Table 2 Factor model and reliability

Factor 1: Perception of Management

0.869

Management is doing a good job.

Management doesn’t knowingly compromise patient safety.

Management supports my daily efforts.

I get adequate and timely information about events that might affect my work.

All the necessary information for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions is routinely available to me.

Nurse input is well received in this clinical area.

My suggestions about safety would be acted upon if I expressed them to management.

Problem personnel are dealt with constructively.

I know the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety in this clinical area.

I am encouraged by my colleagues to report any patient safety concerns I may have.

The culture in this clinical area makes it easy to learn from the errors of others.

The levels of staffing in this clinical area are sufficient to handle the number of patients.

Factor 2: Stress Recognition

0.862

I am less effective at work when fatigued.

I am more likely to make errors in tense or hostile situations.

When my workload becomes excessive, my performance is impaired.

Fatigue impairs my performance during emergency situations (e.g. emergency resuscitation, seizure).

Factor 3: Teamwork Climate

0.870

I experience good collaboration with staff physicians in this clinical area.

I experience good collaboration with nurses in this clinical area.

I experience good collaboration with pharmacists in this clinical area.

The physicians and nurses here work together as a well-coordinated team.

Factor 4: Communication

0.830

In this clinical area it is difficult to discuss errors.

Communication breakdowns that lead to delays in delivery of care are common.

Disagreements in this clinical area are resolved appropriately.

In this clinical area it is difficult to speak up if I perceive a problem with patient care.

I have the support I need from other personnel to care for patients.

This hospital does a good job of training new personnel.

Factor 5: Safety Climate

0.781

Medical errors are handled appropriately in this clinical area.

I receive appropriate feedback about my performance.

I would feel safe being treated here as a patient.

It is easy for personnel here to ask questions when there is something that they do not understand.

Factor 6: Working Conditions and Satisfaction

0.874

This is a good place to work.

I am proud to work in this clinical area.

Working here is like being part of a large family.

Morale in this clinical area is high.

I like my job.

Trainees in my discipline are adequately supervised.