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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2009 Comparative Database Report

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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