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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47025/psn-pdf
April 11, 2018 - Chemotherapy medication errors.
April 11, 2018
Weingart SN, Zhang L, Sweeney M, et al. Chemotherapy medication errors. Lancet Oncol.
2018;19(4):e191-e199. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30094-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/chemotherapy-medication-errors
Chemotherapy errors can result in serious patient harm. This revi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44487/psn-pdf
September 23, 2015 - Patient safety and quality improvement: terminology.
September 23, 2015
Pereira-Argenziano L, Levy FH. Patient Safety and Quality Improvement: Terminology. Pediatr Rev.
2015;36(9):403-11; quiz 412-3. doi:10.1542/pir.36-9-403.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-and-quality-improvement-terminology
To Err Is…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47765/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - Negative behaviours in health care: prevalence and
strategies.
February 20, 2019
Layne DM, Nemeth LS, Mueller M, et al. Negative behaviours in health care: Prevalence and strategies. J
Nurs Manag. 2019;27(1):154-160. doi:10.1111/jonm.12660.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negative-behaviours-health-care-prevalence-an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836870/psn-pdf
April 26, 2022 - A Conversation Among Stakeholders on Medical
Malpractice.
April 6, 2022
Collaborative for Accountability and Improvement. April 26, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/conversation-among-stakeholders-medical-malpractice
Communication and resolution programs (CRP) can improve response to patients and families a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45788/psn-pdf
March 01, 2017 - Latest Results From the "FIRST" Trial.
March 1, 2017
J Am Coll Surg. 2017;224:103-159.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/latest-results-first-trial
The Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) trial examined residency program
response to duty hour rules. This special issue features studies ex…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50826/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Health Informatics, Healthcare Quality and Safety, and
Healthcare Simulation: the New Triad to Advance
Healthcare Operations
January 22, 2020
Feldman SS, Brazil V, Zengul FD, et al, eds. Health Syst (Basingstoke). 2019;8(3):153-227.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/health-informatics-healthcare-quality-and-safety-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41722/psn-pdf
October 17, 2012 - Remaking surgical socialization: work hour restrictions,
rites of passage, and occupational identity.
October 17, 2012
Veazey Brooks J, Bosk CL. Remaking surgical socialization: Work hour restrictions, rites of passage, and
occupational identity. Soc Sci Med. 2012;75(9). doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.007.
https:…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72688/psn-pdf
October 06, 2022 - Request for proposals for clinical quality measures to
improve diagnosis.
October 6, 2022
Palo Alto CA; Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation: February 22, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/request-proposals-clinical-quality-measures-improve-diagnosis
A lack of consensus on measures for the effectiveness and ac…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/764408/psn-pdf
March 02, 2022 - Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate
for reuse.
March 2, 2022
Quick Safety. February 14, 2022;(64):1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-critical-instruments-and-devices-are-appropriate-reuse
Complete, appropriate reprocessing and sterilization of reusable medical instruments and devices …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/849338/psn-pdf
May 24, 2023 - The impact of language barriers on patient care: a
pharmacy perspective.
May 24, 2023
Patel J. PM Healthcare Journal. Spring 2023(4):5-18.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-language-barriers-patient-care-pharmacy-perspective
Language discordance is known to degrade medication safety. The article discusses an exa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35770/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Actions and implementation strategies to reduce suicidal
events in the Veterans Health Administration.
January 2, 2017
Mills PD, Neily J, Luan D, et al. Actions and Implementation Strategies to Reduce Suicidal Events in the
Veterans Health Administration. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42525/psn-pdf
November 20, 2013 - A Promise to Learn—a Commitment to Act: Improving the
Safety of Patients in England.
November 20, 2013
National Advisory Group on the Safety of Patients in England. London, England: Crown Publishing; August
2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/promise-learn-commitment-act-improving-safety-patients-england
An intern…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43818/psn-pdf
January 21, 2015 - A report on 15 years of clinical negligence claims in
rhinology.
January 21, 2015
Geyton T, Odutoye T, Mathew R. A report on 15 years of clinical negligence claims in rhinology. Am J
Rhinol Allergy. 2014;28(6):219-23. doi:10.2500/ajra.2014.28.4118.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-15-years-clinical-negligence-c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42929/psn-pdf
February 05, 2014 - Do no harm: is it time to rethink the Hippocratic Oath?
February 5, 2014
Walton M, Kerridge I. Do no harm: is it time to rethink the Hippocratic Oath? Med Educ. 2014;48(1):17-27.
doi:10.1111/medu.12275.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-no-harm-it-time-rethink-hippocratic-oath
This commentary discusses how health ca…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42236/psn-pdf
May 01, 2013 - Nursing student medication errors: a case study using
root cause analysis.
May 1, 2013
Dolansky MA, Druschel K, Helba M, et al. Nursing student medication errors: a case study using root cause
analysis. J Prof Nurs. 2013;29(2):102-8. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.12.010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-student-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35039/psn-pdf
February 24, 2019 - Managing unnecessary variability in patient demand to
reduce nursing stress and improve patient safety.
February 24, 2019
Litvak E, Buerhaus P, Davidoff F, et al. Managing unnecessary variability in patient demand to reduce
nursing stress and improve patient safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31(6):330-8.
ht…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863766/psn-pdf
March 06, 2024 - Legacy: a Black Physician Reckons with Racism in
Medicine.
March 6, 2024
Blackstock U. New York, NY: Viking; 2024. ISBN: 9780593491287.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/legacy-black-physician-reckons-racism-medicine
The history of systemic racism is emerging to motivate health care equity and safety efforts. This memo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38418/psn-pdf
February 18, 2009 - Using snowball sampling method with nurses to
understand medication administration errors.
February 18, 2009
Sheu S-J, Wei I-L, Chen C-H, et al. Using snowball sampling method with nurses to understand medication
administration errors. J Clin Nurs. 2009;18(4):559-69. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02048.x.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40198/psn-pdf
February 09, 2011 - Measures and measurement of high-performance work
systems in health care settings: propositions for
improvement.
February 9, 2011
Etchegaray J, St John C, Thomas EJ. Measures and measurement of high-performance work systems in
health care settings: Propositions for improvement. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36(1):3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/deny-dismiss-dehumanise-what-happened-when-i-went-hospital
September 09, 2015 - March 18, 2020
Examining causes and prevention strategies of adverse events in deceased