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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42189/psn-pdf
April 17, 2013 - Avoiding medical emergencies.
April 17, 2013
Omar Y. Avoiding medical emergencies. Br Dent J. 2013;214(5):255-9. doi:10.1038/sj.bdj.2013.217.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoiding-medical-emergencies
This commentary details how to assess and address risks in dental care and highlights checklists as a tool
to help …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36954/psn-pdf
February 24, 2011 - Patient safety knowledge and its determinants in medical
trainees.
February 24, 2011
Kerfoot P, Conlin PR, Travison T, et al. Patient safety knowledge and its determinants in medical trainees.
J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(8):1150-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-knowledge-and-its-determinants-medical-tr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42769/psn-pdf
November 27, 2013 - Sepsis: recognizing the next event.
November 27, 2013
Kilburn FL, Bailey P, Price D. Sepsis: recognizing the next event. Nursing (Brux). 2013;43(10):14-6.
doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000434320.25397.53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sepsis-recognizing-next-event
This commentary describes the development and implementatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41179/psn-pdf
February 29, 2012 - High fidelity simulation as a research tool.
February 29, 2012
Littlewood KE. High fidelity simulation as a research tool. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol.
2011;25(4):473-87. doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2011.08.001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-fidelity-simulation-research-tool
This review explores simulation as a met…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47675/psn-pdf
November 28, 2023 - SOPS Surveys.
November 28, 2023
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/sops-surveys
Surveys are established mechanisms for organizational assessment of safety culture. This collection of
webinars provides an overview of the AHRQ Surveys on Patient Safety Culture™ (SOPS®) and a ran…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36765/psn-pdf
August 10, 2011 - Factors influencing perioperative nurses' error reporting
preferences.
August 10, 2011
Espin S, Regehr G, Levinson W, et al. Factors influencing perioperative nurses' error reporting preferences.
AORN J. 2007;85(3):527-43.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-perioperative-nurses-error-reporting-prefer…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39467/psn-pdf
April 21, 2010 - Nursing handoffs: a systematic review of the literature.
April 21, 2010
Riesenberg LA, Leitzsch J, Cunningham JM. Nursing handoffs: a systematic review of the literature. Am J
Nurs. 2010;110(4):24-34; quiz 35-6. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000370154.79857.09.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-handoffs-systematic-review-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36911/psn-pdf
September 01, 2011 - Managing clinical failure: a complex adaptive system
perspective.
September 1, 2011
Matthews JI, Thomas PT. Managing clinical failure: a complex adaptive system perspective. Int J Health
Care Qual Assur. 2007;20(3):184-194. doi:10.1108/09526860710743336.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-clinical-failure-compl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36151/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Communication and teamwork in patient care: how much
can we learn from aviation?
September 29, 2010
Lyndon A. Communication and teamwork in patient care: how much can we learn from aviation? J Obstet
Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35(4):538-46.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-and-teamwork-patient-care-how-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41927/psn-pdf
December 19, 2012 - Should you reveal nonharmful mistakes to patients?
December 19, 2012
Yasgur BS.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/should-you-reveal-nonharmful-mistakes-patients
This article discusses the results of a survey to assess physicians' perceptions about acknowledging
mistakes that did not harm patients.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36571/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as an
educational tool in patient safety.
January 5, 2017
Varkey P, Natt N. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination as an educational tool in patient safety. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(1):48-53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/objective-structured-clinical-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36119/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - A leadership framework for culture change in health care.
January 5, 2017
Rose JS, Thomas CS, Tersigni AR, et al. A leadership framework for culture change in health care. Jt
Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(8):433-42.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-framework-culture-change-health-care
The authors describ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50380/psn-pdf
September 25, 2019 - Poetry and Medicine. Mistakes.
September 25, 2019
Kittleson M. JAMA. 2019;322:984.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/poetry-and-medicine-mistakes
Medical mistakes are a source of anxiety for both patients and clinicians. This poem articulates a
physician's perspective regarding the psychological impact of uncertainty a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38897/psn-pdf
April 21, 2011 - Quality initiatives: developing a radiology quality and
safety program: a primer.
April 21, 2011
Johnson D, Krecke KN, Miranda R, et al. Quality initiatives: developing a radiology quality and safety
program: a primer. Radiographics. 2009;29(4):951-9. doi:10.1148/rg.294095006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42737/psn-pdf
November 20, 2019 - HANYS' Report on Report Cards.
November 20, 2019
Rensselaer, NY: Healthcare Association of New York State; November 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hanys-report-report-cards
This publication assessed 12 widely disseminated hospital report cards by criteria including transparency of
methodology, evidence-based m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42385/psn-pdf
June 26, 2013 - Identifying and addressing preventable process errors in
trauma care.
June 26, 2013
Pucher PH, Aggarwal R, Twaij A, et al. Identifying and addressing preventable process errors in trauma
care. World J Surg. 2013;37(4):752-8. doi:10.1007/s00268-013-1917-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/identifying-and-addressing-pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41656/psn-pdf
September 05, 2012 - ACOG SCOPE: Safety Certification in Outpatient Practice
Excellence for Women's Health.
September 5, 2012
Sclafani J, Levy BS, Lawrence H, et al. Building a Better Safety Net. doi:10.1097/aog.0b013e318260957c.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-scope-safety-certification-outpatient-practice-excellence-womens-health
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37028/psn-pdf
April 11, 2009 - Multidisciplinary crisis simulations: the way forward for
training surgical teams.
April 11, 2009
Undre S, Koutantji M, Sevdalis N, et al. Multidisciplinary crisis simulations: the way forward for training
surgical teams. World J Surg. 2007;31(9):1843-53.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/multidisciplinary-crisis-simul…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50900/psn-pdf
February 12, 2020 - How to "DEAL" with disruptive physician behavior.
February 12, 2020
Junga Z, Tritsch A, Singla M. How to “DEAL” With disruptive physician behavior. Gastroenterology.
2019;157(6):1469-1472. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2019.10.021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-deal-disruptive-physician-behavior
In this commentary, the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38021/psn-pdf
August 27, 2008 - A review of the current evidence base for significant
event analysis.
August 27, 2008
Bowie P, Pope L, Lough M. A review of the current evidence base for significant event analysis. J Eval Clin
Pract. 2008;14(4):520-36. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00908.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/review-current-evidence-base…