Table 3.

Mean scores of dimensions of patient safety culture from nurses' point of view

Dimensions of patient safety culture	Average	Standard deviation
Organizational Learning	3.45	0.74
Communication and feedback on errors	3.44	0.82
Teamwork within organizational units	3.42	0.88
Management support for employees	3.15	0.74
Events reporting frequency	3.14	0.82
A non-punitive response to an error event	3.10	0.93
Employees issues	3.05	0.76
Teamwork in organizational units	3	0.91
General understanding of patient safety	2.99	0.56
Open communication channels	2.87	0.73
Management support for patient safety	2.62	0.65
Exchanges and transmission of information	2.45	0.86
Overall patient safety	3.06	0.40