Table 1.

Percentage of respondents that agreed with each H-PEPSS item (N=191)

H-PEPSS Dimension	Item: “I feel confident in what I learned about…”	Learning Setting	Strongly Agree/ Agree
			n	%
1. Working in teams with other health professionals	Managing inter-professional conflict	Classroom	153	80.1%
		Clinical	83	43.5%
	Sharing authority, leadership, and decision-making	Classroom	111	58.1%
		Clinical	100	52.4%
	Encouraging team members to speak up, question, challenge, advocate and be accountable as appropriate to address safety issues	Classroom	119	62.3%
		Clinical	133	69.6%
2. Communicating effectively	Enhancing patient safety through clear and consistent communication with patients	Classroom	141	73.8%
		Clinical	159	83.2%
	Enhancing patient safety through effective communication with other health care providers	Classroom	129	67.5%
		Clinical	150	78.5%
	Effective verbal and nonverbal communication abilities to prevent adverse events	Classroom	174	91.1%
		Clinical	152	79.6%
3. Managing safety risks	Recognizing routine situations in which safety problems may arise	Classroom	110	57.6%
		Clinical	98	51.3%
	Identifying and implementing safety solutions	Classroom	138	72.3%
		Clinical	132	69.1%
	Anticipating and managing high risk situations	Classroom	133	69.6%
		Clinical	124	64.9%
4. Understanding human and environmental factors	The role of human factors, such as fatigue, that affect patient safety	Classroom	115	60.2%
		Clinical	106	55.5%
	The role of environmental factors such as work flow, ergonomics, resources, that affect patient safety	Classroom	108	56.5%
		Clinical	93	48.7%
5. Recognize, respond to immediate risks	Recognizing an adverse event or close call	Classroom	157	82.2%
		Clinical	125	65.4%
	Reducing harm by addressing immediate risks for patients and others involved	Classroom	164	85.9%
		Clinical	136	71.2
6. Culture of safety	The importance of having a questioning attitude and speaking up when you see things that may be unsafe	Classroom	168	88.0%
		Clinical	137	71.7%
	The importance of a supportive environment that encourages patients and providers to speak up when they have safety concerns	Classroom	150	78.5%
		Clinical	109	57.1%
	The nature of systems (e.g. aspects of the organization, management, or the work environment including policies, resources, communication and other processes) and system failures and their role in adverse events	Classroom	150	78.5%
		Clinical	124	64.9%