Table 3.
Nursing personnel’s mean patient safety culture score for the 12 dimensions in the NHSPSC in relation to familiarity to the Norwegian clinical diabetes guidelines for elderly nursing home residentsa (N = 89)
| Nursing personnel who reported familiarity to the Norwegian clinical diabetes guidelines Mean (SD) n = 49 | Nursing personnel who reported no familiarity to the Norwegian clinical diabetes guidelines Mean (SD) n = 40 | P Value b | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive responses to: | |||
| Teamwork | 77.2 (26.2) | 65.2 (36.8) | 0.088 |
| Staffing | 39.8 (25.8) | 38.8 (20.9) | 0.833 |
| Compliance with procedures | 56.9 (35.0) | 56.7 (34.8) | 0.970 |
| Training and skills | 53.1 (39.6) | 42.9 (33.7) | 0.196 |
| Nonpunitive response to mistakes | 73.1 (34.1) | 62.3 (32.1) | 0.127 |
| Handoffs (information concerning patient transition) | 60.9 (33.2) | 42.9 (33.0) | 0.013 b |
| Feedback and communication about incidents | 87.6 (24.1) | 78.1 (29.5) | 0.107 |
| Communication openness | 58.5 (36.8) | 56.7 (40.1) | 0.824 |
| Supervisor expectations and actions promoting resident safety | 85.4 (29.9) | 67.5 (36.6) | 0.015 b |
| Overall perceptions of resident safety | 84.0 (29.0) | 73.8 (32.7) | 0.126 |
| Management support for resident safety | 54.3 (37.1) | 30.0 (36.6) | 0.003 b |
| Organizational learning | 63.4 (31.4) | 44.9 (36.1) | 0.014 b |
| Combined dimension (10, 11 and 12) | 67.7 (27.5) | 49.0 (30.1) | 0.003 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