2011 User Comparative Database Report

Table D-7. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Staff Position

Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade		Database Year	Staff Position
Work Area/Unit Patient Safety Grade		Database Year	Admin/ Mgmt	Attending Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietitian	Pat. Care Asst/ Aide/ Care Partner	Pharm- acist	RN/ LVN/ LPN	Tech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)	Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
# Hospitals		Both Years	405	178	66	312	172	502	385	326	377
# Respondents		Most Recent	18,495	11,987	709	11,896	3,178	83,722	23,345	10,268	14,881
# Respondents		Previous	17,233	13,399	766	11,902	2,464	71,922	19,730	8,698	12,253
A	Excellent	Most Recent	42%	27%	26%	28%	21%	24%	31%	33%	32%
		Previous	35%	26%	25%	28%	19%	22%	30%	32%	29%
		Change	7%	1%	1%	0%	2%	2%	1%	1%	3%
B	Very Good	Most Recent	45%	47%	51%	44%	48%	46%	46%	45%	45%
		Previous	48%	45%	51%	43%	48%	45%	46%	45%	45%
		Change	-3%	2%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%
C	Acceptable	Most Recent	12%	21%	20%	22%	24%	23%	19%	17%	19%
		Previous	15%	24%	23%	23%	25%	25%	20%	18%	22%
		Change	-3%	-3%	-3%	-1%	-1%	-2%	-1%	-1%	-3%
D	Poor	Most Recent	1%	4%	3%	5%	6%	5%	3%	3%	3%
		Previous	2%	5%	2%	5%	7%	6%	4%	4%	3%
		Change	-1%	-1%	1%	0%	-1%	-1%	-1%	-1%	0%
E	Failing	Most Recent	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
		Previous	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
		Change	0%	0%	1%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.

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Page last reviewed October 2014
Page originally created April 2011

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