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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Patient Saf. 2020 Sep;16(3):223–231. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000279

Table 3.

Extracted variable factor loadings and matrix (n= 125)

Item Factors and factor loadings
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
A1. Staffs in this facility treat each other with respect. 0.68
A2. Staff support one another in this facility. 0.83
A5. Staff feel like they are part of a team. 0.66
A9. When someone gets really busy in this facility, other staff help out. 0.57
A3. We have enough staff to handle the workload. 0.41
A17. Because so many staff quit their jobs, there are few experienced staff to provide safe care. 0.46
A6. Staff use shortcuts to get their work done faster. 0.56
A14. To make work easier, staff often ignore procedures. 0.61
A7. Staff get the training they need in this facility. 0.65
A11. Staff have enough training on how to handle difficult residents. 0.65
A13. Staff understand the training they get in this facility. 0.57
A10. Staff are blamed when a child is harmed. 0.67
A12. Staff are afraid to report their mistakes. 0.56 0.47
A15. Staff are treated fairly when they make mistakes. 0.55
A18. Staff feel safe reporting their mistakes. 0.63
B1. Staff are told what they need to know before taking care of a child for the first time. 0.54
B2. Staff are told right away when there is a change in a child’s care plan. 0.56
B3. We have all the information we need when residents children are transferred from the hospital. 0.44
B10. Staff are given all the information they need to care for children. 0.59
B4. When staff report something that could harm a child someone takes care of it. 0.58
B5. In this facility, we talk about ways to keep incidents from happening again. 0.78
B6. Staff tell someone if they see something that might harm a child. 0.69
B8. In this facility, we discuss ways to keep children safe from harm. 0.68
B7. Staff ideas and suggestions are valued in this facility. 0.61 0.45
B9. Staff opinions are ignored in this facility. 0.63
B11. It is easy for staff to speak up about problems in this facility. 0.67
C1. My supervisor listens to staff ideas and suggestions about the safety of children 0.77
C2. My supervisor says a good word to staff who follow the right procedures. 0.61
C3. My supervisor pays attention to child safety problems in this facility. 0.77
D1. Residents are well cared for in this facility. 0.64
D6. This facility does a good job keeping children safe. 0.75
D8. This facility is a safe place for children. 0.79
D2. Management asks staff how the facility can improve the safety for children 0.53
D7. Management listens to staff ideas and suggestions to improve the safety for children. 0.54
D9. Management often walks around the facility to check on care for children. 0.73
D4. It is easy to make changes to improve resident safety in this facility. 0.55
D5. This facility is always doing things to improve the safety for children. 0.73
D10. When this facility makes changes to improve safety for children, it checks to see if the changes have worked. 0.69