Table 2.
Responses to the Safety Attitude statements
| Negative n(%) |
Neutral n(%) |
Positive n(%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Team work climate (Cronbach’s α = 0.60) | |||
| 1. Students input is well received in this clinical area. | 18(8.0) | 98(44.5) | 107(48.5) |
| 2. In this dental clinic, it is difficult to speak up if I perceive a problem with patient care. | 84(38.0) | 63(28.5) | 74(33.5) |
| 3. Disagreements in this clinical area are resolved appropriately (i.e., not who is right, but what is best for the patient). | 33(14.9) | 88(39.8) | 100(45.3) |
| 4. I have the support I need from other personnel to care for patients. | 18(8.1) | 61(27.6) | 142(64.3) |
| 5. It is easy for students here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand. | 25(11.4) | 40(18.1) | 156(70.5) |
| 6. The supervisors and students here work together as a well-coordinated team. | 29(13.1) | 58(26.2) | 103(60.7) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 54.4 ± 28.0 | ||
| Safety climate (Cronbach’s α = 0.75) | |||
| 7. I would feel safe being treated here as a patient. | 45(20.4) | 75(33.9) | 101(50.7) |
| 8. Medical errors are handled appropriately in this clinical area. | 20(9.1) | 76(34.4) | 125(56.5) |
| 9. I know the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety in this clinical area | 23(10.4) | 81(36.7) | 117(52.9) |
| 10. I receive appropriate feedback about my performance. | 25(11.3) | 62(28.1) | 134(60.6) |
| 11. In this dental clinic, it is difficult to discuss errors. | 85(38.5) | 67(30.3) | 69(31.2) |
| 12. I am encouraged by my colleagues to report any patient safety concerns I may have | 11(5.0) | 81(36.7) | 129(58.3) |
| 13. The environment in this dental clinic makes it easy to learn from the errors of others. | 30(13.6) | 67(30.3) | 124(56.1) |
| 14. My suggestions about safety would be acted upon if I expressed them to management. | 27(12.2) | 101(45.8) | 93(42.0) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 51.4 ± 29.7 | ||
| Job satisfaction (Cronbach’s α = 0.76) | |||
| 15. I like my specialty | 19(8.7) | 35(15.8) | 167(75.5) |
| 16. Practicing here is like being part of a large family. | 24(10.9) | 56(25.3) | 141(63.8) |
| 17. This is a good place to practice. | 35(15.8) | 55(24.9) | 131(59.3) |
| 18. I am proud to practice in this dental clinic | 34(15.4) | 45(20.4) | 142(64.2) |
| 19. Ethics in this dental clinic is high. | 8(9.5) | 68(30.8) | 132(59.7) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 64.5 ± 33.8 | ||
| Stress recognition (Cronbach’s α = 0.76) | |||
| 20. When my workload becomes excessive, my performance is impaired. | 25(11.4) | 77(34.8) | 119(53.8) |
| 21. I am less effective at work when fatigued. | 19(8.6) | 68(30.8) | 134(60.6) |
| 22. I am more likely to make errors in tense or hostile situations | 32(14.5) | 58(26.2) | 131(59.3) |
| 23. Fatigue impairs my performance during emergency situations. | 41(18.6) | 67(30.3) | 113(51.1) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 56.2 ± 37.8 | ||
| Perceived management support (Cronbach’s α = 0.81) | |||
| 24. Clinical management supports my daily efforts | 15(6.8) | 98(44.3) | 108(48.9) |
| 25. Clinical management doesn’t knowingly compromise patient safety | 30(13.6) | 89(40.3) | 102(46.1) |
| 26. Clinical supervisor is doing a good job | 31(14.5) | 55(24.9) | 134(60.6) |
| 27. Problem personnel are dealt with constructively by our clinical units | 21(9.5) | 97(43.9) | 103(46.6) |
| 28. I get adequate, timely info about events that might affect my work | 35(15.9) | 78(35.3) | 108(48.8) |
| 29. The levels of students in this dental clinic are sufficient to handle the number of patients. | 37(16.7) | 67(30.3) | 117(53.0) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 50.7 ± 37.7 | ||
| Working conditions (Cronbach’s α = 0.77) | |||
| 30. This dental clinic does a good job of training new personnel.(e.g. students or staff) | 29(23.1) | 60(27.1) | 132(59.8) |
| 31. All necessary information for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions is routinely available to me. | 16(7.3) | 73(33.0) | 132(59.7) |
| 32. Trainees in my discipline are adequately supervised. | 6(9.5) | 68(30.8) | 132(59.7) |
| 33. I experience good collaboration with students in this clinical area. | 13(5.9) | 70(31.7) | 138(62.4) |
| 34. I experience good collaboration with dental staff in this dental clinic. | 24(10.8) | 73(33.0) | 124(56.2) |
| 35. I experience good collaboration with booking staff in this dental clinic. | 62(28.1) | 74(33.5) | 85(38.4) |
| 36. Communication barriers that lead to delays in delivery of care are common. | 112(50.6) | 76(34.5) | 33(14.9) |
| Average positive response rate (Mean ± SD) | 55.3 ± 32.1 | ||
n frequency, % percentage