Research Article

Effect of Nurses’ Professionalism, Work Environment, and Communication with Health Professionals on Patient Safety Culture (AHRQ 2.0.): A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study

Table 3

HSOPSC 2.0 means and percentages of positive responses (N = 271).

VariablesRangePositive responses (%)Mean ± SDMinMax
Frequency (%)

Patient safety culture1∼551.203.42 ± 0.471.354.61
 Teamwork70.803.82 ± 0.651.335.00
 Staffing and work place29.762.85 ± 0.691.004.67
 Organizational learning-continuous improvement50.803.44 ± 0.671.005.00
 Response to error40.353.15 ± 0.731.005.00
 Supervisor, manager, or clinical leader support for patient safety69.473.80 ± 0.671.005.00
 Communication about error57.113.69 ± 0.791.335.00
 Communication openness49.063.39 ± 0.751.005.00
 Reporting patient safety events51.783.47 ± 0.821.005.00
 Hospital management support for patient safety39.693.19 ± 0.751.005.00
 Handoffs and information exchange57.693.54 ± 0.641.675.00

 Number of events reported during 1 year (single item measure)No131 (48.3)
1∼295 (35.1)
3∼531 (11.4)
6∼107 (2.6)
≥117 (2.6)

 Patient safety grade (single item measure)1∼53.49 ± 0.781.005.00