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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/esrd/resource/dialysis-fistula.html
April 01, 2014 - Initiating Dialysis With Fistula or Graft: Accessing Medication Port To Administer Medication
This video vignette illustrates proper initiation of dialysis for patients with fistulae or grafts and the way to properly administer medication. It can be shared with staff as a refresher on current practices and guid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37305/psn-pdf
January 02, 2011 - Medication administration in anesthesia: time for a
paradigm shift.
January 2, 2011
Stabile M; Webster CS; Merry AF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-administration-anesthesia-time-paradigm-shift
To reduce anesthesia administration errors, the authors propose changing the organizational culture to
foster a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35165/psn-pdf
June 23, 2009 - Error reporting as a preventive force.
June 23, 2009
Simpson RL. Error reporting as a preventive force. Nurs Manage. 2005;36(6):21-24, 56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-reporting-preventive-force
This author highlights how error reporting can improve patient safety when supported by information
technology, le…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35521/psn-pdf
April 26, 2012 - Patient Safety Papers.
April 26, 2012
Baker RG, ed. Healthc Q. 2005;8 Spec No:1-156.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-papers
This special issue highlights Canadian experiences in several safety-related areas: culture shift in support
of safety, risk identification and reduction, medication safety, chang…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40280/psn-pdf
June 10, 2018 - That’s the way we do things around here!
June 10, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 24, 2011;16:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/thats-way-we-do-things-around-here
This piece discusses the effects of personal behaviors and peer interactions on an organization’s safety
culture.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37281/psn-pdf
December 23, 2011 - Crime in the workplace, part 1.
December 23, 2011
Pastorius D. Crime in the workplace, part 1. Nurs Manage. 2007;38(10):18, 20, 22, 24, 26-27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crime-workplace-part-1
The author discusses the dynamic between blame and accountability within the context of the just culture
paradigm.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38857/psn-pdf
July 31, 2012 - Name and shame.
July 31, 2012
Cassidy J. Name and shame. BMJ. 2009;339:b2693. doi:10.1136/bmj.b2693.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/name-and-shame
This article examines the impact of whistleblowing on the caregivers involved, using the Bristol incident and
other high-profile examples from the United Kingdom.
https:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38230/psn-pdf
August 11, 2010 - The Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Guide.
August 11, 2010
Frankel AS, Grillo S, Pittman MA. Chicago, IL: Health Research and Educational Trust; 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-leadership-walkrounds-guide
This booklet provides information on the implementation of a WalkRounds program as a cul…
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February 26, 2025 - In Conversation with...Brent C. James, MD, MStat
February 1, 2011
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In Conversation with..Brent C. James, MD, MStat. PSNet [internet]. 2011.In Conversation with...Brent C. James, MD, MStat. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Researc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/promising-areas-patient-safety-research
November 02, 2016 - Promising Areas for Patient Safety Research
P. Jeffrey Brady, MD, MPH; William B. Munier, MD, MBA; Irim Azam, MPH | December 1, 2003
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Brady JP, Munier WB, Azam I. Promising Areas for Patient Safety Research. …
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March 01, 2018 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond
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Ring EJ, Hirsch JE. Difficult Encounters: A CMO and CNO Respond. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/910.html
April 01, 2024 - Making Healthcare Safer IV Report Expanded With New Evidence Reviews
Issue Number
910
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
April 23, 2024
AHRQ Stats: Dental Treat-and-Release Emergency Department Visits During the COVID-19 Era
The number of treat…
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www.ahrq.gov/diagnostic-safety/resources/issue-briefs/dxsafety-dx-stewardship5.html
August 01, 2024 - Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Diagnostic Stewardship Interventions To Reduce Diagnostic Error
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Table of Contents
Diagnostic Stewardship as a Model To Improve the Quality and Safety of Diagnosis
Introduction
Background
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/ambulatory-surgery/sections/implementation/implementation-guide/guide-planning.html
May 01, 2017 - Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Planning for Sustainability
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Table of Contents
Creating a Culture of Safety in the Ambulatory Surgery Environment: Implementation Guide
Overview
The Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Pro…
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsletters/e-newsletter/945.html
February 01, 2025 - Better Nurse Staffing Levels Associated With Lower Rates of Cesarean Section
Issue Number
945
AHRQ News Now is a weekly newsletter that highlights agency research and program activities.
February 11, 2025
AHRQ Stats: Rates of Central-Line Associated Bloodstream Infections by Hospital Type The rate of ce…
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care-2/index.html
July 01, 2023 - Toolkits To Reduce Hypertension in Pregnancy and Obstetric Hemorrhage
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care, Phase 2
Following the release of AHRQ’s Toolkit for Improving Perinatal Safety , a second bundle of AHRQ tools is available to improve the safety culture of labor and delivery (L&D) units. The second…
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006Wang_051611comp.pdf
January 01, 2006 - Errors in Paramedic Endotracheal Intubation
Errors in Paramedic
Endotracheal Intubation
Henry E. Wang, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Department of Emergency Medicine
Disclosures
AHRQ Cli…
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/pqmp/measures/acute/chipra-232-tech-specs.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Section 2, Technical Specifications
1
Sepsis
Measure 6: Documentation of Heart Rate during Fluid Resuscitation in Children
with Severe Sepsis or Septic Shock
Description
The proportion of hospitalized children with severe sepsis or septic shock who had documentation of heart
rate at least every…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38666/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Leadership practices to advance patient safety.
June 27, 2018
Crowley JD, Deen JB. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2009;6:18-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/leadership-practices-advance-patient-safety
This article charts one health system's efforts to create a culture of safety through leadership development
i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37111/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Patient Safety: An Old and New Issue.
August 22, 2007
Bagnara S; Tartaglia R, eds. Theor Issues Ergon Sci. 2023;8(5):365-507.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-old-and-new-issue
This special issue contains articles focusing on ergonomic research areas that intersect with patient safety,
such as team mana…