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  1. Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/cauti-ltc/modules/implementation/long-term-modules/module5/engagemt-checklist.docx
    March 01, 2017 - Strategy 2: Communicating to Improve Quality (Tool 3) Long-Term Care Safety Toolkit AHRQ Safety Program for Long-Term Care: HAIs/CAUTI Long-Term Care Safety Modules Resident and Family Engagement Checklist Purpose: To provide leaders and staff a checklist to help plan, implement, and evaluate resident and family en…

  2. Simulation for ward processes of surgical care. | PSNet

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    June 17, 2015 - Commentary Simulation for ward processes of surgical care. Citation Text: Pucher PH, Darzi A, Aggarwal R. Simulation for ward processes of surgical care. Am J Surg. 2013;206(1):96-102. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2012.08.013. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibT…

  3. Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety. | PSNet

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    January 05, 2011 - Commentary Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety. Citation Text: McNamara SA. Instrument readiness: an important link to patient safety. AORN J. 2011;93(1):160-4. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2010.09.027. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX En…

  4. Medication handling: towards a practical, human-centred approach. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - Commentary Medication handling: towards a practical, human-centred approach. Citation Text: Marshall SD, Chrimes N. Medication handling: towards a practical, human-centred approach. Anaesthesia. 2019;74(3):280-284. doi:10.1111/anae.14482. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Sc…

  5. Rapid response systems: should we still question their implementation? | PSNet

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    January 06, 2017 - Commentary Rapid response systems: should we still question their implementation? Citation Text: Winters BD, Pronovost P. Rapid response systems: should we still question their implementation? J Hosp Med. 2013;8(5):278-81. doi:10.1002/jhm.2050. Copy Citation Format: DOI G…

  6. Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage. | PSNet

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    July 20, 2011 - Book/Report Classic Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage. Citation Text: Delivering Quality Health Services: A Global Imperative for Universal Health Coverage. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; July …

  7. Recurrent wrong-route drug error – a professional shame. | PSNet

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    July 22, 2020 - Commentary Recurrent wrong-route drug error – a professional shame. Citation Text: Bell D. Recurrent wrong-route drug error - a professional shame. Anaesthesia. 2007;62(6):541-5. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagge…

  8. Best Practices in Patient Safety: 2nd Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - Book/Report Best Practices in Patient Safety: 2nd Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. Citation Text: Best Practices in Patient Safety: 2nd Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. Federal Ministry of Health and World Health Organization: Bonn, Germany; March 2017. Copy Cit…

  9. To tell the truth, the whole truth, may do patients harm: the problem of the nocebo effect for informed consent. | PSNet

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    October 03, 2018 - Commentary To tell the truth, the whole truth, may do patients harm: the problem of the nocebo effect for informed consent. Citation Text: Wells RE, Kaptchuk TJ. To tell the truth, the whole truth, may do patients harm: the problem of the nocebo effect for informed consent. Am J Bioeth…

  10. Time-out: the professional and organizational ethics of speaking up in the OR. | PSNet

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    November 08, 2017 - Commentary Time-out: the professional and organizational ethics of speaking up in the OR. Citation Text: Berlinger N, Dietz E. Time-out: The Professional and Organizational Ethics of Speaking Up in the OR. AMA J Ethics. 2016;18(9):925-32. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.9.stas1-1609.…

  11. Using standardised patients in an objective structured clinical examination as a patient safety tool. | PSNet

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    April 21, 2010 - Commentary Using standardised patients in an objective structured clinical examination as a patient safety tool. Citation Text: Battles JB, Wilkinson SL, Lee SJ. Using standardised patients in an objective structured clinical examination as a patient safety tool. Qual Saf Health Care. …

  12. Implementation of the SBAR communication technique in a tertiary center. | PSNet

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    March 27, 2019 - Commentary Implementation of the SBAR communication technique in a tertiary center. Citation Text: Woodhall LJ, Vertacnik L, McLaughlin M. Implementation of the SBAR Communication Technique in a Tertiary Center. J Emerg Nurs. 2008;34(4):314-317. doi:10.1016/j.jen.2007.07.007. Copy Ci…

  13. The spectrum of medical errors: when patients sue. | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - Review The spectrum of medical errors: when patients sue. Citation Text: Grant-Kels J, Kels B. The spectrum of medical errors: when patients sue. Int J Gen Med. 2012. doi:10.2147/ijgm.s24257. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML End…

  14. Perioperative medication errors: uncovering risk from behind the drapes. | PSNet

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    March 27, 2018 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Perioperative medication errors: uncovering risk from behind the drapes. Citation Text: Perioperative medication errors: uncovering risk from behind the drapes. Cierniak KH, Gaunt MJ, Grissinger M. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2018;15(4):1-17. Copy Citation …

  15. Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes. | PSNet

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    March 15, 2022 - Newspaper/Magazine Article Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes. Citation Text: Do not let "Depo-" medications be a depot for mistakes. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 24, 2016;21:1-4. Copy Citation Save Save to your libra…

  16. The evolving story of overlapping surgery. | PSNet

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    April 19, 2016 - Commentary The evolving story of overlapping surgery. Citation Text: Mello MM, Livingston EH. The Evolving Story of Overlapping Surgery. JAMA. 2017;318(3):233-234. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8061. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XM…

  17. Taking aim at infusion confusion. | PSNet

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    June 06, 2018 - Commentary Taking aim at infusion confusion. Citation Text: Burdeu G, Crawford R, Van de Vreede M, et al. Taking aim at infusion confusion. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21(2):151-159. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged P…

  18. Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care. | PSNet

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    January 08, 2014 - Book/Report Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care. Citation Text: Artificial Intelligence in Health Care: Benefits and Challenges of Technologies to Augment Patient Care. Washington DC; United States Government Accountabil…

  19. Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes? | PSNet

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    June 22, 2022 - Commentary Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes? Citation Text: Shojania KG. Deaths due to medical error: jumbo jets or just small propeller planes? BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21(9). doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001368. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google S…

  20. Understanding the role of non-technical skills in patient safety. | PSNet

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    August 28, 2024 - Commentary Understanding the role of non-technical skills in patient safety. Citation Text: White N. Understanding the role of non-technical skills in patient safety. Nurs Stand. 2012;26(26):43-8. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar PubMed BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7…
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