Table D-7. Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Staff Position
| Work Area/Unit/Patient Safety Grade |
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 |
| 187 Hospitals Both Years |
120 Hospitals Both Years |
80 Hospitals Both Years |
158 Hospitals Both Years |
116 Hospitals Both Years |
201 Hospitals Both Years |
165 Hospitals Both Years |
162 Hospitals Both Years |
179 Hospitals Both Years |
| 4,881 Most Recent Respondents |
2,869 Most Recent Respondents |
365 Most Recent Respondents |
3,755 Most Recent Respondents |
985 Most Recent Respondents |
22,584 Most Recent Respondents |
5,948 Most Recent Respondents |
2,831 Most Recent Respondents |
3,700 Most Recent Respondents |
| 4,608 Previous Respondents |
2,492 Previous Respondents |
371 Previous Respondents |
3,512 Previous Respondents |
909 Previous Respondents |
20,928 Previous Respondents |
5,322 Previous Respondents |
2,675 Previous Respondents |
3,741 Previous Respondents |
| A | Excellent |
Most Recent |
32% |
24% |
27% |
24% |
24% |
20% |
26% |
28% |
28% |
| Previous |
28% |
19% |
28% |
20% |
19% |
17% |
26% |
25% |
24% |
| Change |
4% |
5% |
-1% |
4% |
5% |
3% |
0% |
3% |
4% |
| B | Very Good |
Most Recent |
51% |
44% |
50% |
44% |
42% |
47% |
50% |
46% |
47% |
| Previous |
50% |
45% |
46% |
48% |
44% |
45% |
45% |
48% |
50% |
| Change |
1% |
-1% |
4% |
-4% |
-2% |
2% |
5% |
-2% |
-3% |
| C | Acceptable |
Most Recent |
15% |
26% |
21% |
24% |
24% |
26% |
21% |
21% |
21% |
| Previous |
18% |
27% |
22% |
26% |
27% |
28% |
22% |
22% |
22% |
| Change |
-3% |
-1% |
-1% |
-2% |
-3% |
-2% |
-1% |
-1% |
-1% |
| D | Poor |
Most Recent |
2% |
6% |
2% |
6% |
8% |
6% |
3% |
4% |
3% |
| Previous |
3% |
7% |
3% |
5% |
8% |
8% |
6% |
4% |
4% |
| Change |
-1% |
-1% |
-1% |
1% |
0% |
-2% |
-3% |
0% |
-1% |
| E | Failing |
Most Recent |
0% |
0% |
0% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
1% |
| Previous |
1% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
| Change |
-1% |
-2% |
-1% |
1% |
-1% |
-1% |
-1% |
0% |
0% |
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
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