last reviewed March 2010
Internet Citation: Table D-8. Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Event Reports in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position: Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2010 User Comparative Database. March 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2010/tabd8.html