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psnet.ahrq.gov/toolkits
March 01, 2025 - Toolkits
Patient safety toolkits provide practical applications of PSNet research and concepts for front line providers to use in their day to day work. These toolkits contain resources necessary to implement patient safety systems and protocols.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/impact-system-failures-healthcare-workers
August 30, 2023 - Annual Perspective
Impact of System Failures on Healthcare Workers
George Zangaro, PhD, RN, FAAN, Cindy Manaoat Van, MHSA, Sarah Mossburg, RN, PhD
| March 21, 2023
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Zangaro G, Van CM, Mossburg S. Imp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49760/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Mismanagement of Delirium
May 1, 2016
Merrilees J, Lee KP. Mismanagement of Delirium. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-delirium
The Case
An 85-year-old man with early stage vascular dementia fell on the sidewalk and fractured his leg. Although
fitted with a cast at a regional ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/premature-extubation
May 25, 2011 - Premature Extubation
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Sagana R, Hyzy RC. Premature Extubation. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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December 01, 2013 - SNFs: Opening the Black Box
December 1, 2013
Ouslander JG, Bonner A. SNFs: Opening the Black Box. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/snfs-opening-black-box
The Case
An 88-year-old woman was admitted to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) after a lengthy hospitalization for a
small bowel obstructio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33643/psn-pdf
December 01, 2006 - In Conversation with...J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA
December 1, 2006
In Conversation with..J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withj-bryan-sexton-phd-ma
Editor's Note: J. Bryan Sexton, PhD, MA, is Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and
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September 01, 2008 - Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
September 1, 2008
Harris ED. Empiric Steroids: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empiric-steroids-good-bad-and-ugly
Case Objectives
Describe appropriate indications for use of steroids.
Appreciate contraindicati…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/code-blue-where
March 30, 2020 - Code Blue—Where To?
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Adams BD. Code Blue—Where To?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-side
May 01, 2007 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
The Other Side
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Vincent CA. The Other Side. 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/web-mm/endotracheal-tube-fallout-patient-severe-obesity-during-eye-surgery
January 29, 2021 - Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery.
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Bohringer C. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-joan-stanley-about-role-undergraduate-nursing-education-patient-safety
November 27, 2023 - In Conversation with... Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety
Joan Stanley, PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP | November 27, 2023
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Stanley J. In Conversat…
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August 01, 2024 - An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.
May 26, 2021
Fazio S, Blackmon E, Doroy A, et al. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Counc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-lucy-savitz-about-learning-health-systems-patient-safety
February 26, 2025 - In Conversation with Lucy Savitz about Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety
Lucy A. Savitz, MBA, PhD; Zoe Sousane, BS; Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD | February 26, 2025
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/learning-health-systems-patient-safety
February 26, 2025 - Learning Health Systems for Patient Safety
Lucy A. Savitz, MBA, PhD; Zoe Sousane, BS; Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD | February 26, 2025
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Savitz LA, Sousane Z, Mossburg SE. Learning …
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November 27, 2023 - The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety
Joan Stanley, PhD, NP, FAAN, FAANP; Bryan M. Gale, MA; Sarah E. Mossburg, RN, PhD | November 27, 2023
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Stanley J, Ga…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lost-transitions-care-managing-opioid-dependent-patient-frequent-hospitalizations
October 27, 2022 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent Hospitalizations
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Tan F, Johl K, Kotova M. Lost in Transitions of Care: Managing an Opioid-Dependent Patient with Frequent Hospitalizations. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/incident-reporting-more-attention-safety-action-feedback-loop-please
September 01, 2011 - Incident Reporting: More Attention to the Safety Action Feedback Loop, Please
Teryl K. Nuckols, MD, MSHS | September 1, 2011
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Nuckols TK. Incident Reporting: More Attention to the …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/inadvertent-bolus-norepinephrine
December 04, 2016 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.
Citation Text:
Fazio S, Blackmon E, Doroy A, et al. An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-chalapathy-venkatesan-and-kathy-helak-about-application-safety-ii
August 28, 2024 - (FRAM) to understand work-as-done , which refers to everyday work as it is actually carried out, compared
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-susan-e-skochelak-md-phd
February 01, 2019 - safety concerns, many studies have suggested the United States health care system falls short when compared