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* What is your PRIMARY work area or unit in this hospital? Select ONE answer.
 
a. Administration (Non clinical care-Example: Exec Offices, HR, Patient Access, Quality, Med Staff, Marketing, IT, HIM, CM, etc... )
 
b. Cardiac Services
 
c. CCU / ICU
 
d. Emergency Department
 
e. Facilities / Plant Operations
 
f. Food and Nutrition Services
 
g. Housekeeping
 
h. Laboratory
 
i. Marketing
 
j. Medical Acute
 
k. Medical Surgical / Telemetry
 
l. Pharmacy
 
m.Purchasing (Materials Mgmt, Central Supply)
 
n. Radiology Services
 
o. Respiratory Therapy
 
p. Security Services (Security, Operators, Dispatch)
 
q. Surgery Services (Pre-Op, Peri-Op, PACU, Sterile Supply)
 
r. Women’s Services (PP, L&D, Nursery)
 
s. Anonymous
 
t. Chaplain Services
 
u. Volunteer Services
 
 
TEAMWORK

SECTION A: Your work area / unit.


How satisfied are you with the following:
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
* People support one another in this unit
* We have enough stuff to handle the workload
* When a lot of work needs to be done quickly, we work together as a team to get the work done.
* In this unit, people treat each other with respect.
* Staff in this unit work longer hours than is best for patient care.
 
 

PATIENT SAFETY

SECTION A: Your work area / unit.


How satisfied are you with the following

Strongly disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
* We are actively doing things to improve patient safety.
* Mistakes have led to positive changes here.
* Patient safety is never sacrificed to get more work done.
* After we make changes to improve patient safety, we evaluate the effectiveness.
* Our procedures and systems are good at preventing errors from happening.
* Staff feel like their mistakes are held against them.
* When an event is reported, it feels like the person is being written up, not the problem.
 
 
LEADERSHIP

SECTION B: Your Supervisor / Manager

Please indicate your agreement or disagreement with the following statements about your immediate supervisor/manager or person to whom you directly report.
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
* My supervisor/manager says a good word when he/she sees a job done according to established patient safety procedures.
* My supervisor/manager seriously considers staff suggestions for improving patient safety.
* Whenever pressure builds up, my supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts.
* My supervisor/manager overlooks patient safety problems that happen over and over.
 
 
COMMUNICATION

SECTION C: Communication

How often do the following things happen in your work area / unit?
Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always
* We are given feedback about changes put into place based on event reports.
* Staff will freely speak up if they see something that may negatively affect patient care.
* In this unit, we discuss ways to prevent errors from happening again.
* We are informed about errors that happen in this unit.
* Staff feel free to question the decisions or actions of those with more authority.
* Staff are afraid to ask questions when something does not seem right.
 
 
EVENTS REPORTED

SECTION D: Frequency of Events Reported

In your hospital work area/unit, when the following mistakes happen, how often are they reported?
Never Rarely Sometimes Most of the time Always
* When a mistake is made, but is caught and corrected before affecting the patient, how often is this reported?
* When a mistake is made, but has no potential to harm the patient, how often is this reported?
* When a mistake is made that could harm the patient, but does not, how often is this reported?
* In the past 12 months, how many event reports have you filled out and submitted?
 
 
 
* SECTION E: PATIENT SAFETY RATING

WORK AREA/UNIT

Please give your work area / unit in this hospital an overall grade on patient safety.
 
A. Excellent
 
B. Very Good
 
C. Acceptable
 
D. Poor
 
E. Failing
 
 
SECTION E: PATIENT SAFETY RATING

HOSPITAL
Strongly disagree Disagree Neither Agree Strongly Agree
* Hospital management provides a work climate that promotes patient safety.
* Hospital units do not coordinate well with each other.
* Things “fall between the cracks” when transferring patients from one unit to another.
* There is good cooperation among hospital units that need to work together
 
 
 
BACKGROUND

SECTION F: Your Background

This information will help in the analysis of the survey results.
 
a. RN
 
b. LVN/LPN
 
c. CNA
 
d. Pharmacist
 
e. Dietician
 
f. Unit Assistant/Clerk/Secretary
 
g. Respiratory Therapist
 
h. Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapist
 
i. Technician (e.g., EKG, Lab, Radiology)
 
j. Administration/Management
 
k. Security
 
l. Other, please specify:
 
 
 
BACKGROUND

SECTION F: Your Background

This information will help in the analysis of the survey results.

How long have you worked in this hospital?
 
a. Less than 1 year
 
b. 1 to 2 years