| Patient Safety Culture Composites |
No. of hospitals |
Average % Positive |
s.d. |
Composite Percent Positive Response |
| Min |
10th Percentile |
25th Percentile |
Median/ 50th Percentile |
75th Percentile |
90th Percentile |
Max |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units |
621 |
79% |
6.17% |
52% |
72% |
76% |
80% |
83% |
87% |
97% |
| 2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety |
622 |
75% |
6.74% |
47% |
66% |
70% |
75% |
79% |
83% |
95% |
| 3. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement |
621 |
71% |
7.64% |
39% |
61% |
66% |
71% |
76% |
80% |
94% |
| 4. Management Support for Patient Safety |
620 |
70% |
10.15% |
37% |
57% |
64% |
71% |
78% |
84% |
97% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety |
621 |
64% |
9.36% |
27% |
52% |
58% |
64% |
70% |
77% |
89% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error |
618 |
63% |
8.63% |
32% |
52% |
57% |
62% |
68% |
74% |
90% |
| 7. Communication Openness |
619 |
62% |
6.94% |
40% |
54% |
58% |
61% |
66% |
70% |
98% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported |
617 |
60% |
7.97% |
33% |
50% |
55% |
60% |
66% |
71% |
84% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units |
621 |
57% |
11.00% |
14% |
44% |
49% |
56% |
65% |
72% |
91% |
| 10. Staffing |
620 |
55% |
10.28% |
25% |
42% |
48% |
54% |
62% |
69% |
87% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions |
622 |
44% |
11.77% |
19% |
30% |
36% |
42% |
51% |
61% |
93% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error |
621 |
44% |
8.68% |
14% |
34% |
38% |
43% |
49% |
55% |
82% |
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