Table 6-2. Composite-level Comparative Results

Patient Safety Culture Composites  No. of hospitals &
No. of respondents
Average % Positive SD Composite % Positive Response
Min 10th  %ile 25th %ile Median/ 50th %ile 75th %ile 90th %ile Max
1. Teamwork Within Units H = 381
N = 106,307
78% 9.34% 15% 70% 75% 79% 82% 87% 96%
2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety H = 376
N = 105,746
74% 6.89% 45% 66% 70% 74% 79% 83% 97%
3. Management Support for Patient Safety H = 382
N = 104,938
69% 11.12% 18% 57% 64% 70% 77% 82% 96%
4. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement H = 382
N = 107,404
69% 9.63% 12% 60% 65% 69% 75% 79% 89%
5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety H = 382
N = 107,068
63% 10.02% 17% 52% 58% 63% 69% 75% 86%
6. Feedback & Communication About Error H = 379
N = 103,567
62% 9.46% 19% 52% 56% 61% 68% 73% 86%
7. Communication Openness H = 380
N = 105,838
61% 8.35% 20% 53% 57% 61% 66% 70% 98%
8. Frequency of Events Reported H = 381
N = 93,862
59% 8.90% 22% 49% 54% 59% 64% 69% 84%
9. Teamwork Across Units H = 381
N = 101,713
57% 11.42% 14% 43% 49% 56% 64% 71% 91%
10. Staffing H = 380
N = 105,611
55% 10.60% 25% 43% 48% 54% 62% 70% 88%
11. Handoffs & Transitions H = 382
N = 101,325
45% 11.73% 19% 31% 36% 44% 51% 61% 85%
12. Nonpunitive Response to Error H = 381
N = 105,034
43% 8.79% 14% 32% 37% 42% 49% 55% 69%

Key: H = hospitals; N = respondents.

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