- 604.07 KB]Table B-1.
Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Work Area/Unit
2008 Comparative Database Report
| Patient Safety Culture Composites | Work Area/Unit | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anes- thesio- logy | Emer- gency | ICU (any type) | Lab | Medi- cine | Obstet- rics | Pediatr. | Pharm. | Psych/ Mental Health | Radi- ology | Rehabil- itation | Surgery | |
| 135 Hospi- tals | 405 Hospi- tals | 313 Hospi- tals | 443 Hospi- tals | 433 Hospi- tals | 269 Hospi- tals | 183 Hospi- tals | 375 Hospi- tals | 174 Hospi- tals | 449 Hospi- tals | 385 Hospi- tals | 417 Hospi- tals | |
| 1,115 Respon- dents | 7,846 Respon- dents | 9,845 Respon- dents | 7,740 Respon- dents | 13,228 Respon- dents | 5,800 Respon- dents | 4,044 Respon- dents | 4,159 Respon- dents | 3,308 Respon- dents | 8,439 Respon- dents | 5,708 Respon- dents | 14,327 Respon- dents | |
| 1. Teamwork Within Units | 78% | 79% | 81% | 79% | 74% | 79% | 79% | 78% | 78% | 79% | 86% | 77% |
| 2. Supv/Mgr Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety | 71% | 73% | 70% | 76% | 73% | 73% | 74% | 77% | 76% | 77% | 81% | 75% |
| 3. Mgmt Support for Patient Safety | 67% | 62% | 59% | 72% | 65% | 65% | 66% | 71% | 67% | 72% | 74% | 69% |
| 4. Org Learning—Continuous Improvement | 71% | 65% | 68% | 71% | 69% | 68% | 70% | 76% | 69% | 69% | 74% | 74% |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety | 64% | 56% | 55% | 71% | 55% | 60% | 65% | 66% | 60% | 72% | 76% | 68% |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error | 61% | 56% | 55% | 64% | 56% | 60% | 61% | 67% | 63% | 65% | 70% | 65% |
| 7. Communication Openness | 68% | 61% | 60% | 64% | 56% | 63% | 63% | 70% | 63% | 65% | 71% | 65% |
| 8. Frequency of Events Reported | 53% | 56% | 56% | 64% | 61% | 60% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 53% | 60% | 64% |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units | 53% | 50% | 52% | 57% | 56% | 53% | 53% | 56% | 53% | 56% | 60% | 52% |
| 10. Staffing | 56% | 51% | 52% | 55% | 51% | 54% | 60% | 56% | 55% | 62% | 62% | 57% |
| 11. Handoffs & Transitions | 37% | 50% | 48% | 38% | 47% | 51% | 45% | 32% | 40% | 42% | 41% | 40% |
| 12. Nonpunitive Response to Error | 43% | 38% | 39% | 44% | 40% | 41% | 41% | 56% | 44% | 47% | 58% | 47% |
| Average Across Composites | 60% | 58% | 58% | 63% | 59% | 61% | 61% | 64% | 61% | 63% | 68% | 63% |
Note: ICU = Intensive Care Unit; Pediatr. = Pediatrics; Pharm. = Pharmacy.
Page last reviewed March 2008
Internet Citation: Table B-1. : Composite-level Average Percent Positive Response by Respondent Work Area/Unit.
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