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  1. Characteristics of unsafe undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice: an integrative literature review. | PSNet

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    May 10, 2013 - Review Characteristics of unsafe undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice: an integrative literature review. Citation Text: Killam LA, Luhanga F, Bakker D. Characteristics of unsafe undergraduate nursing students in clinical practice: an integrative literature review. J Nur…

  2. Informatics opportunities: the intersection of patient safety and clinical informatics. | PSNet

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    May 27, 2011 - Commentary Informatics opportunities: the intersection of patient safety and clinical informatics. Citation Text: Kilbridge PM, Classen D. The informatics opportunities at the intersection of patient safety and clinical informatics. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15(4):397-407. doi:10.119…

  3. Abdominal pain in the emergency department: missed diagnoses. | PSNet

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    September 16, 2020 - Commentary Abdominal pain in the emergency department: missed diagnoses. Citation Text: Halsey-Nichols M, McCoin N. Abdominal pain in the emergency department: missed diagnoses. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2021;39(4):703-717. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2021.07.005. Copy Citation Format: …

  4. Acute stroke chameleons in a university hospital: risk factors, circumstances, and outcomes. | PSNet

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    March 05, 2025 - Study Acute stroke chameleons in a university hospital: risk factors, circumstances, and outcomes. Citation Text: Richoz B, Hugli O, Dami F, et al. Acute stroke chameleons in a university hospital: Risk factors, circumstances, and outcomes. Neurology. 2015;85(6):505-11. doi:10.1212/WNL.0…

  5. Patient safety: numerical skills and drug calculation abilities of nursing students and Registered Nurses. | PSNet

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    July 08, 2020 - Study Patient safety: numerical skills and drug calculation abilities of nursing students and Registered Nurses. Citation Text: McMullan M, Jones R, Lea S. Patient safety: numerical skills and drug calculation abilities of nursing students and Registered Nurses. J Adv Nurs. 2010;66(4). …

  6. Patient safety in the operating room—part 1 and part 2. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Review Patient safety in the operating room—part 1 and part 2. Citation Text: Poore SO, Sillah NM, Mahajan AY, et al. Patient safety in the operating room: II. Intraoperative and postoperative. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2012;130(5):1048-58. doi:10.1097/PRS.0b013e318267d531. Copy Citation …

  7. A computer alert system to prevent injury from adverse drug events: development and evaluation in a community teaching hospital. | PSNet

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    November 01, 2016 - Study Classic A computer alert system to prevent injury from adverse drug events: development and evaluation in a community teaching hospital. Citation Text: Raschke RA, Gollihare B, Wunderlich TA, et al. A Computer Alert System to Prevent Injury From Adverse …

  8. Increasing vigilance on the medical/surgical floor to improve patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 18, 2011 - Study Increasing vigilance on the medical/surgical floor to improve patient safety. Citation Text: Jacobs JL, Apatov N, Glei M. Increasing vigilance on the medical/surgical floor to improve patient safety. J Adv Nurs. 2007;57(5). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04161.x. Copy Citation …

  9. Shifting and sharing: academic physicians' strategies for navigating underperformance and failure. | PSNet

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    August 21, 2019 - Study Shifting and sharing: academic physicians' strategies for navigating underperformance and failure. Citation Text: LaDonna KA, Ginsburg S, Watling C. Shifting and Sharing: Academic Physicians' Strategies for Navigating Underperformance and Failure. Acad Med. 2018;93(11):1713-1718. d…

  10. Medicaid, hospital financial stress, and the incidence of adverse medical events for children. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2022 - Study Medicaid, hospital financial stress, and the incidence of adverse medical events for children. Citation Text: Smith RB, Dynan L, Fairbrother G, et al. Medicaid, hospital financial stress, and the incidence of adverse medical events for children. Health Serv Res. 2012;47(4):1621-4…

  11. Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: what does the literature show? | PSNet

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    May 22, 2013 - Study Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: what does the literature show? Citation Text: Hulscher M, Schouten LMT, Grol R, et al. Determinants of success of quality improvement collaboratives: what does the literature show? BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(1):19-31. doi:…

  12. Inaccuracies in assignment of clinical stage for localized prostate cancer. | PSNet

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    April 06, 2022 - Study Inaccuracies in assignment of clinical stage for localized prostate cancer. Citation Text: Reese AC, Sadetsky N, Carroll PR, et al. Inaccuracies in assignment of clinical stage for localized prostate cancer. Cancer. 2011;117(2):283-9. doi:10.1002/cncr.25596. Copy Citation Fo…

  13. Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district general hospital. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2011 - Study Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district general hospital. Citation Text: Davey AL, Britland A, Naylor RJ. Decreasing paediatric prescribing errors in a district general hospital. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(2):146-9. doi:10.1136/qshc.2006.021212. Copy Citation …

  14. Mistaken identity of skin cleansing solution leading to extensive chemical burns in an extremely preterm infant. | PSNet

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    October 19, 2022 - Commentary Mistaken identity of skin cleansing solution leading to extensive chemical burns in an extremely preterm infant. Citation Text: Mannan K, Chow P, Lissauer T, et al. Mistaken identity of skin cleansing solution leading to extensive chemical burns in an extremely preterm infan…

  15. What every health lawyer should know about the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2017 - Commentary What every health lawyer should know about the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. Citation Text: Hanzal M. What every health lawyer should know about the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005. J Health Life Sci Law. 2020;13(2):71-88. Copy Citati…

  16. Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: how individual responses impact on team performance. | PSNet

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    May 26, 2010 - Study Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: how individual responses impact on team performance. Citation Text: Piquette D, Reeves S, LeBlanc VR. Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: How individual responses impact on team performance. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(4):1251-12…

  17. Scale, nature, preventability and causes of adverse events in hospitalised older patients. | PSNet

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    July 26, 2011 - Study Scale, nature, preventability and causes of adverse events in hospitalised older patients. Citation Text: Merten H, Zegers M, de Bruijne M, et al. Scale, nature, preventability and causes of adverse events in hospitalised older patients. Age Ageing. 2013;42(1):87-93. doi:10.1093/…

  18. Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and inadequate intern training in a tertiary-care teaching hospital. | PSNet

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    March 02, 2011 - Study Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and inadequate intern training in a tertiary-care teaching hospital. Citation Text: Thomas AZ, Giri SK, Meagher D, et al. Avoidable iatrogenic complications of urethral catheterization and inadequate intern training i…

  19. On the CUSP: Stop BSI: evaluating the relationship between central line–associated bloodstream infection rate and patient safety climate profile. | PSNet

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    January 30, 2013 - Study On the CUSP: Stop BSI: evaluating the relationship between central line–associated bloodstream infection rate and patient safety climate profile. Citation Text: Weaver SJ, Weeks K, Pham JC, et al. On the CUSP: Stop BSI: evaluating the relationship between central line-associated bl…

  20. Biopsy site selfies—a quality improvement pilot study to assist with correct surgical site identification. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2015 - Study Biopsy site selfies—a quality improvement pilot study to assist with correct surgical site identification. Citation Text: Nijhawan RI, Lee EH, Nehal KS. Biopsy site selfies--a quality improvement pilot study to assist with correct surgical site identification. Dermatol Surg. 2015;4…
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