Table 3.

Percentage of positive response rates*⁾ in professional groups and in working area

Composite	Manager	Registered nurse	Practical nurse	Physician	Investigation and rehabilitation staff	Long-term care	Acute care	Positive responses of all sample
Teamwork with in units	39.1	59.1	54.0	31.6	34.6	57.0	47.7	52.7
Management expectations and actions promoting patient safety	39.1	52.6	53.4	63.2	38.5	54.5	47.7	51.3
Organizational learning – continuous improvement	78.3	62.0	56.4	68.4	80.8	55.5	69.0	61.8
Management support for patient safety	82.6	46.0	49.7	47.4	69.2	50.5	52.9	51.6
Overall perceptions of patient safety	65.2	67.2	71.2	63.2	53.8	72.0	62.6	67.6
Feedback and communication about error	91.3	70.1	54.0	63.2	76.9	56.0	74.7	64.7
Communication openness	100.0	73.7	63.2	84.2	73.1	65.0	78.2	71.1
Frequency of events reported	87.0	62.0	72.4	42.1	53.8	73.5	58.6	66.6
Teamwork across units	69.6	75.9	77.9	73.7	65.4	77.0	79.3	75.1
Staffing	69.6	59.1	65.6	68.4	69.2	64.5	62.6	63.6
Handoffs and transitions	91.3	76.6	76.7	84.2	88.5	78.5	79.3	78.9
Nonpunitive response to errors	87.0	56.2	44.8	73.7	69.2	49.0	62.6	55.3
Mean	75.0	63.4	61.6	63.6	64.4	62.8	64.6	63.4

Note: *⁾ Agree and strongly agree, negative worded questions have been recoded