Table 7-6. Trending: Composite-Level Results
| Patient
Safety Culture Composites |
Composite Average % Positive Response |
| Most Recent |
Previous |
Change |
Maximum Increase |
Maximum Decrease |
Average Increase |
Average Decrease |
| 1. |
Teamwork Within Units |
79% |
77% |
2% |
64% |
-14% |
7% |
-4% |
| 2. |
Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting
Patient Safety |
75% |
74% |
1% |
39% |
-19% |
5% |
-5% |
| 3. |
Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement |
72% |
69% |
3% |
61% |
-17% |
8% |
-5% |
| 4. |
Management Support for Patient Safety |
71% |
69% |
2% |
52% |
-24% |
8% |
-6% |
| 5. |
Overall Perceptions of Patient
Safety |
65% |
62% |
3% |
44% |
-27% |
7% |
-6% |
| 6. |
Feedback & Communication About Error |
63% |
61% |
2% |
48% |
-22% |
7% |
-5% |
| 7. |
Communication Openness |
62% |
60% |
2% |
38% |
-23% |
7% |
-5% |
| 8. |
Frequency of Events Reported |
61% |
59% |
2% |
37% |
-28% |
7% |
-6% |
| 9. |
Teamwork Across Units |
58% |
56% |
2% |
31% |
-18% |
7% |
-5% |
| 10. |
Staffing |
55% |
53% |
2% |
31% |
-18% |
6% |
-6% |
| 11. |
Handoffs & Transitions |
45% |
44% |
1% |
41% |
-29% |
6% |
-6% |
| 12. |
Nonpunitive Response to Error |
45% |
43% |
2% |
25% |
-15% |
5% |
-5% |
Note: Based on data from 204 hospitals that repeated survey administration and data submission; the number of respondents was 69,541 in the most recent database and 65,321 in the previous database.
Return to Document
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 
