Table 3.
Rotated component matrix.
| Item | Component | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| The physicians and nurses here work together as a well-coordinated team | 0.718 | |||
| I have the support I need from other personnel to care for patients | 0.644 | |||
| I am satisfied with the quality of collaboration that I experience with staff physicians in this clinical area | 0.626 | 0.366 | ||
| The culture in this clinical area makes it easy to learn from the errors of others | 0.560 | |||
| Briefings are common in this clinical area | 0.549 | 0.356 | ||
| I am encouraged by my colleagues to report any patient safety concerns I may have | 0.538 | 0.303 | ||
| It is easy for personnel here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand | 0.537 | 0.308 | ||
| I am satisfied with the quality of collaboration that I experience with nurses in this clinical area | 0.533 | 0.367 | ||
| Disagreements in this clinical area are resolved appropriately (i.e., not who is right, but what is best for the patient) | 0.464 | 0.317 | 0.374 | |
| Leadership is driving us to be a safety-centered institution | 0.798 | |||
| My suggestions about safety would be acted upon if I expressed them to the management | 0.731 | |||
| This institution is doing more for patient safety now than it did 1 year ago | 0.673 | |||
| I receive appropriate feedback about my performance | 0.402 | 0.603 | ||
| Medical errors are handled appropriately here | 0.374 | 0.530 | ||
| I would feel safe being treated here as a patient | 0.524 | 0.428 | ||
| Decision-making in this clinical area utilizes input from relevant personnel | 0.484 | |||
| In this clinical area, it is difficult to discuss errors | 0.775 | |||
| I am frequently unable to express disagreement with the attendings/staff physicians here | 0.774 | |||
| Management does not knowingly compromise patient safety | 0.755 | |||
| In this clinical area, it is difficult to speak up if I perceive a problem with patient care | 0.578 | |||
| Personnel frequently disregard rules or guidelines (e.g., handwashing, treatment protocols/clinical pathways, sterile field, etc.) that are established for this clinical area | 0.468 | |||
| Briefing personnel before start of a shift (i.e., to plan for possible contingencies) is important for patient safety | 0.605 | |||
| Important issues are well communicated at shift changes | 0.477 | 0.579 | ||
| Nurse input is well received in this clinical area | 0.574 | |||
| I know the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety in this clinical area | 0.321 | 0.327 | 0.526 | |
| I know the first and last names of all the personnel I worked with during my last shift | 0.504 | |||
| The levels of staffing in this clinical area are sufficient to handle the number of patients | 0.359 | 0.437 | ||