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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39175/psn-pdf
December 16, 2009 - Impact of a standard medication chart on prescribing
errors: a before-and-after audit.
December 16, 2009
Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Reid C, et al. Impact of a standard medication chart on prescribing errors: a
before-and-after audit. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(6):478-85. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.025296.
https://psn…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43233/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing
leadership skills exercise.
June 17, 2014
Harrison EM. Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing leadership skills exercise. J Nurs Educ.
2014;53(6):356-361. doi:10.3928/01484834-20140512-01.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-education-nurse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38171/psn-pdf
June 29, 2009 - An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error
in intensive care.
June 29, 2009
Thomas AN, Boxall EM, Laha SK, et al. An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error in
intensive care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(5):360-3. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023242.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/educationa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41161/psn-pdf
February 22, 2012 - An education-service partnership to achieve safety and
quality improvement competencies in nursing.
February 22, 2012
Fater KH, Ready R. An Education-Service Partnership to Achieve Safety and Quality Improvement
Competencies in Nursing. Journal of Nursing Education. 2011;50(12). doi:10.3928/01484834-20110916-
02.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33829/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to
Change It and How It Changes Safety
March 1, 2017
Singer SJ. Our Maturing Understanding of Safety Culture: How to Change It and How It Changes Safety.
PSNet [internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/our-maturing-understanding-safety-culture-how-change…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49867/psn-pdf
July 02, 2019 - Diuretics and Electrolyte Abnormalities
July 2, 2019
Dreischulte T. Diuretics and Electrolyte Abnormalities. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/diuretics-and-electrolyte-abnormalities
Case Objectives
Recognize that thiazide diuretics can lead to serious adverse events.
State how commonly used t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49619/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Paradoxical Pulse
February 1, 2011
Roy CL. Paradoxical Pulse. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/paradoxical-pulse
The Case
An 80-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia underwent successful
pacemaker placement as an outpatient. The patient was restarted on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72737/psn-pdf
February 09, 2021 - Geisinger’s Outpatient Addiction Medicine Specialty
Program Uses Data-Driven Decision Making and MAT to
Reduce Mortality Rates
February 9, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/geisingers-outpatient-addiction-medicine-specialty-program-uses-data-
driven-decision
Summary
The team at Geisinger sought to develop a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-cindy-brach
December 27, 2019 - We worked together on developing a conceptual model of how cultural competence might reduce disparities
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42401/psn-pdf
July 10, 2013 - TeamGAINS: a tool for structured debriefings for
simulation-based team trainings.
July 10, 2013
Kolbe M, Weiss M, Grote G, et al. TeamGAINS: a tool for structured debriefings for simulation-based team
trainings. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22(7):541-53. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000917.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamgains-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44232/psn-pdf
January 29, 2019 - Optimizing medication safety in the home.
January 29, 2019
LeBlanc RG, Choi J. Optimizing medication safety in the home. Home Healthc Now. 2015;33(6):313-319.
doi:10.1097/NHH.0000000000000246.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/optimizing-medication-safety-home
Patients who receive home care services are vulnerable to a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37115/psn-pdf
October 04, 2011 - Evaluation of an anonymous system to report medical
errors in pediatric inpatients.
October 4, 2011
Taylor JA, Brownstein D, Klein EJ, et al. Evaluation of an anonymous system to report medical errors in
pediatric inpatients. J Hosp Med. 2007;2(4):226-33.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluation-anonymous-system-re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41631/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Interruption handling strategies during paediatric
medication administration.
September 24, 2016
Colligan L, Bass EJ. Interruption handling strategies during paediatric medication administration. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2012;21(11):912-7. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000292.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruption-handling-stra…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39807/psn-pdf
December 29, 2014 - Perspectives in quality: designing the WHO Surgical
Safety Checklist.
December 29, 2014
Weiser TG, Haynes AB, Lashoher A, et al. Perspectives in quality: designing the WHO Surgical Safety
Checklist. Int J Qual Health Care. 2010;22(5):365-70. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzq039.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perspectives-qual…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40923/psn-pdf
July 06, 2012 - Decision support for sensible dosing in electronic
prescribing systems.
July 6, 2012
Coleman JJ, Nwulu U, Ferner RE. Decision support for sensible dosing in electronic prescribing systems. J
Clin Pharm Ther. 2012;37(4):415-9. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2710.2011.01310.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/decision-support-sensi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44110/psn-pdf
May 13, 2015 - Simulation in Anaesthesia and Surgery.
May 13, 2015
Hahnenkamp K, Breuer G, eds. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2015;29(1):1-96.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simulation-anaesthesia-and-surgery
In the last decade, simulation has emerged as an educational strategy for teaching clinical skills. Articles in
this sp…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39576/psn-pdf
September 25, 2010 - Taking Care of Myself: A Guide for When I Leave the
Hospital.
September 25, 2010
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; April 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0059.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/taking-care-myself-guide-when-i-leave-hospital
This guide provides patients with information they need t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48131/psn-pdf
August 14, 2019 - Teaching nurses to make clinical judgments that ensure
patient safety.
August 14, 2019
Billings DM. Teaching Nurses to Make Clinical Judgments That Ensure Patient Safety. J Contin Educ Nurs.
2019;50(7):300-302. doi:10.3928/00220124-20190612-04.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teaching-nurses-make-clinical-judgments-e…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37269/psn-pdf
November 30, 2016 - ACOG Committee Opinion #681: disclosure and
discussion of adverse events.
November 30, 2016
Improvement C on PS and Q. Committee Opinion No. 681: Disclosure and Discussion of Adverse Events.
Obstet Gynecol. 2016;128(6):e257-e261.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acog-committee-opinion-681-disclosure-and-discussion-adv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34869/psn-pdf
April 04, 2005 - Assessing patient safety in the United States: challenges
and opportunities.
April 4, 2005
Zhan C, Kelley E, Yang HP, et al. Assessing patient safety in the United States: challenges and
opportunities. Med Care. 2005;43(3 Suppl):I42-I47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/assessing-patient-safety-united-states-challenge…