Table 2.
Pediatric Nurses’ Reports About Safety (N=177 hospitals)
| Mean(SD) | |
|---|---|
| Safety grade C, D, or F | 18.5% (21) |
| Safety Climate | |
| Staff feel free to question the decisions or actions of those in authority.a | 28.3% (24) |
| Staff feels like mistakes are held against them. | 45.8% (27) |
| Communication | |
| Important patient care information is often lost during shift changes. | 30.5% (22) |
| Things “fall between the cracks” when transferring patients from one unit to another.a | 29.3% (23) |
| Action | |
| In this unit, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again.a | 8.9% (15) |
| We are given feedback about changes put into place based on event reports.a | 20.8% (22) |
| The actions of hospital management show that patient safety is a top priority.a | 16.1% (21) |
a
Indicates the item is reverse coded such that agree and strongly agree are negative, that is, undesirable responses.