Table 2.
Nursing personnel’s with and without advanced education mean patient safety culture score for the 12 dimensions in the NHSPSCa (N = 87)
| With advanced education Mean (SD) n = 25 | Without advanced education Mean (SD) n = 62 | P Value b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive responses to | |||
| 1. Teamwork | 81.7 (25.7) | 67.7 (33.8) | 0.042 b |
| 2. Staffing | 43.7 (16.4) | 37.2 (25.7) | 0.169 |
| 3. Compliance with procedures | 62.5 (33.1) | 54.3 (35.8) | 0.319 |
| 4. Training and skills | 54.0 (33.1) | 44.6 (38.1) | 0.258 |
| 5. Nonpunitive response to mistakes | 69.0 (30.0) | 68.5 (34.2) | 0.952 |
| 6. Handoffs (information concerning patient transition) | 54.3 (31.1) | 50.7 (34.9) | 0.634 |
| 7. Feedback and communication about incidents | 86.0 (28.9) | 82.3 (26.5) | 0.579 |
| 8. Communication openness | 63.3 (34.7) | 55.6 (39.9) | 0.375 |
| 9. Supervisor expectations and actions promoting resident safety | 85.3 (32.0) | 73.2 (34.9) | 0.127 |
| 10. Overall perceptions of resident safety | 90.0 (23.6) | 74.3 (32.9) | 0.016 b |
| 11. Management support for resident safety | 54.3 (32.3) | 37.4 (39.9) | 0.051 |
| 12. Organizational learning | 64.3 (30.7) | 50.7 (36.1) | 0.082 |
| Combined dimension (10, 11 and 12) | 69.6 (23.5) | 54.1 (31.6) | 0.016 b |
aScore for each person is calculates as percent positive responses within each dimension. Score for each dimension may vary between 0 and 100%. Higher scores indicate more positive responses
bSignificantly different t-test at P < 0.05