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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35394/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Getting teams to talk: development and pilot
implementation of a checklist to promote
interprofessional communication in the OR.
April 6, 2011
Lingard L, Espin S, Rubin B, et al. Getting teams to talk: development and pilot implementation of a
checklist to promote interprofessional communication in the OR. Qual Sa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60534/psn-pdf
May 27, 2020 - Hospital workers complain of minimal disclosure after
COVID exposures.
May 27, 2020
Gold J, Hawryluk M. Kaiser Health News. May 13, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hospital-workers-complain-minimal-disclosure-after-covid-exposures
A successful safety culture is consistently evident across all areas of a hospita…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43391/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - Special Issue on Patient Safety.
July 30, 2014
West J Nurs Res. 2014;36(7):851-946.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/special-issue-patient-safety-0
Articles in this special issue discuss errors of omission in nursing, the importance of situational awareness
during medication administration, how complexity of health ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42511/psn-pdf
February 06, 2014 - Ending disruptive behavior: staff nurse recommendations
to nurse educators.
February 6, 2014
Lux KM, Hutcheson JB, Peden AR. Ending disruptive behavior: staff nurse recommendations to nurse
educators. Nurse Educ Pract. 2014;14(1):37-42. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2013.06.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ending-disruptive…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44263/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Delivering the right diet to the right patient every time.
November 6, 2015
Wallace SC. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2015;12:62-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delivering-right-diet-right-patient-every-time
This article analyzed data on dietary errors submitted to a state reporting program and found that more
than …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60215/psn-pdf
April 08, 2020 - Pain Alleviation Toolkit.
April 8, 2020
American Society of Anesthesiologists, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. March 12, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pain-alleviation-toolkit
Communication and shared decision-making are fundamental tactics to guide clinical team and patient
efforts to minimize the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44636/psn-pdf
November 04, 2015 - The most crucial half-hour at a hospital: the shift change.
November 4, 2015
Landro L.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/most-crucial-half-hour-hospital-shift-change
Information exchange can be challenging when nurses hand off care responsibilities at the end of their
shifts. This news article discusses bedside shift r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46198/psn-pdf
August 16, 2017 - Challenging authority during an emergency—the effect of
a teaching intervention.
August 16, 2017
Friedman Z, Perelman V, McLuckie D, et al. Challenging Authority During an Emergency-the Effect of a
Teaching Intervention. Crit Care Med. 2017;45(8):e814-e820. doi:10.1097/CCM.0000000000002450.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40184/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Non-emergency patient transport: what are the quality
and safety issues? A systematic review.
December 29, 2014
Hains IM, Marks A, Georgiou A, et al. Non-emergency patient transport: what are the quality and safety
issues? A systematic review. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23(1):68-75. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq076.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39749/psn-pdf
August 11, 2010 - An evaluation of information transfer through the
continuum of surgical care: a feasibility study.
August 11, 2010
Nagpal K, Vats A, Ahmed K, et al. An evaluation of information transfer through the continuum of surgical
care: a feasibility study. Ann Surg. 2010;252(2):402-7. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3181e986df.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38200/psn-pdf
November 05, 2008 - Measuring mobile patient safety information system
success: an empirical study.
November 5, 2008
Jen W-Y, Chao C-C. Measuring mobile patient safety information system success: an empirical study. Int J
Med Inform. 2008;77(10):689-97. doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.03.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/measuring-mobile…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37349/psn-pdf
January 06, 2012 - Disruptions in surgical flow and their relationship to
surgical errors: an exploratory investigation.
January 6, 2012
Wiegmann DA, Elbardissi AW, Dearani JA, et al. Disruptions in surgical flow and their relationship to
surgical errors: an exploratory investigation. Surgery. 2007;142(5):658-65.
https://psnet.ahrq.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/858324/psn-pdf
December 13, 2023 - Many people of color worry good health care is tied to
their appearance.
December 13, 2023
DeGuzman C. KFF Health News. December 5, 2023
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/many-people-color-worry-good-health-care-tied-their-appearance
Racial and ethnic bias permeates medical interactions to detract from safe and effecti…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41822/psn-pdf
November 07, 2012 - A case of adverse drug reaction induced by dispensing
error.
November 7, 2012
Gallelli L, Staltari O, Palleria C, et al. A case of adverse drug reaction induced by dispensing error. J
Forensic Leg Med. 2012;19(8):497-8. doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2012.04.026.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-adverse-drug-reaction-induced…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50784/psn-pdf
January 08, 2020 - Improving Quality of Care and Patient Outcomes During
Care Transitions (R01).
January 8, 2020
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 6, 2019. PA-20-068.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-quality-care-and-patient-outcomes-during-care-transitions-r01
Communication during patient tra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43123/psn-pdf
August 04, 2015 - Redesigning surgical decision making for high-risk
patients.
August 4, 2015
Glance LG, Osler T, Neuman MD. Redesigning surgical decision making for high-risk patients. N Engl J
Med. 2014;370(15):1379-1381. doi:10.1056/NEJMp1315538.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/redesigning-surgical-decision-making-high-risk-patient…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72865/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - 5 pandemic mistakes we keep repeating. We can learn
from our failures.
March 17, 2021
Zeynep Tufekci. The Atlantic. February 26, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/5-pandemic-mistakes-we-keep-repeating-we-can-learn-our-failures
Failures in communication have impacts on patients, teams, organizations and society. Th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838142/psn-pdf
September 21, 2022 - A health system that won't learn from its mistakes.
September 21, 2022
Keller C. A health system that won't learn from its mistakes. Health Aff (Millwood). 2022;41(9):1353-1356.
doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00581.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-system-wont-learn-its-mistakes
Communication failures due to hierarch…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43297/psn-pdf
June 25, 2014 - The limits of checklists: handoff and narrative thinking.
June 25, 2014
Hilligoss B, Moffatt-Bruce SD. The limits of checklists: handoff and narrative thinking. BMJ Qual Saf.
2014;23(7):528-33. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002705.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-checklists-handoff-and-narrative-thinking
Communicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60698/psn-pdf
July 15, 2020 - Older Adults and COVID-19: Implications for Aging Policy
and Practice.
July 15, 2020
Miller EA, ed. J Aging Soc Policy. 2020;32(4-5):297-535.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/older-adults-and-covid-19-implications-aging-policy-and-practice
The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionally impacted the lives of older adul…