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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47060/psn-pdf
April 25, 2018 - Patient safety vulnerabilities for children with intellectual
disability in hospital: a systematic review and narrative
synthesis.
April 25, 2018
Mimmo L, Harrison R, Hinchcliff R. Patient safety vulnerabilities for children with intellectual disability in
hospital: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46019/psn-pdf
April 26, 2017 - Certified registered nurse anesthetist perceptions of
factors impacting patient safety.
April 26, 2017
McMullan SP, Thomas-Hawkins C, Shirey MR. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Perceptions of
Factors Impacting Patient Safety. Nurs Adm Q. 2017;41(1):56-69.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/certified-registered-nu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846153/psn-pdf
March 15, 2023 - Surgical fire in the United States: 2000-2020.
March 15, 2023
Grauer JS, Kana LA, Alzouhayli SJ, et al. Surgical fire in the United States: 2000–2020. Surgery.
2022;173(2):357-364. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2022.10.015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/surgical-fire-united-states-2000-2020
Surgical fires, while rare, can res…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39348/psn-pdf
March 10, 2010 - How will it work? A qualitative study of strategic
stakeholders' accounts of a patient safety initiative.
March 10, 2010
Dixon-Woods M, Tarrant C, Willars J, et al. How will it work? A qualitative study of strategic stakeholders'
accounts of a patient safety initiative. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(1):74-8.
doi:1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74204/psn-pdf
January 01, 2022 - Perceptions of nurses who are second victims in a
hospital setting.
December 22, 2021
Draus C, Mianecki TB, Musgrove H, et al. Perceptions of nurses who are second victims in a hospital
setting. J Nurs Care Qual. 2022;37(2):110-116. doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000603.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/perceptions-nurses-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47213/psn-pdf
June 20, 2018 - Are second victims getting the help they need?
June 20, 2018
Headley M. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/are-second-victims-getting-help-they-need
Clinicians can experience emotional stress, guilt, and insecurity after making a mistake. Organizations are
increasingly building p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39064/psn-pdf
October 28, 2009 - Use of failure mode and effects analysis for proactive
identification of communication and handoff failures from
organ procurement to transplantation.
October 28, 2009
Steinberger DM, Douglas S, Kirschbaum MS. Use of failure mode and effects analysis for proactive
identification of communication and handoff failur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44802/psn-pdf
April 01, 2021 - Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
April 1, 2021
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overall-hospital-quality-star-ratings-overview
Hospital rating programs have received significant public attention, but concerns have been raised
regarding their usefulness. This website prov…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60626/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - A nursing home’s 64-day Covid siege: ‘They’re all going
to die’.
June 24, 2020
Barker K. A nursing home’s 64-day Covid siege: ‘They’re all going to die’. New York Times. 2020;June 10.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-homes-64-day-covid-siege-theyre-all-going-die
This feature story describes the COVID-19 experi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38996/psn-pdf
March 04, 2011 - Overcoming barriers to the implementation of a pharmacy
bar code scanning system for medication dispensing: a
case study.
March 4, 2011
Nanji KC, Cina J, Patel N, et al. Overcoming barriers to the implementation of a pharmacy bar code
scanning system for medication dispensing: a case study. J Am Med Inform Assoc. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72850/psn-pdf
March 17, 2021 - Nurse sensemaking for responding to patient and family
safety concerns.
March 17, 2021
Groves PS, Bunch JL, Cannava KE, et al. Nurse sensemaking for responding to patient and family safety
concerns. Nurs Res. 2021;70(2):106-113. doi:10.1097/nnr.0000000000000487.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-sensemaking-respo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837517/psn-pdf
June 22, 2022 - Zero: Eliminating Unnecessary Deaths in a Post-
pandemic NHS.
June 22, 2022
Hunt J. London, UK: Swift Press; 2022. ISBN: ? 9781800751224.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/zero-eliminating-unnecessary-deaths-post-pandemic-nhs
The National Health Service (NHS) has been a leader in patient safety for over 20 years, and y…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48006/psn-pdf
May 15, 2019 - Limits on opioid prescribing leave patients with chronic
pain vulnerable.
May 15, 2019
Rubin R. Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients With Chronic Pain Vulnerable. JAMA.
2019;321(21):2059-2062. doi:10.1001/jama.2019.5188.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/limits-opioid-prescribing-leave-patients-chronic-pain-vuln…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34730/psn-pdf
October 29, 2013 - Medication Errors. 2nd ed.
October 29, 2013
Cohen MR, ed. Washington DC: American Pharmacists Association; 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-2nd-ed
Cohen, executive director of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), combined 25 years of
experience as a leader in medication safety wi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47546/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Why doctors hate their computers.
November 14, 2018
Gawande A. New Yorker. November 12, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-doctors-hate-their-computers
In this magazine article, Atul Gawande describes a range of frustrations physicians experience as
digitization becomes more widespread in health care. He elabo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866255/psn-pdf
July 10, 2024 - Cyberattack led to harrowing lapses at Ascension
hospitals, clinicians say.
July 10, 2024
Pradhan R, Wells K. KFF Health News and Morning Edition, Michigan Public Radio: June 19, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cyberattack-led-harrowing-lapses-ascension-hospitals-clinicians-say
Cybersecurity is increasingly see…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74836/psn-pdf
February 16, 2022 - Outcomes-based nurse staffing during times of crisis and
beyond.
February 16, 2022
Dempsey C, Batten P. Outcomes-based nurse staffing during times of crisis and beyond. J Nurs Adm.
2022;52(2):91-98. doi:10.1097/nna.0000000000001114.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outcomes-based-nurse-staffing-during-times-crisis-and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40101/psn-pdf
January 17, 2012 - Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized
application for pending tests at hospital discharge.
January 17, 2012
Dalal A, Poon EG, Karson A, et al. Lessons learned from implementation of a computerized application for
pending tests at hospital discharge. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(1):16-21. doi:10.1002/jhm.794.
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44918/psn-pdf
April 13, 2016 - National Reporting and Learning System Research and
Development.
April 13, 2016
Mayer E, Flott K, Callahan R, Darzi A. London, UK: NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research
Centre; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-reporting-and-learning-system-research-and-development
Incident reporting has a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45188/psn-pdf
June 01, 2016 - Reporting and second-order problem solving can turn
short-term fixes into long-term remedies.
June 1, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 19, 2016;21:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reporting-and-second-order-problem-solving-can-turn-short-term-fixes-long-
term-remedies
Workarounds are pr…