Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Notes Table 1. Example of Computing Item and Composite Percent Positive Scores

Four Items Measuring "Nonpunitive Response to Mistakes"	For Positively Worded Items, Number of "Strongly Agree" or "Agree" Responses	For Negatively Worded Items, Number of "Strongly Disagree" or "Disagree" Responses	Total Number of Responses to Item	Percent Positive Response on Item
Item A10: negatively worded
"Staff are blamed when a resident is harmed"	NA*	120	260	120/260=46%
Item A12: negatively worded
"Staff are afraid to report their mistakes"	NA*	130	250	130/250=52%
Item A15: positively worded
"Staff are treated fairly when they make mistakes"	110	NA*	240	110/240=46%
Item A18: positively worded
"Staff feel safe reporting their mistakes"	140	NA*	250	140/250=56%
Composite Score % Positive = (46% + 52% + 46% + 56%) / 4 = 50%

* NA = Not applicable

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Internet Citation: Notes Table 1. Example of Computing Item and Composite Percent Positive Scores. Content last reviewed October 2014. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/nursing-home/2011/nhsurv11notestab1.html