Table 4 Results from selected safety culture survey questions relating to perceptions of leadership and administration and patient safety (n = 92)

Survey question	Mean response	SD
Leadership is driving us to be a safety-centred institution	4.18	0.96
My suggestions about safety would be acted upon if I expressed them to management	3.99	1.09
Management/leadership does not knowingly compromise safety concerns for productivity	4.24	1.05
This institution is doing more for patient safety now than it did one year ago.	4.04	0.99
Patient safety is constantly reinforced as the priority in this clinical area	4.28	0.98
We have enough staff to handle the workload	3.29	1.19
My supervisor/manager says a good word when he/she sees a job done according to established patient safety procedures	3.89	1.11
My supervisor/manager seriously considers staff suggestions for improving patient safety	4.10	0.94
Whenever pressure builds up, my supervisor/manager wants us to work faster, even if it means taking shortcuts	1.03	0.93
My supervisor overlooks patient safety problems that happen over and over	0.83	0.97
Hospital management provides a work climate that promotes patient safety	3.97	0.88
The actions of hospital management show that patient safety is a top priority	3.95	0.88