Table B-8. Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position
| Number of Events Reported by Respondents |
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 |
| No events |
45% |
59% |
75% |
75% |
25% |
29% |
57% |
59% |
77% |
| 1 to 2 events |
24% |
27% |
16% |
19% |
22% |
38% |
29% |
31% |
17% |
| 3 to 5 events |
16% |
9% |
6% |
4% |
20% |
22% |
9% |
7% |
4% |
| 6 to 10 events |
8% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
13% |
7% |
3% |
2% |
1% |
| 11 to 20 events |
4% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
10% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| 21 event reports or more |
3% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
10% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
Key: H = Hospitals; R = Respondents
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
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