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41. Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism | PSNet
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    December 31, 2024 - SPOTLIGHT CASE Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism. … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism. … After hemodynamic decompensation, low-dose tPA was appropriate given active DOAC treatment, although … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism.

42. Assessing patient safety in a pediatric telemedicine setting: a multi-methods study. | PSNet
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    May 01, 2024 - their perspectives about factors impacting their reaching diagnosis and deciding on reasonable and appropriate … Physician interviews revealed six themes for appropriate diagnosis and decision-making: (1) use of intuition

43. Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other antihyperglycemic agents in hospital. | PSNet
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    April 18, 2016 - Review Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other antihyperglycemic agents in … Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other antihyperglycemic agents in hospital. … Safe and appropriate use of insulin and other antihyperglycemic agents in hospital.

44. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2020 - An appropriate home infusion therapy candidate is one who can self-administer IV medications at home … Often treatment with an oral antibiotic agent is an appropriate alternative to IV antibiotic therapy … Once a patient is deemed appropriate for OPAT, the team must ensure that intravenous access is obtained … The patient at home will need to have appropriate storage for the medication; some products need to … Appropriate IV access must be established, laboratory monitoring must be ordered, and it must be clear

45. The impact of the 80-hour work week on appropriate resident case coverage. | PSNet
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    June 18, 2008 - Study The impact of the 80-hour work week on appropriate resident case coverage. … The Impact of the 80-Hour Work Week on Appropriate Resident Case Coverage. … The Impact of the 80-Hour Work Week on Appropriate Resident Case Coverage.

46. Spotlight (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2020 - • An appropriate home infusion therapy candidate is one who can self-administer IV medications at … ensure overall inpatient coordination of care prior to discharge • Primary Care Provider – Ensure appropriate … – Confirm necessary antibiotic, laboratory, and follow-up clinic orders have been placed – Ensure appropriate … • Transition of care from the hospital is successful when the patient is an appropriate candidate … – Appropriate IV access must be established, laboratory monitoring must be ordered – It must be clear

47. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)
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    July 10, 2024 - Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism David Barnes, MD … hemorrhagic-shock-after-elective-spine-surgery-failure-rescue-after-limited-response-nursing https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism … Delay in Appropriate Diagnosis and Treatment Leading to Death from Pulmonary Embolism David Barnes, MD … surveillance-monitoring-improve-patient-safety-acute-hospital-care-units https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delay-appropriate-diagnosis-and-treatment-leading-death-pulmonary-embolism

48. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 29, 2020 - their perspectives about factors impacting their reaching diagnosis and deciding on reasonable and appropriate … Physician interviews revealed six themes for appropriate diagnosis and decision-making: (1) use of intuition

49. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 22, 2021 - The VTE Collaborative’s efforts to improve the appropriate use of medication for VTE prophylaxis have … Of the patients who received suboptimal care, 27% were not prescribed risk- appropriate prophylaxis … VTE prophylaxis prescribing found that the percentage of patients who were prescribed appropriate VTE … Make sure nurses have appropriate resources. … Individualized performance feedback to surgical residents improves appropriate venous thromboembolism

50. Appropriateness of commercially available and partially customized medication dosing alerts among pediatric patients. | PSNet
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    July 16, 2015 - Frequent incorrect alerts contribute to alert fatigue and make clinicians more likely to override appropriate

51. Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly | PSNet
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    June 01, 2015 - Case Objectives Describe appropriate indications for use of steroids. … While you await the results of laboratory tests, would it be appropriate to begin treatment with 15 mg … While it is appropriate to make a diagnosis of RA in this woman, it is not appropriate to begin oral … While awaiting other tests, would it be appropriate to begin 80 mg prednisone/day in divided doses? … Indeed, in the absence of infection, it often is appropriate to test the hypothesis that the problem

52. Inappropriate diagnosis of pneumonia among hospitalized adults. | PSNet
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    July 17, 2024 - Misdiagnosis may delay appropriate treatment and/or result in improper treatment. … July 17, 2024 Improving appropriate use of peripherally inserted central catheters through

53. Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information for comparing surgical quality. | PSNet
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    December 21, 2014 - Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate … Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information … Publicly available hospital comparison web sites: determination of useful, valid, and appropriate information

54. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    June 30, 2019 - The patient identified the cause and requested appropriate treatment, but nurses consulted protocols … The author calls for clinician autonomy to recognize when standardization is not appropriate and how

55. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    May 20, 2020 - interactions and found that nearly 96% were overridden by providers; of these overrides, 45.4% were deemed appropriate … interactions were overridden 87% of the time, and chart review determined that only 0.5% of these alerts were appropriate

56. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    April 24, 2024 - levels of nurse staffing tend to reduce avoidable patient harm.5 Appropriate staffing is not a static … having to supervise or double-check the work of support staff.7 This research suggests that achieving appropriate … Appropriate levels of nurse staffing vary by setting and even on a shift-by-shift basis depending on … To compensate for nurse shortages and to achieve appropriate nurse staffing, some healthcare systems … that they are efficient and not burdensome to nurses, and improving regulatory oversight to include appropriate

57. A piece of my mind. Changing the narrative. | PSNet
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    December 13, 2023 - However, if clinicians communicate their stories without appropriate sensitivity, they may seem disrespectful … December 30, 2014 Appropriate use of medical interpreters.

58. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    February 26, 2025 - The ED workup was unremarkable, and the patient was deemed appropriate for discharge. … perioperative education addressing potential adverse drug events, the severity of these events, and appropriate … management order sets function as a clinical decision support tool for providers in selecting the appropriate … Take-Home Points Education on opioid safety including adverse effects, appropriate dosing, and storage … Effectiveness of organizational interventions on appropriate opioid prescribing for noncancer pain upon

59. TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate critical versus end-of-life care? | PSNet
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    April 03, 2017 - Study TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate … TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate critical versus end-of-life … TRIAD IX: can a patient testimonial safely help ensure prehospital appropriate critical versus end-of-life

60. Picking Up the Cause of the Stroke | PSNet
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    August 07, 2024 - To date, much of the evidence has focused on quantifying risk rather than defining appropriate use. … particular vascular device (ranging from peripheral intravenous catheters to PICCs and ports) may be appropriate … When applied to this case, placement of a PICC to provide parenteral nutrition is an appropriate MAGIC … of complications, including thrombosis.( 18,19 ) Thus, while the PICC in this case was placed for an appropriate … indication, confirmation of an appropriate position did not occur and likely contributed to the harm