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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46448/psn-pdf
September 27, 2017 - Simulation in Otolaryngology.
September 27, 2017
Malekzadeh S, ed. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2017;50(5):xv-xviii, 875-1036.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-otolaryngology
This special issue highlights areas in otolaryngology where simulation is being used to develop
multidisciplinary team-based approaches…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39028/psn-pdf
October 21, 2009 - The content and context of change of shift report on
medical and surgical units.
October 21, 2009
Staggers N, Jennings BM. The content and context of change of shift report on medical and surgical units.
J Nurs Adm. 2009;39(9):393-8. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181b3b63a.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/content-and-contex…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46500/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Ariadne Labs.
June 27, 2018
Brigham & Women's Hospital; Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ariadne-labs
Checklists can help catch gaps in communication and process. This website provides resources related to
the use of checklists in surgical, obstetric, and other care environme…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36914/psn-pdf
March 21, 2017 - Reasons for after-hours calls by hospital floor nurses to
on-call physicians.
March 21, 2017
Bernstam E, Pancheri KK, Johnson CM, et al. Reasons for after-hours calls by hospital floor nurses to on-
call physicians. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(6):342-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reasons-after-hours-call…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41769/psn-pdf
October 17, 2012 - The MacArthur Fellows Program: Eric Coleman.
October 17, 2012
MacArthur Foundation.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/macarthur-fellows-program-eric-coleman
Dr. Eric Coleman has enhanced care transitions by developing tools and processes to improve
communication and reduce readmissions. The MacArthur Foundation has sel…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45735/psn-pdf
July 17, 2017 - CMPA Good Practices Guide.
July 17, 2017
Ottawa, Ontario: Canadian Medical Protective Association; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cmpa-good-practices-guide
Key patient safety topics include human factors, teamwork, adverse events, communication,
professionalism, and risk management. This website provides resou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42584/psn-pdf
September 11, 2013 - Cardiac surgical ICU care: eliminating "preventable"
complications.
September 11, 2013
Shake JG, Pronovost P, Whitman GJR. Cardiac surgical ICU care: eliminating "preventable" complications.
J Card Surg. 2013;28(4):406-13. doi:10.1111/jocs.12124.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cardiac-surgical-icu-care-eliminating-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41543/psn-pdf
January 18, 2013 - Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical
settings: an integrative review.
January 18, 2013
Staggers N, Blaz JW. Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical settings: an integrative
review. J Adv Nurs. 2013;69(2):247-62. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06087.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42601/psn-pdf
September 18, 2013 - 'You talking to me?' Docs and feedback.
September 18, 2013
Diamond F. 'You talking to me?' Docs and feedback. Managed care (Langhorne, Pa.). 2013;22(7):30-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/you-talking-me-docs-and-feedback
Reporting on barriers to teamwork, this magazine article relates how hierarchy influences speaki…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40838/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Cognitive Factors in Health Care.
September 27, 2016
Rogers WA, ed. J Exp Psychol Appl. 2011;17(3):191-302.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-factors-health-care
Articles in this special issue explore the impact of cognition on health care activities such as patient
identification, interruptions, and team com…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60191/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Unprofessional Behavior Leads to Complications.
April 1, 2020
Unprofessional Behavior Leads to Complications. JN Learning. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unprofessional-behavior-leads-complications
Disruptive behavior is a recognized deterrent to safe communication, sharing of concerns and teamwork.
This educa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39094/psn-pdf
June 09, 2011 - Human factors in surgery: from Three Mile Island to the
operating room.
June 9, 2011
D'Addessi A, Bongiovanni L, Volpe A, et al. Human factors in surgery: from Three Mile Island to the
operating room. Urol Int. 2009;83(3):249-57. doi:10.1159/000241662.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-surgery-three-mile-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43113/psn-pdf
April 09, 2014 - Transforming the health care environment collaborative.
April 9, 2014
Burgess C, Curry MP. Transforming the health care environment collaborative. AORN J. 2014;99(4):529-
39. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2014.01.012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/transforming-health-care-environment-collaborative
This commentary examines the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38287/psn-pdf
February 06, 2009 - Teamwork and patient safety in dynamic domains of
healthcare: a review of the literature.
February 6, 2009
Manser T. Teamwork and patient safety in dynamic domains of healthcare: a review of the literature. Acta
Anaesthesiol Scand. 2009;53(2):143-51. doi:10.1111/j.1399-6576.2008.01717.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36180/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Why nurses make medication errors: a simulation study.
September 29, 2010
Kazaoka T, Ohtsuka K, Ueno K, et al. Why nurses make medication errors: a simulation study. Nurse Educ
Today. 2007;27(4):312-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-nurses-make-medication-errors-simulation-study
The investigators used a simulate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41476/psn-pdf
June 20, 2012 - Interdisciplinary team training: five lessons learned.
June 20, 2012
Contratti F, Ng G, Deeb J. Interdisciplinary team training: five lessons learned. Am J Nurs. 2012;112(6):47-
52. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000415127.84605.1f.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interdisciplinary-team-training-five-lessons-learned
This commen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42185/psn-pdf
April 10, 2013 - Improving patient safety in medicine: is the model of
anaesthesia care enough?
April 10, 2013
Haller G. Improving patient safety in medicine: is the model of anaesthesia care enough? Swiss Med Wkly.
2013;143:w13770. doi:10.4414/smw.2013.13770.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-patient-safety-medicine-model-an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844558/psn-pdf
January 13, 2024 - On Patient Safety.
January 13, 2024
Tingle J. Br J Nurs. 2001-2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-19
This series of commentaries discusses a wide range of policy, legal, and operational topics related to
patient safety in the British health system, such as artificial intelligence, patient communicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46151/psn-pdf
May 24, 2017 - The last person you'd expect to die in childbirth.
May 24, 2017
Martin N, Montagne R. ProPublica and National Public Radio. May 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/last-person-youd-expect-die-childbirth
Maternal mortality is increasing in the United States. This news article reports on this critical safety probl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42757/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - Clinical ICT Systems in the Victorian Public Health Sector.
November 20, 2013
Doyle J. Melbourne, Australia: Victorian Auditor-General's Office; October 30, 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-ict-systems-victorian-public-health-sector
Following the implementation of a large clinical information communicati…