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Defining and measuring patient safety. | PSNet

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June 16, 2011 - Review Classic Defining and measuring patient safety. Citation Text: Pronovost P, Thompson DA, Holzmueller CG, et al. Defining and measuring patient safety. Crit Care Clin. 2005;21(1):1-19, vii. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX …

Adjusting to duty hour reforms: residents' perception of the safety climate in interdisciplinary night-float rotations. | PSNet

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June 01, 2022 - Study Adjusting to duty hour reforms: residents' perception of the safety climate in interdisciplinary night-float rotations. Citation Text: Lafleur A, Harvey A, Simard C. Adjusting to duty hour reforms: residents' perception of the safety climate in interdisciplinary night-float rotatio…

How do physicians conduct medication reviews? | PSNet

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September 02, 2010 - Study How do physicians conduct medication reviews? Citation Text: Tarn DM, Paterniti DA, Kravitz RL, et al. How do physicians conduct medication reviews? J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24(12):1296-302. doi:10.1007/s11606-009-1132-4. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMe…

Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory environments. | PSNet

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June 30, 2021 - Study Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory environments. Citation Text: Benning S, Wolfe R, Banes M, et al. Call to action: addressing pediatric fall safety in ambulatory environments. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021;61:372-377. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2021.09.012. Copy Citat…

Principles for Patient and Family Partnership in Care: An American College of Physicians Position Paper. | PSNet

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March 14, 2018 - Commentary Emerging Classic Principles for Patient and Family Partnership in Care: An American College of Physicians Position Paper. Citation Text: Nickel WK, Weinberger SE, Guze PA, et al. Principles for Patient and Family Partnership in Care: An American Colle…

Weaving quality improvement and patient safety skills into all levels of medical training: an annotated bibliography. | PSNet

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August 09, 2023 - Review Weaving quality improvement and patient safety skills into all levels of medical training: an annotated bibliography. Citation Text: Mochan E, Nash DB. Weaving quality improvement and patient safety skills into all levels of medical training: an annotated bibliography. Am J Med Qu…

Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient. | PSNet

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October 19, 2022 - Organizational Policy/Guidelines Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient. Citation Text: Minei JP, Nathens AB, West M, et al. Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (V…

High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. | PSNet

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December 16, 2015 - Study High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. Citation Text: Franke HA, Woods D, Holl JL. High-alert medications in the pediatric intensive care unit. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2009;10(1):85-90. doi:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181936ff8. Copy Citation Format: DOI…

The future of graduate medical education: a systems-based approach to ensure patient safety. | PSNet

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October 18, 2017 - Commentary The future of graduate medical education: a systems-based approach to ensure patient safety. Citation Text: Bagian JP. The Future of Graduate Medical Education: A Systems-Based Approach to Ensure Patient Safety. Acad Med. 2015;90(9):1199-202. doi:10.1097/ACM.0000000000000824. …

Intraoperative communications between pathologists and surgeons: do we understand each other? | PSNet

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June 28, 2023 - Study Intraoperative communications between pathologists and surgeons: do we understand each other? Citation Text: Wiggett A, Fischer G. Intraoperative communications between pathologists and surgeons: do we understand each other? Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2023;147(8):933-939. doi:10.5858/arp…

Perceived adverse patient outcomes correlated to nurses' workload in medical and surgical wards of selected hospitals in Kuwait. | PSNet

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February 01, 2013 - Study Perceived adverse patient outcomes correlated to nurses' workload in medical and surgical wards of selected hospitals in Kuwait. Citation Text: Al-Kandari F, Thomas D. Perceived adverse patient outcomes correlated to nurses' workload in medical and surgical wards of selected ho…

Sustained improvement in neonatal intensive care unit safety attitudes after teamwork training. | PSNet

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March 26, 2015 - Study Sustained improvement in neonatal intensive care unit safety attitudes after teamwork training. Citation Text: Murphy T, Laptook A, Bender J. Sustained Improvement in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Safety Attitudes After Teamwork Training. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(3):174-180. doi:10.10…

Leaving patients to their own devices? Smart technology, safety and therapeutic relationships. | PSNet

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December 04, 2024 - Commentary Emerging Classic Leaving patients to their own devices? Smart technology, safety and therapeutic relationships. Citation Text: Ho A, Quick O. Leaving patients to their own devices? Smart technology, safety and therapeutic relationships. BMC Med Ethics…

Working with a fixed operating room team on consecutive similar cases and the effect on case duration and turnover time. | PSNet

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January 07, 2015 - Study Working with a fixed operating room team on consecutive similar cases and the effect on case duration and turnover time. Citation Text: Stepaniak PS, Vrijland WW, de Quelerij M, et al. Working with a fixed operating room team on consecutive similar cases and the effect on case dura…

Do my feelings fit the diagnosis? Avoiding misdiagnoses in psychosomatic consultation services. | PSNet

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March 18, 2020 - Study Do my feelings fit the diagnosis? Avoiding misdiagnoses in psychosomatic consultation services. Citation Text: Seidl E, Seidl O. Do my feelings fit the diagnosis? Avoiding misdiagnoses in psychosomatic consultation services. J Healthc Risk Manag. 2021;41(2):9-17. doi:10.1002/jhrm.2…

The non-technical skills used by anaesthetic technicians in critical incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring System between 2002 and 2008. | PSNet

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January 19, 2011 - Study The non-technical skills used by anaesthetic technicians in critical incidents reported to the Australian Incident Monitoring System between 2002 and 2008. Citation Text: Rutherford JS, Flin R, Irwin A. The non-technical skills used by anaesthetic technicians in critical incidents …

Risk factors in patient safety: minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. | PSNet

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August 10, 2016 - Study Risk factors in patient safety: minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. Citation Text: Rodrigues SP, Wever AM, Dankelman J, et al. Risk factors in patient safety: minimally invasive surgery versus conventional surgery. Surg Endosc. 2012;26(2):350-6. doi:10.1007/s0…

Surgical safety checklist: implementation in an ambulatory surgical facility. | PSNet

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September 23, 2020 - Study Surgical safety checklist: implementation in an ambulatory surgical facility. Citation Text: Morgan PJ, Cunningham L, Mitra S, et al. Surgical safety checklist: implementation in an ambulatory surgical facility. Can J Anaesth. 2013;60(6):528-38. doi:10.1007/s12630-013-9916-8. C…

Pharmacist workload and pharmacy characteristics associated with the dispensing of potentially clinically important drug-drug interactions. | PSNet

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May 26, 2011 - Study Pharmacist workload and pharmacy characteristics associated with the dispensing of potentially clinically important drug-drug interactions. Citation Text: Malone DC, Abarca J, Skrepnek GH, et al. Pharmacist workload and pharmacy characteristics associated with the dispensing of p…

The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. | PSNet

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May 26, 2016 - Review The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surgical care: the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Citation Text: Maggard-Gibbons M. The use of report cards and outcome measurements to improve the safety of surg…

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