Table B-5. Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Staff Position

Patient Safety Culture Composites 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
1. Teamwork Within Units 85% 81% 76% 72% 80% 78% 76% 83% 76%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety 83% 69% 74% 73% 76% 73% 74% 77% 77%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety 82% 68% 73% 70% 68% 64% 69% 70% 73%
4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement 79% 70% 68% 70% 74% 69% 67% 70% 68%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety 71% 62% 65% 58% 62% 58% 69% 70% 66%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error 72% 61% 67% 62% 64% 58% 62% 65% 65%
7. Communication Openness 73% 64% 62% 57% 72% 61% 62% 68% 59%
8. Frequency of Events Reported 64% 56% 53% 63% 52% 60% 58% 56% 63%
9. Teamwork Across Units 62% 59% 59% 59% 56% 54% 55% 62% 57%
10. Staffing 61% 55% 56% 49% 55% 57% 56% 59% 53%
11. Handoffs & Transitions 46% 42% 39% 49% 31% 47% 40% 43% 45%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error 60% 43% 44% 33% 59% 43% 42% 49% 39%
Average Across Composites 70% 61% 61% 60% 62% 60% 61% 64% 62%

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