Table D-8. Trending: 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 |
| 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 |
| No events |
Most Recent |
46% |
61% |
78% |
75% |
21% |
29% |
54% |
58% |
77% |
| Previous |
48% |
65% |
79% |
73% |
24% |
30% |
56% |
58% |
79% |
| Change |
-2% |
-4% |
-1% |
2% |
-3% |
-1% |
-2% |
0% |
-2% |
| 1 to 2 events |
Most Recent |
24% |
26% |
16% |
18% |
22% |
38% |
31% |
30% |
18% |
| Previous |
23% |
23% |
16% |
20% |
18% |
37% |
27% |
31% |
16% |
| Change |
1% |
3% |
0% |
-2% |
4% |
1% |
4% |
-1% |
2% |
| 3 to 5 events |
Most Recent |
15% |
8% |
3% |
5% |
20% |
21% |
11% |
8% |
4% |
| Previous |
15% |
7% |
4% |
5% |
21% |
21% |
11% |
8% |
3% |
| Change |
0% |
1% |
-1% |
0% |
-1% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
| 6 to 10 events |
Most Recent |
9% |
3% |
2% |
2% |
12% |
7% |
3% |
3% |
1% |
| Previous |
7% |
2% |
2% |
1% |
15% |
8% |
4% |
2% |
1% |
| Change |
2% |
1% |
0% |
1% |
-3% |
-1% |
-1% |
1% |
0% |
| 11 to 20 events |
Most Recent |
4% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
13% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
| Previous |
5% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
10% |
3% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
| Change |
-1% |
-2% |
1% |
0% |
3% |
0% |
-1% |
1% |
0% |
| 21 event reports or more |
Most Recent |
3% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
12% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
| Previous |
2% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
13% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
| Change |
1% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
-1% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.
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