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281. Don’t Wait to Collect an Accurate Weight: A Case of Subtherapeutic Insulin Therapy | PSNet
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     July 01, 2008 - The NCCMERP recommends having appropriate metric scales (standing, chair, beds/stretchers with scales … Addressing human factors engineering by having appropriate support staff and accessible, functioning … This includes ensuring that appropriate metric scales (standing or weighted stretcher scales) are readily

282. Unintended Consequences of CPOE | PSNet
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     September 01, 2004 - conscious control, making generally good assumptions about the way things work, what is going on, and appropriate … in an illogical order; (iv) lists can be so long that users choose a top entry (presuming it is most appropriate … activity: the provider enters a fully specified order, which is then electronically transmitted to the appropriate … refine it and translate it into the organization's technical language before transmitting it to the appropriate

283. Cognitive Overload in the ICU | PSNet
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     June 01, 2005 - pressure and for vasopressor infusion is often indicated.( 2 ) The intensivist in this case took all the appropriate … patient's deterioration and consequently a failure to review (i.e., receive) the data necessary to make the appropriate … monitoring for problems, alerting clinicians when appropriate, and providing intuitive and accurate displays … Teams should learn how to distribute cognitive loads so as to complement each other, offload tasks when appropriate

284. Another Fall | PSNet
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     June 01, 2010 - Case Objectives List risk factors for falls in hospitalized patients Understand appropriate use … Developing adequate safeguards to ensure appropriate use of restraints is a major task in hospitals. … Each of the other five interventions was entirely appropriate. … TX.8 (emphasizing a restraint-free environment), TX.8.1 (requiring restraint alternatives and safe, appropriate

285. Make no mistake about it: chain pharmacies are finding innovative ways to combat medication errors. | PSNet
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     May 20, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Make no mistake about it: chain pharmacies are finding innovative ways to combat medication errors. Citation Text: Make no mistake about it: chain pharmacies are finding innovative ways to combat medication errors. Levy S. Drug Topics. July 9, 2007 Copy…

286. Preventing errors with high-risk medications. | PSNet
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     May 20, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Preventing errors with high-risk medications. Citation Text: Preventing errors with high-risk medications. Wiley F. Drug Topics. August 2019;1633:16-18. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share …

287. Experts offer smart tips for smart pumps. | PSNet
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     May 20, 2020 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Experts offer smart tips for smart pumps. Citation Text: Experts offer smart tips for smart pumps. Gebhart F. Drug Topics. July 23, 2007. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Download PDF Share Facebook …

288. Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent Hospitalizations | PSNet
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     October 27, 2022 - two lists; (4) make clinical decisions based on the comparison; and (5) communicate the new list to appropriate … Using Caution with Methadone and Buprenorphine In some cases, it is appropriate to treat patients with … Methadone may be an appropriate agent for chronic pain patients who have not achieved adequate pain control … Although equianalgesic tables are an appropriate starting point, best practices include an automatic … Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid. https

289. "Tech-check-tech": a review of the evidence on its safety and benefits. | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - October 13, 2021 TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate

290. Lessons from the Denver medication error/criminal negligence case: look beyond blaming individuals. | PSNet
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     June 16, 2019 - July 18, 2018 A patient-centered prescription drug label to promote appropriate medication

291. Patient Options for Safe and Effective Disposal of Unused Opioids. | PSNet
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     March 06, 2019 - March 9, 2016 Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication Continuation and Prescribing

292. Community Living Centers: VA Needs to Strengthen Its Approach for Addressing Resident Complaints. | PSNet
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     October 12, 2022 - March 9, 2016 Actions Needed to Help Ensure Appropriate Medication Continuation and Prescribing

293. Too Tight Control | PSNet
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     March 20, 2013 - preprinted order sheets have been effective in reducing chemotherapy-dosing errors and in ensuring appropriate … A pop-up flag could have alerted the surgeon to ensure the insulin drip was appropriate for the situation … can be a safe and effective means of controlling blood glucose levels in hospitalized patients when appropriate

294. Residual Anesthesia: Tepid Burn | PSNet
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     February 10, 2010 - had such an assessment or what communication occurred at the time of discharge that might have raised appropriate … Appropriate policies and procedures should assist facilities in ensuring patient safety. … regional anesthesia as a valuable adjunct to other anesthetic techniques for ambulatory anesthesia, where appropriate

295. Preventing PICC Complications: Whose Line Is It? | PSNet
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     October 01, 2017 - Hospital-based PICC teams and individual PICC specialty services can increase the appropriate use of … PICC Placement and Management In patients who require intravenous access, appropriate indications … , and offer potential cost savings, but that "the use of these anti-infective catheters without the appropriate

296. Code Status vs. Care Status | PSNet
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     September 30, 2020 - planner worked with the social services agency to coordinate the transfer home, including acquiring appropriate … assumptions we make and the heuristics we use, we can question them, allowing us to deliver more informed and appropriate … preclude resuscitative efforts and should not influence other therapeutic interventions that may be appropriate … As such, health systems endeavor to ensure an appropriate level of care for each patient; a patient with … Guidelines for the appropriate use of do‐not‐resuscitate orders.

297. Strategies and Approaches for Tracking Improvements in Patient Safety | PSNet
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     June 15, 2024 - These indications for tracking data can help clinicians to select the most appropriate tool . 1 There … organization’s goals for tracking patient safety data can help determine which graphical tool would be most appropriate

298. A new professionalism? Surgical residents, duty hours restrictions, and shift transitions. | PSNet
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     October 19, 2022 - February 17, 2011 The impact of the 80-hour work week on appropriate resident case coverage

299. Diagnostic errors, health disparities, and artificial intelligence: a combination for health or harm. | PSNet
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     December 09, 2020 - Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate

300. Partnership for Patients. | PSNet
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     October 30, 2019 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate