2012 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	539	259	82	430	239	637	504	447	504
# Respondents		Most Recent	26,025	17,836	942	16,746	4,525	116,413	33,120	14,089	20,964
# Respondents		Previous	23,291	17,287	972	16,268	3,727	102,902	27,402	12,509	16,846
A.	Excellent	Most Recent	43%	30%	28%	30%	22%	25%	32%	34%	34%
		Previous	38%	29%	24%	28%	18%	24%	31%	33%	31%
		Change	5%	1%	4%	2%	4%	1%	1%	1%	3%
B.	Very Good	Most Recent	44%	46%	50%	44%	47%	46%	45%	45%	45%
		Previous	47%	45%	53%	44%	48%	46%	45%	45%	46%
		Change	-3%	1%	-3%	0%	-1%	0%	0%	0%	-1%
C.	Acceptable	Most Recent	12%	19%	18%	21%	25%	23%	19%	17%	18%
		Previous	13%	22%	20%	22%	26%	24%	20%	18%	20%
		Change	-1%	-3%	-2%	-1%	-1%	-1%	-1%	-1%	-2%
D.	Poor	Most Recent	1%	4%	3%	4%	5%	5%	3%	3%	3%
		Previous	2%	4%	3%	5%	6%	5%	3%	4%	3%
		Change	-1%	0%	0%	-1%	-1%	0%	0%	-1%	0%
E.	Failing	Most Recent	0%	1%	1%	1%	2%	1%	1%	0%	1%
		Previous	0%	1%	0%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%	1%
		Change	0%	0%	1%	0%	1%	0%	0%	-1%	0%

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

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