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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-high-alert-medication-knowledge-among-pharmacy-nursing-and-medical-staff
December 15, 2021 - knowledge of high-alert medications, confidence significantly increased, and most respondents could correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/use-error-management-theory-quantify-and-characterize-residents-error-recovery-strategies
June 14, 2023 - were technical errors (63%) and commission errors (69%; defined as failure to perform a surgical step correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/errors-drug-computations-during-newborn-intensive-care
December 15, 2021 - a series of examples, study participants scored well if a high percentage of problems were answered correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/providers-and-patients-perspectives-diagnostic-errors-acute-care-setting
October 20, 2021 - a significant threat to patient safety, as participants had difficulty defining and describing, and correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-us-hospitals-and-clinicians-assessment-electronic-health-record-safety-using-safer
June 24, 2020 - in clinical communication improvement while harboring threats to safety if not implemented and used correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-operating-room-medication-icon-labels-increase-visibility-and-discrimination
April 03, 2019 - Participants correctly identified the medications with icons slightly more often.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hemodialysis-bleeding-events-and-deaths-18-year-retrospective-analysis-patient-safety-and
June 23, 2021 - Dialysis is a common procedure that carries risks if not performed correctly.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implications-failure-identify-high-risk-electrocardiogram-findings-quality-care-patients
July 07, 2021 - studied medical records of heart attack victims and found that 12% did not have their tests interpreted correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-medication-reconciliation-tools-aimed-healthcare-professionals-support-medication
December 02, 2020 - Medication reconciliation at transition of care ensures patients are correctly receiving medications
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-shared-situation-awareness-high-risk-therapies-hospitalized-children
October 20, 2021 - After implementation, the percentage of electronic health record (EHR) alerts correctly describing high-risk
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/underdiagnosis-hypertension-children-and-adolescents
January 04, 2012 - In this study, only one-quarter of children with high blood pressure were correctly diagnosed with hypertension
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
June 01, 2018 - improve performance.( 10 ) A PubMed literature search revealed few studies addressing the issue of correctly … that equipment is found faster, fewer errors are made, and medications are more likely to be dosed correctly … Emergency departments need to be able to rapidly access correctly sized pediatric equipment of all types
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/initial-clinical-evaluation-handheld-device-detecting-retained-surgical-gauze-sponges-using
August 18, 2010 - They found that the handheld wand, if used correctly, was 100% accurate in detecting retained sponges
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-pediatric-safety-assessing-and-improving-resident-competency-life-threatening
December 14, 2016 - Use of a computerized interactive algorithm significantly improved residents' ability to correctly manage
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/work-arounds-observed-fourth-year-nursing-students
July 30, 2014 - use technology such as barcode medication administration or patient-controlled analgesia pumps correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/predictors-misunderstanding-pediatric-liquid-medication-instructions
December 21, 2017 - Concerningly, in this study nearly 1 in 5 patients who had adequate health literacy could not correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/differences-medication-knowledge-and-risk-errors-between-graduating-nursing-students-and
December 29, 2014 - groups had serious deficiencies, particularly in their ability to perform drug dose calculations correctly
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/novel-process-audit-standardized-perioperative-handoff-protocols
June 27, 2018 - The authors discuss how to audit handoff activities to ensure the tool is being used correctly.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/liquid-medication-dosing-errors-hispanic-parents-role-health-literacy-and-english-proficiency
December 14, 2016 - Correctly dosing liquid medications for children can be challenging for caregivers with limited health
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/lack-patient-knowledge-regarding-hospital-medications
September 20, 2006 - of their medications, with patients overall being able to name fewer than half of their medications correctly