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  1. Dimensions of safety culture: a systematic review of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods for assessing safety culture in hospitals. | PSNet

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    October 26, 2022 - 25, 2020 Exploring patient safety outcomes for people with learning disabilities in acute … A transactional "second-victim" model—experiences of affected healthcare professionals in acute-somatic

  2. The MedSafer study-electronic decision support for deprescribing in hospitalized older adults: a cluster randomized clinical trial. | PSNet

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    July 31, 2019 - The MedSafer Study: a controlled trial of an electronic decision support tool for deprescribing in acute … The MedSafer Study: a controlled trial of an electronic decision support tool for deprescribing in acute

  3. Strategies to prevent missed nursing care: an international qualitative study based upon a positive deviance approach. | PSNet

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    May 18, 2022 - June 2, 2021 Strategies to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infections in acute-care … Perspective Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute

  4. Nurse staffing, burnout, and health care-associated infection. | PSNet

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    June 02, 2021 - February 12, 2020 Healthcare-associated infections in Veterans Affairs acute-care and … November 28, 2018 Description and factors associated with missed nursing care in an acute

  5. Potentially inappropriate medication use is associated with increased risk of incident disability in healthy older adults. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - January 31, 2018 6-PACK programme to decrease fall injuries in acute hospitals: cluster … September 1, 2016 Potentially inappropriate prescribing in older patients discharged from acute

  6. The Dangerous Detour | PSNet

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    November 28, 2018 - The Commentary This case illustrates the risk to safety that can arise when patients with acute psychiatric … opportunity to discuss how best to provide for the safety of a suicidal patient in a non-psychiatric acute … How does the general acute hospital system deal with such an atypical patient? … March 1, 2007 WebM&M Cases Mismanagement of Acute

  7. Nursing and Patient Safety | PSNet

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    September 15, 2024 - Nurse staffing and settings of care Acute Care Hospitals: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services … Nurse-to-patient ratios are setting-dependent; while five patients per RN may be appropriate in the acute … Nurse-sensitive indicators are a metric for the degree to which acute care hospitals provide quality, … Nurse-sensitive measures continue to set the standard for quality and safety in care in the acute scare … Hospital July 8, 2022 Patient Safety Primers Post-Acute

  8. Project BOOST Increases Patient Understanding of Treatment and Follow-up Care | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - Post-acute care transitions : Existing partnerships between short-term acute care hospitals and skilled … Can we predict acute medical readmissions using the BOOST tool? A retrospective case note review. … Acute Med . 2016;15(3):119–23.  Go to PubMed Hansen LO, Greenwald JL, Budnitz T, et al. … Ongoing Care Management by Social Workers and Nurse Practitioners Result in Better Outcomes and Reduced Acute

  9. Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications. | PSNet

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    April 01, 2015 - May 11, 2017 ISMP's List of High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. … 10, 2010 A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute

  10. Detection of patient risk by nurses: a theoretical framework. | PSNet

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    September 24, 2010 - Room Without Orders January 1, 2016 A review of verbal order policies in acute … 2023 Nurse burnout predicts self-reported medication administration errors in acute

  11. Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. | PSNet

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    May 27, 2011 - 27, 2009 A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute … View More Related Resources Compendium of Strategies to Prevent HAIs in Acute

  12. Periodic Issue | PSNet

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    December 31, 2024 - This Month’s WebM&Ms WebM&M Cases Spotlight Case Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated … Diagnostic tests revealed acute heart failure exacerbation with pulmonary edema, marked elevation of … The commentary discusses the contraindications for beta-blockers in the setting of acute decompensated … A 54-year-old man with a history of tobacco use presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute

  13. Inpatient Transitions of Care: Challenges and Safety Practices | PSNet

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    June 15, 2024 - patient dissatisfaction, and inefficient utilization of resources. 1 Patients, Families or Caregivers Acute … Barriers to discharge in an acute care medical teaching unit: a qualitative analysis of health providers … March 25, 2020 Patient Safety Primers Post-Acute … August 5, 2020 Pharmacist-led program to improve transitions from acute care to skilled

  14. Medication Safety Events Related to Diagnostic Imaging | PSNet

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    January 26, 2022 - The patient was unable to tolerate the scan due to back pain, so the acute care nurse was instructed … The patient remained intubated for several days due to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS … Patient Safety Opioids and benzodiazepines are commonly used medications in the acute care setting. … Nurses are at the forefront of patient care in the acute care hospital setting and play a critical role … August 26, 2020 Epidemiology, patterns of care, and mortality for patients with acute

  15. WebM&M: Case Studies | PSNet

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    March 25, 2025 - The commentary describes the appropriate evaluation for acute abdominal pain, the importance of imaging … Mismanagement of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Hypertensive Emergency Jaenic Lee, MD, … Diagnostic tests revealed acute heart failure exacerbation with pulmonary edema, marked elevation of … The commentary discusses the contraindications for beta-blockers in the setting of acute decompensated … The commentary discusses risk factors for delayed acute subdural hematoma and the importance of repeat

  16. Lethal Vertigo | PSNet

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    September 20, 2011 - evaluation centers now almost routinely perform brain imaging for patients presenting with new-onset acute … Acute vestibular syndrome. N Engl J Med. 1998;339:680-5.[ go to PubMed ] 5. … Clinical observations in the acute phase of cerebellar hemorrhage and infarction. … sclerosis 1 Pseudotumor 1 Total 11 Peripheral Acute

  17. Association of pharmaceutical industry marketing of opioid products with mortality from opioid-related overdoses. | PSNet

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    November 17, 2021 - June 14, 2023 Opioid prescribing for acute pain management in children and adolescents … Intended and unintended consequences: changes in opioid prescribing practices for postsurgical, acute

  18. Preventing patient positioning injuries in the nonoperating room setting. | PSNet

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    November 21, 2012 - , 2020 Nonoperating room anaesthesia: safety, monitoring, cognitive aids and severe acute … June 15, 2022 WebM&M Cases Saline Flush Leads to Acute

  19. Factors influencing nurses' decisions to raise concerns about care quality. | PSNet

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    June 22, 2009 - June 5, 2024 How does the environment influence consumers' perceptions of safety in acute … January 27, 2021 Nurses' influence on consumers' experience of safety in acute mental

  20. The role of the chief executive officer in maximizing patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 03, 2017 - March 30, 2022 Epidemiology, patterns of care, and mortality for patients with acute … March 5, 2014 Systematic review of safety checklists for use by medical care teams in acute
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