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Table 2 Re-hypotesizing three SAQ factors for the generic SAQ version

From: Psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), Generic version (Short Form 2006)

Perceptions of hospital (top) management

Hospital management supports my daily efforts

 

Hospital management doesn't knowingly compromise patient safety

 

Hospital management is doing a good job

 

Problem personnel are dealt with constructively by our hospital management

 

I get adequate, timely information about events that might affect my work from hospital

 

management

Perceptions of unit management

Unit management supports my daily efforts

 

Unit management doesn't knowingly compromise patient safety

 

Unit management is doing a good job

 

Problem personnel are dealt with constructively by our unit management

 

I get adequate, timely information about events that might affect my work from unit management

Working conditions

This hospital does a good job of training new personnel

 

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

 

Trainees in my discipline are adequately supervised

 

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