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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-administration-errors-nurses-adherence-guidelines
July 08, 2020 - Study
Medication administration errors by nurses: adherence to guidelines.
Citation Text:
Kim J, Bates DW. Medication administration errors by nurses: adherence to guidelines. J Clin Nurs. 2013;22(3-4):590-8. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04344.x.
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September 18, 2024 - Study
The contribution of sociotechnical factors to health information technology–related sentinel events.
Citation Text:
Castro GM, Buczkowski L, Hafner JM. The Contribution of Sociotechnical Factors to Health Information Technology-Related Sentinel Events. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33859/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - In Conversation With… Richard Hoppmann, MD
June 1, 2018
In Conversation With… Richard Hoppmann, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-hoppmann-md
Editor's note: Dr. Hoppmann is the Dorothea H. Krebs Endowed Chair of Ultrasound Education, Professor
of Medicine, and Dire…
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January 01, 2024 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Value and Patient Safety
Curated Library
Foundations
Safety is the preservation of value.
Vandeskog B. J Safety Res. 2024;89:105-115.
Safety is at the heart of safety science, and yet “safety” lacks a consensus definition among safety
resea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers
January 07, 2022 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers
Citation Text:
Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Servic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49682/psn-pdf
April 01, 2013 - From Possible to Probable to Sure to Wrong—Premature
Closure and Anchoring in a Complicated Case
April 1, 2013
Newman-Toker DE. From Possible to Probable to Sure to Wrong—Premature Closure and Anchoring in a
Complicated Case. PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/possible-probable-sure-wrong-premat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/855058/psn-pdf
October 31, 2023 - I began by looking at the
cost of nurse turnover, and later I examined the relationship between turnover
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/delayed_diagnosis_and_treatment_of_sle.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Lupus_SLIDES - FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Delayed Diagnosis and Treatment of Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus with a Psychiatric Presentation
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2024 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
July 01, 2016 - The Worst Headache
Citation Text:
Edlow JA. The Worst Headache. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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July 08, 2022 - Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death
Citation Text:
Sanchez L, Romano PS. Medication Mix-Up Leads to Patient Death. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2023.
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November 01, 2023 - Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble
Citation Text:
Blitz J. Inadequate Preanesthetic Evaluation, Airway Trouble. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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January 04, 2024 - Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic
Infant.
January 4, 2024
Yuk J, Magana J. Radiology Missed an Intracranial Bleed in a Lethargic Infant. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/radiology-missed-intracranial-bleed-lethargic-infant
The Case
A 2-month-old full-term male infant was b…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49455/psn-pdf
July 01, 2004 - The Worst Headache
July 1, 2004
Edlow JA. The Worst Headache. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/worst-headache
The Case
A 48-year-old woman with a history of migraine headaches and hypertension presented to her outpatient
clinic with a 4-day history of headache. While shopping 4 days earlier, …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841139/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in
fractured teeth and hypoxia during a simple elective
operation.
December 14, 2022
Bohringer C, Godoy L. Open wider: Failure to use an interpreter results in fractured teeth and hypoxia
during a simple elective operation. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ah…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60745/psn-pdf
October 01, 2020 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting
of Medications Used by Anesthesia
July 29, 2020
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications
Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involvi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-03/uterine_artery_injury.pdf
January 01, 2024 - Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery - FINAL.pptx
Spotlight
Uterine Artery Injury during Cesarean Delivery Leads to
Cardiac Arrests and Emergency Hysterectomy
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the March 2024 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the ful…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49584/psn-pdf
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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November 10, 2025 - Investigators examined adverse event reports from patients and families over a 6-year period and found
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/see-patient-first
September 27, 2023 - Auerbach et al. 15 and the TOPS (Triad for Optimal Patient Safety) project team examined how teamwork