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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49679/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
March 1, 2013
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unfamiliar-catheter
The Case
A 28-year-old woman, 20 months post–bilateral lung transplant, presented to the emergency department
with sudden onset of severe shortness of breath…
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October 27, 2021 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
October 27, 2021
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy
Background
Polypharmacy is defined as the act of taking five or more medications on a regular basis…
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April 26, 2023 - Right documentation
7. Right action
8. Right form (or formulation)
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September 15, 2024 - Teamwork Training
September 15, 2024
Teamwork Training. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/teamwork-training
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice in the patient safety field. Last reviewed …
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March 15, 2025 - Clinical Decision Support Systems
March 15, 2025
Clinical Decision Support Systems. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/clinical-decision-support-systems
PSNet primers are regularly reviewed and updated by the UC Davis PSNet Editorial Team to ensure that
they reflect current research and practice…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867206/psn-pdf
December 18, 2024 - Neurological Red Flags: A Missed Stroke after
Intermittent Episodes of Dizziness and Headache
December 18, 2024
Edlow J. Neurological Red Flags: A Missed Stroke after Intermittent Episodes of Dizziness and Headache.
PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/neurological-red-flags-missed-stroke-after-in…
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November 01, 2006 - The Unfamiliar Catheter
Citation Text:
Swayze SC, James A. The Unfamiliar Catheter. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2013.
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July 08, 2022 - Medication Safety Events Related to Diagnostic Imaging
July 8, 2022
Sanchez L, Porras H, Lammers C. Medication Safety Events Related to Diagnostic Imaging. PSNet
[internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-safety-events-related-diagnostic-imaging
The Cases
Case #1: A 42-year-old woman admitted with…
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October 31, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical
Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
October 31, 2023
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an
Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33736/psn-pdf
September 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD
September 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-needleman-phd
Editor's note: Jack Needleman, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management
at UCLA School of P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49639/psn-pdf
November 01, 2011 - Near Miss with Bedside Medications
November 1, 2011
Wu AW. Near Miss with Bedside Medications. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/near-miss-bedside-medications
Case Objectives
Understanding the definition of near miss—also known as close call.
Appreciate the importance of close calls in reducin…
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September 30, 2011 - Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care
Citation Text:
Kost GJ, Ehrmeyer SS. Safeguarding Diagnostic Testing at the Point of Care. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2017.
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April 01, 2009 - EMR Entry Error: Not So Benign
April 1, 2009
Koppel R. EMR Entry Error: Not So Benign. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emr-entry-error-not-so-benign
The Case
A 47-year-old man with advanced AIDS was admitted to an academic medical center with a chief complaint
of shortness of breath. He was …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49678/psn-pdf
March 01, 2013 - A Weighty Mistake
March 1, 2013
Bokser SJ. A Weighty Mistake. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighty-mistake
Case Objectives
Understand factors associated with weight-based dosing medication errors in pediatric populations.
Describe how adoption of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) s…
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March 15, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
Citation Text:
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33702/psn-pdf
November 01, 2010 - In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
November 1, 2010
In Conversation with..Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpatrick-s-romano-md-mph
Editor's note: Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH, is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the Universit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49819/psn-pdf
February 01, 2018 - Signout Fallout
February 1, 2018
Starmer AJ, Landrigan CP. Signout Fallout. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/signout-fallout
Case Objectives
Understand the role of communication failures in medical errors and preventable adverse events.
Review the evidence in support of handoff improvement pr…
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August 21, 2005 - Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.
Citation Text:
Hedayati N, White RO. Mechanical Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis with Thromboembolism.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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December 15, 2024 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy
Citation Text:
Takhar S, Nelson N. Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2021.
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January 01, 2020 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Interdisciplinary teamwork
Curated Library
Foundations
Medical teamwork and the evolution of safety science: a critical review.
Neuhaus C, Lutnæs DE, Bergström J. Cogn Technol Work. 2020;22:13-27.
In this narrative review, the authors contr…