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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39722/psn-pdf
July 28, 2010 - Through and beyond anaesthesia awareness.
July 28, 2010
Aaen A-M, Møller K. Through and beyond anaesthesia awareness. BMJ. 2010;341:c3669.
doi:10.1136/bmj.c3669.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/through-and-beyond-anaesthesia-awareness
This commentary reveals one patient’s experience with anesthesia awareness and desc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39219/psn-pdf
January 13, 2010 - No simple fix for fixation errors: cognitive processes and
their clinical applications.
January 13, 2010
Fioratou E, Flin R, Glavin R. No simple fix for fixation errors: cognitive processes and their clinical
applications. Anaesthesia. 2009;65(1). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.05994.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39005/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - One system's journey in creating a disclosure and
apology program.
January 3, 2017
Peto RR, Tenerowicz LM, Benjamin EM, et al. One system's journey in creating a disclosure and apology
program. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35(10):487-96.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/one-systems-journey-creating-disclosure-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36826/psn-pdf
December 31, 2014 - Staying safe: simple tools for safe surgery.
December 31, 2014
Karl RC. Staying safe: simple tools for safe surgery. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2007;92(4):16-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/staying-safe-simple-tools-safe-surgery
The author uses examples from his experience as a pilot to discuss aviation safety strategies,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42983/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Medication reconciliation: getting started with IT.
June 27, 2018
Lefeber J
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-getting-started-it
This article reveals the experience of a critical access hospital that used medication reconciliation to
expand electronic health record adoption efforts. The author…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42295/psn-pdf
May 29, 2013 - Medication reconciliation meets its MATCH.
May 29, 2013
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Research Activities. May 2013:1, 3-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-reconciliation-meets-its-match
This newsletter article describes the development of the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38864/psn-pdf
July 08, 2013 - Addressing the quality and safety gap—parts I-III.
July 8, 2013
Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; November 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-quality-and-safety-gap-parts-i-iii
Part I of this three-part series examines the quality improvement experience of four health care
organizations and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37070/psn-pdf
April 21, 2011 - Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El
Salvador: putting patients at risk.
April 21, 2011
Taylor KRF. Excessive work hours of physicians in training in El Salvador: putting patients at risk. PLoS
Med. 2007;4(7):e205.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/excessive-work-hours-physicians-training-el-salvador-pu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60754/psn-pdf
August 05, 2020 - COVID blindness.
August 5, 2020
Brown L. COVID blindness. Diagnosis (Berl). 2020;7(2):83-84. doi:10.1515/dx-2020-0042.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-blindness
This editorial describes one clinician’s experience treating a patient during the early stages of the COVID-
19 pandemic, and the impacts of “COVID bli…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35062/psn-pdf
June 22, 2009 - Blurring the boundaries: scenario-based simulation in a
clinical setting.
June 22, 2009
Kneebone RL, Kidd J, Nestel D, et al. Blurring the boundaries: scenario-based simulation in a clinical
setting. Med Educ. 2005;39(6). doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02110.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/blurring-boundaries-scen…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42186/psn-pdf
April 24, 2013 - High reliability: truly achieving healthcare quality and
safety.
April 24, 2013
Kaplan GS. Pursuing the perfect patient experience. Front Health Serv Manage. 2013;29(3):16-27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-reliability-truly-achieving-healthcare-quality-and-safety
This commentary discusses how high reliability …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46769/psn-pdf
November 07, 2018 - The Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.
November 7, 2018
Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality; KIPSQ.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/kentucky-institute-patient-safety-and-quality
The Kentucky Institute for Patient Safety and Quality offers the support of a patient safety organization and
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38348/psn-pdf
December 30, 2014 - Implementing a bar-code medication administration
system.
December 30, 2014
Weber RJ. Implementing a Bar-Code Medication Administration System. Hosp Pharm. 2010;43(12):1016-
1022. doi:10.1310/hpj4312-1016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-bar-code-medication-administration-system
This commentary discusse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39725/psn-pdf
August 11, 2010 - The Invisible Gorilla: and Other Ways Our Intuitions
Deceive Us.
August 11, 2010
Chabris C, Simons D. New York, NY: Crown Publishing Group; 2010. ISBN: 0307459659.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/invisible-gorilla-and-other-ways-our-intuitions-deceive-us
This book explores inattentional blindness, as demonstrated in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34716/psn-pdf
February 18, 2011 - Facing our mistakes.
February 18, 2011
Hilfiker D. Facing our mistakes. N Engl J Med. 1984;310(2):118-22.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/facing-our-mistakes
In this piece, Dr. Hilfiker shares his personal experience with medical error. He describes the emotional toll
of these mistakes and the difficulty processing t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35214/psn-pdf
June 24, 2009 - Using clinical simulation to teach patient safety in an
acute/critical care nursing course.
June 24, 2009
Henneman EA, Cunningham H. Using clinical simulation to teach patient safety in an acute/critical care
nursing course. Nurse Educ. 2005;30(4):172-177.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-clinical-simulation-tea…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37213/psn-pdf
October 13, 2011 - Human patient simulation: teaching students to provide
safe care.
October 13, 2011
Henneman EA, Cunningham H, Roche JP, et al. Human patient simulation: teaching students to provide
safe care. Nurse Educ. 2007;32(5):212-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-patient-simulation-teaching-students-provide-safe-care
T…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49418/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs
October 1, 2003
Wigton RS. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/charcoal-lavage-lungs
The Case
A 47-year-old man presented to an emergency department (ED) with altered mental status, and was
believed to have a probable overdose. He receiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33587/psn-pdf
June 15, 2024 - Missed Nursing Care
June 15, 2024
Missed Nursing Care. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/missed-nursing-care
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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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34985/psn-pdf
July 14, 2010 - The role of automation in complex system failures.
July 14, 2010
Perry SJ, Wears RL, Cook RI. The role of automation in complex system failures. J Patient Saf.
2005;1(1):56-61.
https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2005/03000/The_Role_of_Automation_in_Complex_System_Failures.10.aspx.
https://psnet…