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  1. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/what-happened-telemetry
    January 18, 2012 - Therefore, telemetry monitoring was appropriate for her, though surveillance monitoring with continuous … In all circumstances, personnel assigned to watch telemetry monitors should receive appropriate training … may be more likely than busy bedside nurses to ensure proper electrode placement and the setting of appropriate … With monitor watchers at a remote location, timely patient assessment, proper electrode placement, and appropriate … effective communication process that begins with the remote telemetry monitoring system and ends with appropriate
  2. psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withgerald-b-hickson-md
    December 01, 2009 - medical families in which they simply never received early feedback that certain behaviors are not appropriate … using a tiered intervention strategy, training individuals to deliver the message, and providing the appropriate … toward (i) raising awareness, (ii) gaining cultural and organizational commitment, (iii) developing appropriateAppropriate policies and procedures, including a standardized, consistently applied code of behavior … Criteria for appropriate behavior must be defined in the code of conduct policy.
  3. psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-identify-and-manage-problem-behaviors
    December 01, 2009 - toward (i) raising awareness, (ii) gaining cultural and organizational commitment, (iii) developing appropriateAppropriate policies and procedures, including a standardized, consistently applied code of behavior … Criteria for appropriate behavior must be defined in the code of conduct policy. … be reported to an individual or committee with responsibility for assessing the complaint and taking appropriate … medical families in which they simply never received early feedback that certain behaviors are not appropriate
  4. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-telephone-medicine-some-lessons-closed-claim-case-review
    May 18, 2022 - patients is common in ambulatory practice, but accurately gauging illness severity and formulating an appropriate
  5. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-decision-support-systems-could-be-modified-reduce-alert-fatigue-while-still
    December 21, 2022 - rely on automated reminders to warn clinicians of potentially harmful drug interactions and to promote appropriate
  6. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-symptom-checkers-self-diagnosis-and-triage-audit-study
    December 08, 2021 - Concerningly, symptom checkers provided varying triage recommendations, with appropriate advice ranging
  7. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
    March 15, 2023 - pediatric care, accurate assessment of a child’s weight and growth trajectory is critical for determining appropriate … By emphasizing the importance of accurate dosage calculations, understanding appropriate patient ranges … the pharmacist is expected to review the prescription against the data, confirm the correct patient, appropriate … Address knowledge gaps with healthcare staff and provide appropriate oversight of inexperienced trainees
  8. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delayed-evaluation-abdominal-pain-elderly-patient
    February 26, 2020 - Once she was placed on a hallway gurney—which should not be considered an appropriate or adequate treatment … Once a life-threatening process is identified, appropriate patient care should proceed rapidly. … benign physical examination and reassuring vital signs. 6 Triage ED staff are charged with allocating appropriate … Triage quality improvement that includes regular feedback can ensure appropriate application of the algorithm … November 25, 2020 WebM&M Cases Delay in Appropriate
  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33563/psn-pdf
    September 16, 2024 - One issue is that while "no blame" is the appropriate stance for many errors, certain errors do seem … In an effort to balance the twin needs for no-blame and appropriate accountability, the concept of just
  10. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-rescue-deteriorating-patients-systematic-review-root-causes-and-improvement
    January 18, 2013 - information regarding the complications to the care team, and; (3) failure to react in a timely and appropriate
  11. psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-boost-increases-patient-understanding-treatment-and-follow-care
    February 26, 2025 - Education Tool]) to succinctly compile and convey essential information at hospital discharge at an appropriate … and family caregivers in the Teach Back process to ensure that anyone supporting the patient has an appropriate … Follow-up appointments : Appropriate individuals should be identified to assist patients and families … Set appropriate project goals:  Goals should be “SMART” (specific, measurable, achievable, realistic,
  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33581/psn-pdf
    December 15, 2024 - actually receiving the medication consists of several steps: Ordering: the clinician must select the appropriate … Dispensing: the pharmacist must check for drug–drug interactions and allergies, then release the appropriate
  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836710/psn-pdf
    March 09, 2022 - (AHRQ) Safety Program for Improving Antibiotic Use developed programs and a toolkit to improve the appropriate
  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60256/psn-pdf
    April 22, 2020 - The authors posit that moral injury may be a more appropriate term for what has been historically referred
  15. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/communication-consultants
    October 01, 2018 - situation or incorrectly assumed that the hematologist would determine the level of urgency and the appropriate … Be as brief as appropriate; be definitive and limit the number of recommendations.
  16. psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/back-basics
    July 13, 2010 - evaluating the patient in the morning realized that no basal insulin was ordered and instituted a more appropriate … nurses or physicians when in reality, a patient relies on both to safely order, monitor, and administer appropriate
  17. psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ems-patient-safety-field
    July 28, 2021 - Following in-field assessment and any treatment, appropriate transportation of the patient must occur … Additionally, personnel must determine the most appropriate care destination, which may require performing … Do they have rapid processing of an emergency call and get appropriate EMS resources en route quickly … Are there the appropriate people on the call needed to provide service? … to the point where everybody in the department is at least an EMT, or an Advanced EMT, and then an appropriate
  18. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/american-geriatrics-society-2023-updated-ags-beers-criteria-potentially-inappropriate
    June 12, 2019 - , 2021 Medication appropriateness in vulnerable older adults: healthy skepticism of appropriate
  19. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-implications-emergency-department-information-systems
    November 30, 2012 - The authors propose seven recommendations for appropriate and safe EDIS deployment, including ED physician
  20. psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-staffing-levels-and-quality-care-hospitals
    June 25, 2010 - between nursing issues and adverse outcomes as well as hospital leadership and regulation to promote appropriate

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