Table B-8.

Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position

2009 Comparative Database Report

Number of Events Reported by Respondents	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
	581 H	444 H	320 H	530 H	434 H	606 H	549 H	529 H	573 H
	13,750 R	8,084 R	1,195 R	10,386 R	3,123 R	66,261 R	19,230 R	9,026 R	11,914 R
No events	45%	59%	75%	75%	25%	29%	57%	59%	77%
1 to 2 events	24%	27%	16%	19%	22%	38%	29%	31%	17%
3 to 5 events	16%	9%	6%	4%	20%	22%	9%	7%	4%
6 to 10 events	8%	3%	2%	1%	13%	7%	3%	2%	1%
11 to 20 events	4%	1%	0%	0%	10%	3%	1%	0%	0%
21 event reports or more	3%	1%	0%	0%	10%	1%	1%	0%	0%

Key: H = Hospitals; R = Respondents

Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100% due to rounding of decimals.

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Page last reviewed April 2009

Internet Citation: Table B-8.: Average Percent Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2009/tabb-8.html