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41. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    March 31, 2021 - physician also noted that the patient described a skin breakdown on her “backside,” but the affected area … neurogenic bladder; if she had a suprapubic catheter in place, direct visualization of the perineal area … a “patient-assisted” exam.4 However, positioning the patient to visualize the skin in the perineal area … loss of privacy and social norms may also interfere with effective video examination of the perineal area … Limited information from the patient about her emerging symptoms and failure to visualize the area of

42. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    November 01, 2005 - case, the hospital utilized one of these strategies, by “floating” a nurse from a regularly assigned area … to an area of need. … Each staff person assigned to an area, temporarily or permanently, is expected to have the required … competencies to practice safely in that area. … If nurses are asked to float to an area in which they are unqualified and their request for an orientation

43. Clinical outcomes of a home-based medication reconciliation program after discharge from a skilled nursing facility. | PSNet
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    March 21, 2017 - Prior research in this area has also documented the value of clinical pharmacists in preventing medication … February 2, 2011 Implementing root cause analysis in an area health service: views of

44. In Conversation With… Hardeep Singh, MD, MPH | PSNet
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    January 01, 2014 - Laura Petersen, my primary mentor, was not only invested in the research area that I had chosen but she … It's about more than just a research area, it's about a person, and she took interest in both. … I also served as co-chair of a committee to revise VA's national policy in this area. … HS : For me, passion for my primary interest area, diagnostic error, drove me the most. … It seems too hard and we're not really sure if this is an important area."

45. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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    December 06, 2007 - For patients who are competent and who have left the area without informing staff, response to their … place for patients to sign out or otherwise communicate with the nursing staff before leaving the area … Immediate search of the unit and surrounding area by unit staff. … should be initiated when any patient with decreased mental capacity has left the unit or treatment area … Missing patient—"A patient missing from a care area without staff knowledge or permission."  

46. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49782/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2017 - administration for no more than 2 hours, and only when a good quality peripheral IV is in place in a proximal area … extravasation.(3) If complications are observed, the vasopressor infusion should be relocated to another area … Then, 0.5–1 mL of phentolamine should be injected around the edges of the area of extravasation or ischemia … This introduces the phentolamine into the area of extravasation/ischemia, but also punctures the skin … Nitroglycerin paste can also be used on the area of extravasation or ischemia.

47. Antibiotic and Opioid Stewardship in Dentistry | PSNet
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    December 07, 2020 - However, antibiotic and opioid stewardship programs are nascent in the dental setting, making this an area … Kendall Hall: Please take a moment to introduce yourself and your area of research to provide some … We reviewed those antibiotic prescriptions and found that the treatment of oral infection was an area … Is that is that an up-and-coming area? KS : It is in dentistry. … It is a very large area of opportunity.

48. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33759/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2012 - During the past 8 years, this latter area—implementation and spread—has seen some significant progress … In this area of research, investigators consider not only whether a project improved our understanding … been firmly established in the safety field.(9) This gap is due in part to the complexity of this area … Over the past decade, AHRQ has spurred progress in this area by addressing the technological limitations … Training opportunities and resources in this area are available through the agency's Team Strategies

49. In Conversation With... Ann Gaffey, RN, MSN, CPHRM and Bruce Spurlock, MD | PSNet
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    March 30, 2020 - If I’m new to this area, I wouldn’t know where to start. … This is really a gap area. … The other area that is new and very helpful is the cross-cutting topics. … This area was greatly expanded and more meaningfully incorporated as a technology solution. … Another new area that we have not touched on is the behavioral health area, and we know how important

50. Making Healthcare Safer III Report | PSNet
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    March 30, 2020 - If I’m new to this area, I wouldn’t know where to start. … This is really a gap area. … The other area that is new and very helpful is the cross-cutting topics. … This area was greatly expanded and more meaningfully incorporated as a technology solution. … Another new area that we have not touched on is the behavioral health area, and we know how important

51. Elopement | PSNet
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    July 14, 2010 - For patients who are competent and who have left the area without informing staff, response to their … in place for patients to sign out or otherwise communicate with the nursing staff before leaving the area … Immediate search of the unit and surrounding area by unit staff. … should be initiated when any patient with decreased mental capacity has left the unit or treatment area … Missing patient —"A patient missing from a care area without staff knowledge or permission."  

52. Statewide Telehealth Program Enhances Access to Care, Improves Outcomes for High-Risk Pregnancies in Rural Area | PSNet
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    November 13, 2024 - Statewide Telehealth Program Enhances Access to Care, Improves Outcomes for High-Risk Pregnancies in Rural Area

53. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? | PSNet
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    January 17, 2018 - extremity edema Abdomen: Normal active bowel sounds with some tenderness to palpation over the suprapubic area … debridement for Fournier's gangrene, a life-threatening form of necrotizing fasciitis of the perineal area … This is predominantly a clinical diagnosis with the direct visualization of the involved area being critical … and the stool guaiac has been done, there is a sense that one no longer needs to go near the genital area … Without leadership in this area from regulatory organizations and specialty societies, this skill set

54. A Potent Medication Administered in a Not So Viable Route | PSNet
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    July 20, 2016 - administration for no more than 2 hours, and only when a good quality peripheral IV is in place in a proximal area … extravasation.( 3 ) If complications are observed, the vasopressor infusion should be relocated to another area … Then, 0.5–1 mL of phentolamine should be injected around the edges of the area of extravasation or ischemia … This introduces the phentolamine into the area of extravasation/ischemia, but also punctures the skin … Nitroglycerin paste can also be used on the area of extravasation or ischemia.

55. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49430/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2004 - triage-time-bomb The Case A parent presented with a child to the emergency department (ED) triage area … Since acuity level is not necessarily static, patients in the waiting area need periodic reassessments … The charge nurse erred when she told the triage nurse not to bring the patient into the treatment area … An ED waiting area is not appropriately staffed or equipped to monitor unstable patients, making even … an overcrowded treatment area the better choice.

56. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
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    December 01, 2010 - Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)–2007 Stage I Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area … Darkly pigmented skin may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the surrounding area. … Suspected deep tissue injury Purple or maroon localized area of discolored intact skin or blood-filled … The area may be preceded by tissue that is painful, firm, mushy, boggy, warmer or cooler as compared

57. Patient safety climate in US hospitals: variation by management level. | PSNet
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    November 18, 2009 - November 18, 2009 Patient safety climate in 92 US hospitals: differences by work area … November 18, 2009 Patient safety climate in 92 US hospitals: differences by work area

58. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36847/psn-pdf
    April 24, 2015 - five-hospitals-release-data-inspections This article reports on the results from Joint Commission site inspections of five Boston-area

59. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49809/psn-pdf
    October 01, 2017 - configuration [overhead or blanket/wraps] and irradiance), duration of exposure, and exposed body surface area … r/cm2/nm (confirmed with an appropriate irradiance meter), and illuminate the maximal body surface area … Furthermore, with some devices, increasing the proximity may reduce an infant's exposed body surface area … Because the irradiance distribution to the illuminated area (footprint) is rarely uniform, measurements … prescribe phototherapy by specifying a desired irradiance, light wavelength, and exposed body surface area

60. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33941/psn-pdf
    October 11, 2016 - A monthly peer-reviewed journal that reports research, initiatives, and viewpoints in the growing area