Table 5.

Nursing staff perceptions of Staffing, Teamwork Across Hospital Units, and Hospital Handoffs and Transitions.

Hospital survey on patient safety culture: Survey items	KAUH: strongly agree and agree n=605	%	International hospitals: strongly agree and agree n=1400	%	KAUH vs. international benchmarks z test
Staffing
We have enough staff to handle the workload	131	22↓	560	40	P<.001
The staff in this unit works longer hours, which is best for the patient care*	76	13↓	756	54	P<.001
We work in the “crisis mode” trying to do too much, too quickly*	69	11↓	518	37	P<.001
Average		15↓		44	P<.001
Teamwork across hospital units
Hospital units that need to work together maintain good cooperation with each other	273	45↓	756	54	P<.001
Hospital units work well together to provide the best care for patients	425	70↑	826	59	P<.001
Hospital units coordinate well with each other	309	51↓	574	41	P<.001
It is often unpleasant to work with the staff from other hospital units*	232	38↓	798	57	P<.001
Average		51↓		53	NS
Hospital handoffs and transitions
Important patient care information is often lost during shift changes*	333	55↓	812	58	NS
Problems often occur in the exchange of information across hospital units*	169	28↓	532	38	P<.001
Shift changes are problematic for patients in this hospital*	352	58↑	588	42	P<.001
Average		47↑		46	NS

KAUH: King Abdulaziz University Hospital, NS = not significant.

^*Negatively worded items: For these items, the percentages of respondents who answered negatively (combined percentage of “Strongly Disagree” and “Disagree” responses or “Never” and “Rarely” responses) were calculated. Arrows indicate whether higher or lower than international hospitals.