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Table 2 The mean, standard deviation, and percentage of positive responses to the 12 dimensions of patient safety culture by all participants before the intervention

From: The effect of nurse empowerment educational program on patient safety culture: a randomized controlled trial

Dimensions

Mean (±SD)

Percent (%)

Teamwork within units

2.71 (±0.8)

45.65

Manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety

3.39 (±0.75)

59.9

Organizational learning and continuous improvement

3.65 (±0.73)

72.46

Management support for patient safety

3.08 (±1.04)

55.53

Feedback and communication on errors

3.39 (±0.81)

60.86

Communication openness

2.77 (±0.72)

23.27

Frequency of events reported

2.77 (±0.62)

26.46

Teamwork across hospital units

3.08 (±0.84)

53.2

Staffing

1.76 (±0.54)

9.95

Handoffs and transitions

2.56 (±0.86)

28.15

Non-punitive response to errors

2.36 (±1.03)

21.66

Overall perception of patient safety

3.08 (±0.66)

51.2

Total scores of the patient safety culture

2.88 (±0.38)

42.35