Table B-7. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent 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
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
A. Excellent 26% 23% 25% 20% 17% 17% 24% 30% 23%
B. Very Good 53% 48% 43% 48% 52% 47% 50% 45% 51%
C. Acceptable 18% 22% 26% 27% 23% 28% 21% 20% 23%
D. Poor 2% 5% 5% 5% 6% 7% 4% 4% 3%
E. Failing 1% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

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