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461. Suicide Prevention | PSNet
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     March 24, 2025 - For example, pediatricians can use age-appropriate adaptations of tools like the Ask Suicide Screening … Choosing a Screening Approach Once the appropriate screening tool has been selected, healthcare organizations … Screening and Assessment The next step is to effectively implement and conduct the screenings once the appropriate … taken to the emergency department. 15,16 This tailored approach ensures that each patient receives an appropriate … systems to think about what happens to patients when they leave the facility and make sure that they have appropriate

462. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use | PSNet
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     September 22, 2010 - Obtain appropriate cultures and use susceptibility results to guide antibiotic therapy.

463. Lost in the Black Hole | PSNet
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     December 01, 2005 - Interestingly, this hospitalist´s (appropriate) decision to run a quantitative HIV PCR may have facilitated … physician, nurse, or clerk to check all lab and x-ray studies and ensure that the results reach the appropriate

464. Bleeding Risk | PSNet
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     November 01, 2003 - The initial warfarin dosage was appropriate; however, it is worth keeping in mind that post-operative … The initial INR on day 3 is also appropriate.

465. Failed Interpretation of Screening Tool: Delayed Treatment | PSNet
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     August 20, 2018 - Thus, clinicians should understand the appropriate use of sepsis screening when an infection is suspected … Sepsis screens and other decision support tools can be helpful in guiding appropriate decision making

466. Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs | PSNet
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     April 24, 2024 - challenges, some studies have shown that home-based care can provide patients an effective, safe, and appropriate … 25,26 For example, in a study of 28,205 home health care patients with urinary catheters, the lack of appropriate … Use Software-Aided Medication Review Protocol for Frail, Community-Dwelling Seniors, Leading to More Appropriate

467. Alert Fatigue | PSNet
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     March 15, 2025 - Alert Fatigue Citation Text: Alert Fatigue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged PubMedId RIS Download Ci…

468. Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic Infant. | PSNet
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     August 21, 2016 - erroneous MRI interpretation was identified in a timely manner, the patient’s caregivers were contacted, appropriate … Early recognition and appropriate diagnostic imaging are vital for timely intervention.

469. Antibiotics for URI/Sinusitis—A Simple Decision Gone Bad | PSNet
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     January 01, 2014 - and use of explicit clinical decision support algorithms to indicate when antibiotic prescribing is appropriate … Principles of appropriate antibiotic use for acute rhinosinusitis in adults: background.

470. In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN | PSNet
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     August 01, 2005 - creating a business case, more advocacy by the nursing community—what will compel the system to achieve appropriate … We believe that an appropriate ratio process will make a huge difference in the recruitment and retention

471. The Safety and Quality of Long Term Care | PSNet
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     January 01, 2016 - When appropriate to compare nursing homes to other settings such as acute hospitals, higher adverse event … risk, fall risk, unplanned weight loss) or high-risk processes (e.g., anticoagulant use) to assure appropriate

472. Patient Allergies and Electronic Health Records | PSNet
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     August 21, 2005 - health record allows coded entries differentiating allergic reaction from adverse drug reactions, then appropriate

473. A Stroke of Error | PSNet
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     February 01, 2016 - (upper and lower quadrants) are tested by confrontation, using finger counting or visual threat, as appropriate … Motor Arm: The limb is placed in the appropriate position: extend the arms (palms down) 90 degrees (if … Motor Leg: The limb is placed in the appropriate position: hold the leg at 30 degrees (always tested

474. The Unfinished Patient Safety Agenda | PSNet
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     August 01, 2005 - creating a business case, more advocacy by the nursing community—what will compel the system to achieve appropriate … We believe that an appropriate ratio process will make a huge difference in the recruitment and retention

475. Failure to Rescue the Mother | PSNet
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     September 23, 2020 - and coordination between the obstetrical team and the blood bank management team is vital for having appropriate … protocols for massive transfusion should include packed red blood cells, plasma, and platelets in the appropriate

476. Spotlight (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2022 - • However, without appropriate protocols, guidance, and monitoring resources in place, it can be challenging … self-reported pain scores, coupled with vital signs, have been utilized to determine if the patient is an appropriate

477. Artificial Intelligence and Diagnostic Errors | PSNet
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     January 31, 2020 - the image, processing the image, interpreting the findings, determining follow-up care, and selecting appropriate … While that can result in more false positives, this approach may be appropriate when the alternative … However, appropriate incorporation of AI has the potential to alleviate some of the workflow burden experienced

478. Hemolysis Holdup | PSNet
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     July 03, 2016 - should proactively monitor and report hemolysis rates by clinical service and/or facility location to appropriate

479. Insert Omission | PSNet
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     May 09, 2014 - Most clinics use checklists to help ensure that appropriate patients receive IUCs.

480. In Conversation With….Alison Stuebe, MD, MSc and Kristin Tully, PhD | PSNet
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     October 06, 2021 - was around breastfeeding and making sure that breastfeeding was well-established and that moms had appropriate … Safe care also includes respectful care, having an appropriate pace of conversation, educating throughout … University], and they've enlisted a curriculum development specialist at NC State to think about the appropriate