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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47268/psn-pdf
May 11, 2019 - Measuring shared mental models in healthcare.
May 11, 2019
Gisick LM, Webster KL, Keebler JR, et al. J Patient Saf Risk Manag. 2018;23:207–219.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-shared-mental-models-healthcare
Shared mental models are an important element of team collaboration. This review explores the current…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837430/psn-pdf
June 15, 2022 - Stop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer
Product Safety Commission.
June 15, 2022
Treisman R. National Public Radio. June 6, 2022
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stop-using-these-adult-bed-rails-warns-consumer-product-safety-commission
Bedrails are used in hospitals and at home to minimize falls despite t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35109/psn-pdf
November 03, 2015 - Evaluation of the implementation of the alert issued by
the UK National Patient Safety Agency on the storage and
handling of potassium chloride concentrate solution.
November 3, 2015
Lankshear AJ, Sheldon TA, Lowson K, et al. Evaluation of the implementation of the alert issued by the UK
National Patient Safety Ag…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73869/psn-pdf
October 21, 2021 - Disrespectful behavior in healthcare: has it improved?
Please take our survey!
October 21, 2021
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. September 9, 2021;26(18);1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disrespectful-behavior-healthcare-has-it-improved-please-take-our-survey
Disrespectful behavior is a persisten…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837604/psn-pdf
June 29, 2022 - Diagnostic overshadowing among groups experiencing
health disparities.
June 29, 2022
Sentinel Event Alert. June 22, 2022;(65):1-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-overshadowing-among-groups-experiencing-health-disparities
A clinician's knowledge of an existing condition can implicitly affect treatment reco…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50600/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage
Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid
Analgesics.
October 30, 2019
HHS Guide for Clinicians on the Appropriate Dosage Reduction or Discontinuation of Long-Term Opioid
Analgesics. Washington DC: US Department of Health and Human Services. October 2019.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838015/psn-pdf
September 07, 2022 - Physicians and cognitive decline: a challenge for state
medical boards.
September 7, 2022
Hoffman S. Physicians and cognitive decline: a challenge for state medical boards. J Med Regulation.
2022;108(2):19-28. doi:10.30770/2572-1852-108.2.19.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physicians-and-cognitive-decline-challenge-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45492/psn-pdf
September 28, 2016 - Understanding human over-reliance on technology.
September 28, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 8, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-human-over-reliance-technology
Over-reliance on technology can contribute to error due to user complacency. Reviewing how the ten…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43874/psn-pdf
February 25, 2015 - An overview of the use and implementation of checklists
in surgical specialities - a systematic review.
February 25, 2015
Patel J, Ahmed K, Guru KA, et al. An overview of the use and implementation of checklists in surgical
specialities - a systematic review. Int J Surg. 2014;12(12):1317-23. doi:10.1016/j.ijsu.2014…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837346/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - Decontamination of Surgical Instruments.
June 8, 2022
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; May 26, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decontamination-surgical-instruments
Surgical equipment sterilization can be hampered by equipment design, production pressures, process
complexity and policy mi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42564/psn-pdf
September 11, 2013 - Error rating tool to identify and analyse technical errors
and events in laparoscopic surgery.
September 11, 2013
Bonrath EM, Zevin B, Dedy NJ, et al. Error rating tool to identify and analyse technical errors and events in
laparoscopic surgery. Br J Surg. 2013;100(8):1080-8. doi:10.1002/bjs.9168.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45789/psn-pdf
January 11, 2017 - Concurrent and Overlapping Surgeries: Additional
Measures Warranted.
January 11, 2017
US Senate Finance Committee. December 6, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/concurrent-and-overlapping-surgeries-additional-measures-warranted
The practice of scheduling concurrent surgeries has raised concerns about increased ri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47955/psn-pdf
April 17, 2019 - Will human factors restore faith in the GMC?
April 17, 2019
Morgan L, Benson D, McCulloch P. Will human factors restore faith in the GMC? BMJ. 2019;364:l1037.
doi:10.1136/bmj.l1037.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/will-human-factors-restore-faith-gmc
Investigations into medical mistakes that result in patient harm sh…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50822/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Nurses' sleep, work hours, and patient care quality, and
safety
January 22, 2020
Stimpfel AW, Fatehi F, Kovner C. Sleep Health. 2020;6(3):314-320.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-sleep-work-hours-and-patient-care-quality-and-safety
Research provides evidence that sleep deprivation among nurses is a threat to p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46746/psn-pdf
March 07, 2018 - Safety with nebulized medications requires an
interdisciplinary team approach.
March 7, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 22, 2018;23(4):1-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-nebulized-medications-requires-interdisciplinary-team-approach
Myriad system and clinician failures can con…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36691/psn-pdf
January 18, 2011 - The burden and risk factors for adverse drug events in
older patients--a prospective cross-sectional study.
January 18, 2011
Tipping B, Kalula S, Badri M. The burden and risk factors for adverse drug events in older patients--a
prospective cross-sectional study. S Afr Med J. 2006;96(12):1255-1259.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50729/psn-pdf
December 11, 2019 - Improving Diagnostic Quality & Safety/Reducing
Diagnostic Error: Measurement Considerations.
December 11, 2019
Washington DC; National Quality Forum: October 28, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-diagnostic-quality-safetyreducing-diagnostic-error-measurement-
considerations
Efforts to track, understand…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37225/psn-pdf
December 15, 2011 - Development of an instrument to measure seniors' patient
safety health beliefs: the Seniors Empowerment and
Advocacy in Patient Safety (SEAPS) survey.
December 15, 2011
Elder NC, Regan SL, Pallerla H, et al. Development of an instrument to measure seniors’ patient safety
health beliefs: The Seniors Empowerment and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74076/psn-pdf
November 17, 2021 - Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and
outcomes.
November 17, 2021
Burden AR, Potestio C, Pukenas E. Influence of perioperative handoffs on complications and outcomes.
Adv Anesth. 2021;39:133-148. doi:10.1016/j.aan.2021.07.008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-perioperative-handoffs-complic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858173/psn-pdf
December 13, 2023 - Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in
children: a scoping review.
December 13, 2023
Rickey L, Auger K, Britto MT, et al. Measurement of ambulatory medication errors in children: a scoping
review. Pediatrics. 2023;152(6):e2023061281. doi:10.1542/peds.2023-061281.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measurement-am…