Table D-7.

Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Staff Position

2009 Comparative Database Report

Work Area/Unit/Patient Safety Grade			Staff Position
			Admin/ Mgmt	Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietician	Patient Care Asst/Aide/ Care Partner	Pharmacist	RN/LVN/LPN	Technician (EKG, Lab, Radiology)	Therapist (Respiratory, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
			187 Hospitals Both Years	120 Hospitals Both Years	80 Hospitals Both Years	158 Hospitals Both Years	116 Hospitals Both Years	201 Hospitals Both Years	165 Hospitals Both Years	162 Hospitals Both Years	179 Hospitals Both Years
			4,881 Most Recent Respon- dents	2,869 Most Recent Respon- dents	365 Most Recent Respon- dents	3,755 Most Recent Respon- dents	985 Most Recent Respon- dents	22,584 Most Recent Respon- dents	5,948 Most Recent Respon- dents	2,831 Most Recent Respon- dents	3,700 Most Recent Respon- dents
			4,608 Previous Respon- dents	2,492 Previous Respon- dents	371 Previous Respon- dents	3,512 Previous Respon- dents	909 Previous Respon- dents	20,928 Previous Respon- dents	5,322 Previous Respon- dents	2,675 Previous Respon- dents	3,741 Previous Respon- dents
A	Excellent	Most Recent	32%	24%	27%	24%	24%	20%	26%	28%	28%
		Previous	28%	19%	28%	20%	19%	17%	26%	25%	24%
		Change	4%	5%	-1%	4%	5%	3%	0%	3%	4%
B	Very Good	Most Recent	51%	44%	50%	44%	42%	47%	50%	46%	47%
		Previous	50%	45%	46%	48%	44%	45%	45%	48%	50%
		Change	1%	-1%	4%	-4%	-2%	2%	5%	-2%	-3%
C	Acceptable	Most Recent	15%	26%	21%	24%	24%	26%	21%	21%	21%
		Previous	18%	27%	22%	26%	27%	28%	22%	22%	22%
		Change	-3%	-1%	-1%	-2%	-3%	-2%	-1%	-1%	-1%
D	Poor	Most Recent	2%	6%	2%	6%	8%	6%	3%	4%	3%
		Previous	3%	7%	3%	5%	8%	8%	6%	4%	4%
		Change	-1%	-1%	-1%	1%	0%	-2%	-3%	0%	-1%
E	Failing	Most Recent	0%	0%	0%	2%	1%	1%	0%	1%	1%
		Previous	1%	2%	1%	1%	2%	2%	1%	1%	1%
		Change	-1%	-2%	-1%	1%	-1%	-1%	-1%	0%	0%

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 D-7.: Trending: Average Percent Distribution of Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grades by Staff Position. April 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2009/tabd-7.html