2012 User Comparative Database Report

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

Work Area/ Patient Safety Grade	Staff Position
	Admin/Mgmt	Attending/ Physician/ Resident/ PA or NP	Dietitian	Pat. Care Asst/ Aide/ Care Partner	Pharmacist	RN/ LVN/ LPN	Tech (EKG, Lab, Radiol)	Therapist (Respir, Phys, Occup, Speech)	Unit Asst/ Clerk/ Secretary
	975 Hospitals	543 Hospitals	227 Hospitals	842 Hospitals	541 Hospitals	1,109 Hospitals	971 Hospitals	897 Hospitals	928 Hospitals
	41,700 Respon- dents	29,162 Respon- dents	2,334 Respon- dents	29,213 Respon- dents	9,454 Respon- dents	191,381 Respon- dents	58,335 Respon- dents	24,776 Respon- dents	34,414 Respon- dents
A. Excellent	40%	29%	27%	29%	21%	24%	32%	33%	33%
B. Very Good	46%	45%	49%	44%	47%	46%	45%	46%	46%
C. Acceptable	13%	21%	20%	22%	25%	23%	18%	17%	18%
D. Poor	1%	4%	3%	4%	6%	5%	4%	3%	3%
E. Failing	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%

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

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