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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60044/psn-pdf
March 16, 2020 - Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical
Education
March 16, 2020
Howley LD, Hall KK, Fitall E. Patient Safety in Medical, Nursing, and Other Clinical Education . PSNet
[internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-medical-nursing-and-other-clinical-education
Background
Despit…
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October 01, 2003 - The Other Side
October 1, 2003
Vincent CA. The Other Side. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-side
Case Objectives
List the factors contributing to wrong site surgery.
Understand the key components of the Universal Protocol for eliminating wrong site, wrong
procedure, wrong person surger…
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January 01, 2019 - How Does Health Care Simulation Affect Patient Care?
August 1, 2018
Lopreiato JO. How Does Health Care Simulation Affect Patient Care? PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-health-care-simulation-affect-patient-care
Perspective
Introduction
Health care simulation programs have spread…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49544/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Discharging Our Responsibility
September 1, 2007
Fonarow GC. Discharging Our Responsibility. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharging-our-responsibility
The Case
A 75-year-old man with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and congestive heart failure
(CHF) presented to the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33614/psn-pdf
June 01, 2005 - Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature
June 1, 2005
Shojania KG. Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
Perspective
Five years ago, a widely publicized randomized trial reported a 90% reduction in the inciden…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49687/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Emergency Error
August 21, 2013
Symons NRA. Emergency Error. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergency-error
Case Objectives
State that emergency surgery is high risk and has high mortality.
Appreciate that emergency laparotomy is a particularly high-risk procedure with a high likelihood of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/clinical-areas
March 24, 2025 - Clinical Areas
Scroll down to search or browse using Clinical Area if you would like to explore PSNet by the healthcare profession, such as the nurse care or medical specialty, featured in the resources.
Latest by Clinical Areas
In Conversation with Edwin Boudreaux about S…
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April 01, 2009 - Accreditation and Regulation: Can They Help Improve
Patient Safety?
April 1, 2009
Warburton RN. Accreditation and Regulation: Can They Help Improve Patient Safety? PSNet [internet].
2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/accreditation-and-regulation-can-they-help-improve-patient-safety
Perspective
My grandfath…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60952/psn-pdf
September 30, 2020 - When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac
Arrest
September 30, 2020
Stripe B, Zuidema D. When the Lytes Go Out: A Case of Inpatient Cardiac Arrest . PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-lytes-go-out-case-inpatient-cardiac-arrest
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49594/psn-pdf
December 01, 2009 - Standard Deviations
December 1, 2009
Sabin JE. Standard Deviations. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/standard-deviations
Case Objectives
Understand the safety risks associated with patients being discharged against medical advice
(AMA).
Recognize safety risks associated with being part of a …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/poor-prognosis
March 15, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Poor Prognosis
Citation Text:
Lamont EB. Poor Prognosis. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Diagnostic Error
Curated Library
Incidence of Diagnostic Errors
25-Year summary of US malpractice claims for diagnostic errors 1986–2010: an analysis from the
National Practitioner Data Bank.
Tehrani ASS, Lee HW, Mathews SC, et al. BMJ Qua…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hard-swallow
April 26, 2023 - Hard to Swallow
Citation Text:
Driver J. Hard to Swallow. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ectopic-or-not
March 27, 2024 - Ectopic or Not?
Citation Text:
Givens VM, Lipscomb GH. Ectopic or Not?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72618/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral
Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care
Value and Quality of Care
December 23, 2020
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/nudge-unit-supports-physician-patient-behavioral-changes-towards-
medical-decisions
Summary
Nudges are a change in the way choices ar…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/round-trip-service
April 26, 2023 - Round-Trip Service
Citation Text:
McGrath MH. Round-Trip Service. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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March 25, 2020 - Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules
Citation Text:
Bohringer C. Unintentional Ketamine Overdose in the Operating Room – Mixing Up the Ampules. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/liposuction-gone-awry
July 01, 2003 - Liposuction Gone Awry
Citation Text:
Yates JA. Liposuction Gone Awry. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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November 01, 2012 - Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain
Citation Text:
Sethi MK. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/preventable-rash
October 01, 2012 - Preventable Rash
Citation Text:
McLean C. Preventable Rash. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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