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  1. Wrong-site nerve blocks: a systematic literature review to guide principles for prevention. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-nerve-blocks-systematic-literature-review-guide-principles-prevention
    July 22, 2020 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  2. Exploring the role of communications in quality improvement: a case study of the 1000 Lives Campaign in NHS Wales. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/exploring-role-communications-quality-improvement-case-study-1000-lives-campaign-nhs-wales
    August 04, 2021 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  3. Closing the safety loop: evaluation of the National Patient Safety Agency's guidance regarding wristband identification of hospital inpatients. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-safety-loop-evaluation-national-patient-safety-agencys-guidance-regarding-wristband
    April 14, 2011 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  4. Prescribing errors on admission to hospital and their potential impact: a mixed-methods study. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prescribing-errors-admission-hospital-and-their-potential-impact-mixed-methods-study
    December 20, 2023 - June 20, 2012 Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.

  5. Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-nursing-home-quality-through-quality-improvement-itself
    November 28, 2018 - Disparate perspectives: exploring healthcare professionals' misaligned mental models of older adults

  6. Cognitive biases and moral characteristics of healthcare workers and their treatment approach for persons with advanced dementia in acute care settings. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-biases-and-moral-characteristics-healthcare-workers-and-their-treatment-approach
    March 28, 2018 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  7. Frequency, comprehension and attitudes of physicians towards abbreviations in the medical record. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-comprehension-and-attitudes-physicians-towards-abbreviations-medical-record
    October 14, 2011 - Patient factors and hospital outcomes associated with atypical presentation in hospitalized older adults

  8. Leadership strategies of medical school deans to promote quality and safety.  | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-strategies-medical-school-deans-promote-quality-and-safety
    August 10, 2022 - June 7, 2017 New persistent opioid use after minor and major surgical procedures in US adults

  9. Utilization of pharmacy technicians to increase the accuracy of patient medication histories obtained in the emergency department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/utilization-pharmacy-technicians-increase-accuracy-patient-medication-histories-obtained
    October 08, 2014 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  10. Why July matters. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-july-matters
    October 13, 2018 - Resources From the Same Author(s) Prescription opioid use, misuse, and use disorders in U.S. adults

  11. Copying and pasting of examinations within the electronic medical record. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/copying-and-pasting-examinations-within-electronic-medical-record
    June 12, 2013 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  12. Using simulation to identify sources of medical diagnostic error in child physical abuse. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-simulation-identify-sources-medical-diagnostic-error-child-physical-abuse
    January 12, 2022 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  13. Identifying and reducing distractions and interruptions in a pharmacy department. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-reducing-distractions-and-interruptions-pharmacy-department
    August 22, 2015 - The risk of adverse drug events and hospital-related morbidity and mortality among older adults

  14. Use of failure mode and effects analysis to improve emergency department handoff processes. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-failure-mode-and-effects-analysis-improve-emergency-department-handoff-processes
    October 19, 2022 - between long-term care facility and emergency department transfers to improve medication safety in older adults

  15. Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/increasing-use-smart-pump-drug-libraries-nurses-continuous-quality-improvement-project
    September 09, 2020 - Cascade iatrogenesis: factors leading to the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adults

  16. Iatrogenesis in the context of residential dementia care: a concept analysis. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/iatrogenesis-context-residential-dementia-care-concept-analysis
    August 17, 2022 - patient values, needs and preferences are respected; however, some patient populations, such as older adults

  17. Improving documentation of a beta-blocker quality measure through an anesthesia information management system and real-time notification of documentation errors. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-documentation-beta-blocker-quality-measure-through-anesthesia-information
    June 23, 2009 - Evaluation of clinical practice guidelines on fall prevention and management for older adults

  18. "What's psychology got to do with it?" Applying psychological theory to understanding failures in modern healthcare settings. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/whats-psychology-got-do-it-applying-psychological-theory-understanding-failures-modern
    July 10, 2017 - September 23, 2020 Hospitalization due to adverse drug events in older adults with cancer

  19. Deaths following prehospital safety incidents: an analysis of a national database. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deaths-following-prehospital-safety-incidents-analysis-national-database
    October 03, 2018 - May 16, 2018 Learning from patient safety incidents involving acutely sick adults in

  20. Oncology medication safety: a 3D status report 2008. | PSNet

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oncology-medication-safety-3d-status-report-2008
    March 26, 2015 - Association of polypharmacy and potential drug-drug interactions with adverse treatment outcomes in older adults
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