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Table 2 The mean scores and positive response rate of patient safety culture

From: Nurses’ perception of patient safety culture and its relationship with adverse events: a national questionnaire survey in Iran

Patient safety culture dimensions

Mean (SD)

PRRa%

Judgment

Organizational learning continuous improvement

3.31 (0.73)

42.7

Requiring improvement

Teamwork within units

3.27 (0.78)

43.8

Requiring improvement

Feedback and communication about error

3.24 (0.74)

41.1

Requiring improvement

Non-punitive response error

3.14 (0.82)

38.4

Requiring improvement

Frequency event reporting

3.10 (0.74)

37.7

Requiring improvement

Hospital management supports

3.09 (0.63)

34.9

Requiring improvement

Staffing

3.02 (0.66)

34.7

Requiring improvement

Teamwork across hospital units

2.97 (0.54)

29.7

Requiring improvement

Overall perceptions of safety

2.93 (0.54)

31.5

Requiring improvement

Communication openness

2.84 (0.64)

27.2

Requiring improvement

Supervisor/manager expectations action promoting safety

2.71 (0.65)

26.5

Requiring improvement

Hospital handoffs and transitions

2.63 (0.82)

20.9

Requiring improvement

Overall patient safety culture

3.02 (0.34)

34.1

Requiring improvement

  1. a Positive Response Rate (PRR)