Table 7.
Factors loading in each item
| Items | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
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| A1. People support one another in this facility |
0.57 |
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| A3. When a lot of work needs to be done quickly, we work together as a team to get the work done |
0.64 |
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| A4. In facility, people treat each other with respect |
0.50 |
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| A11. When one area in this unit gets really busy, others help out |
0.66 |
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| B2. Manager says a good word when he/she sees a job done according to established |
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0.63 |
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| B3. Whenever pressure builds up, my supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts |
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0.50 |
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0.44 |
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| B4. My supervisor/manager overlooks patient safety problems that happen over and over |
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0.58 |
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| A6. We are actively doing things to improve patient safety. |
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0.47 |
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| A13. After we make changes to improve patient safety, we evaluate their effectiveness. |
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0.58 |
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| F1. Hospital management provides a work climate that promotes patient safety. |
0.65 |
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| F8. The actions of hospital management show that patient safety is a top priority. |
0.70 |
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| F9. Hospital management seems interested in patient safety only after an adverse event happens |
0.56 |
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| A10. It is just by chance that more serious mistakes don't happen around here. |
0.53 |
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| A17. We had patient safety problems in this unit. |
0.44 |
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| A18. Our procedures and systems are good at preventing errors from happening. |
0.59 |
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| C1. We are given feedback about changes put into place based on event reports. |
0.59 |
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| C3. We are informed about errors that happen in this unit. |
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−0.54 |
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| C5. In this unit, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again. |
0.41 |
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0.43 |
| C2. Staff will freely speak up if they see something that may negatively affect patient care. |
0.57 |
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| C4. Staffs are afraid to ask questions when something does not seem right. |
0.48 |
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| C6. Staffs feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority. |
0.55 |
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| A8. Staff feel like their mistakes are held against them. |
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0.42 |
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| A12. When an event is reported, it feels like the person is being written up, not the problem. |
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0.66 |
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| A16. Staff worry that mistakes they make are kept in their personnel file. |
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0.59 |
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| F4. There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together. |
0.66 |
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| A2. We have enough staff to handle the workload. |
0.68 |
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| A5. Staffs in this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care. |
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−0.47 |
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0.41 |
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| A7. We use more agency/temporary staff than is best for patient care. |
−0.41 |
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0.43 |
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| A14. We work in “crisis mode” trying to do too much, too quickly. | 0.40 |