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 |