Survey User's Guide: Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety

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Four Items Measuring "Staffing"	For Positively Worded Items, # of "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" Responses	For Negatively Worded Items, # of "Strongly Disagree" or "Disagree" Responses	Total # of Responses to Item (Excluding NA/DK & Missing Responses)	Percent Positive Response on Item
Item A3-positively worded: "We have enough staff to handle the workload"	120	NA*	260	120/260=46%
Item A16-positively worded: "Residents' needs are met during shift changes"	130	NA*	250	130/250=52%
Item A8-negatively worded: "Staff have to hurry because they have too much work to do"	NA*	110	240	110/240=46%
Item A17-negatively worded: "It is hard to keep residents safe here because so many staff quit their jobs"	NA*	140	250	140/250= 56%

*NA = Not applicable
Average percent positive response across the 4 items = 50%