Table B-5. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position
| Patient Safety Culture Composites |
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 |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units |
88% |
82% |
81% |
74% |
80% |
79% |
77% |
84% |
77% |
| 2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety |
84% |
71% |
77% |
75% |
77% |
73% |
75% |
77% |
76% |
| 3. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement |
81% |
71% |
69% |
73% |
74% |
70% |
69% |
70% |
70% |
| 4. Management Support for Patient Safety |
83% |
69% |
75% |
73% |
68% |
64% |
70% |
71% |
73% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety |
73% |
63% |
66% |
61% |
61% |
59% |
70% |
69% |
65% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error |
74% |
61% |
68% |
64% |
64% |
58% |
63% |
65% |
65% |
| 7. Communication Openness |
75% |
63% |
65% |
57% |
71% |
61% |
62% |
67% |
60% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported |
66% |
55% |
57% |
65% |
52% |
61% |
59% |
55% |
65% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units |
63% |
59% |
61% |
59% |
55% |
54% |
54% |
61% |
57% |
| 10. Staffing |
63% |
55% |
55% |
49% |
56% |
56% |
56% |
58% |
51% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions |
45% |
44% |
37% |
49% |
30% |
47% |
39% |
41% |
45% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error |
62% |
42% |
45% |
36% |
60% |
43% |
43% |
50% |
39% |
| Average Across Composites |
71% |
61% |
63% |
61% |
62% |
60% |
61% |
64% |
62% |
Key: H = Hospitals; R = Respondents
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