Table B-7. Percent of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Respondent Staff Position
2007 Comparative Database Report
| 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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