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Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2007 Comparative Database Report

Table B-8. Percent of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Respondent 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
361
Hospi-
tals
251
Hospi-
tals
204
Hospi-
tals
311
Hospi-
tals
261
Hospi-
tals
374
Hospi-
tals
334
Hospi-
tals
319
Hospi-
tals
354
Hospi-
tals
6,938
Respon-
dents
4,414
Respon-
dents
725
Respon-
dents
5,904
Respon-
dents
1,561
Respon-
dents
36,991
Respon-
dents
10,947
Respon-
dents
4,791
Respon-
dents
6,848
Respon-
dents
No events 47% 61% 69% 72% 24% 28% 55% 59% 79%
1 to 2 events 23% 24% 18% 22% 20% 38% 29% 31% 16%
3 to 5 events 16% 8% 7% 5% 19% 22% 9% 7% 4%
6 to 10 events 7% 3% 3% 1% 15% 8% 4% 2% 1%
11 to 20 events 4% 3% 1% 0% 11% 3% 2% 0% 0%
21 event reports or more 2% 1% 1% 0% 10% 1% 1% 0% 0%

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