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March 01, 2014 - responsibility in this case for ensuring that the patient receives SSI and VTE prophylaxis would normally fall … So we fall back to the history: did the patient mention the mass or abdominal pain?
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August 18, 2021 - The effect of providing staff training and enhanced
support to care homes on care processes, safety climate
and avoidable harms: evaluation of a care home quality
improvement programme in England.
August 18, 2021
Damery S, Flanagan S, Jones J, et al. The effect of providing staff training and enhanced support to c…
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February 10, 2015 - Most systems, even simple ones, operating in health care organizations today fall short of this characterization
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December 15, 2024 - improve the safety of opioids have primarily focused on reducing inappropriate opioid
prescribing and fall
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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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March 01, 2007 - The contributory factors in this event fall into the environmental category.
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September 01, 2012 - In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD
September 1, 2012
In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD. PSNet [internet]. 2012.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-jack-needleman-phd
Editor's note: Jack Needleman, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management
at UCLA School of P…
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January 01, 2018 - After the fall, a CT scan revealed a fracture of the cervical spine, which required
spinal fusion surgery
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January 01, 2020 - A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care
April 1, 2014
Betjemann J, Josephson AS. A "Reflexive" Diagnosis in Primary Care. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/reflexive-diagnosis-primary-care
Case Objectives
Appreciate that primary care doctors may be caring for an increasing number of patients wi…
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June 01, 2014 - He noted that the
diphenhydramine made him somewhat drowsy, but not enough to fall asleep.
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May 01, 2005 - In the present case, the patient would fall into Category V (medical
complaint not related to pregnancy
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June 30, 2010 - Negotiating safety when staffing falls short.
June 30, 2010
Zolnierek CD, Steckel CM. Negotiating Safety when Staffing Falls Short. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am.
2010;22(2). doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2010.03.014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/negotiating-safety-when-staffing-falls-short
This commentary describes strategi…
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April 11, 2011 - The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic
review of clinical studies.
April 11, 2011
Healey F, Oliver D, Milne A, et al. The effect of bedrails on falls and injury: a systematic review of clinical
studies. Age Ageing. 2008;37(4):368-78. doi:10.1093/ageing/afn112.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44845/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Is single room hospital accommodation associated with
differences in healthcare-associated infection, falls,
pressure ulcers or medication errors? A natural
experiment with non-equivalent controls.
July 1, 2016
Simon M, Maben J, Murrells T, et al. Is single room hospital accommodation associated with differences i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35808/psn-pdf
June 19, 2007 - 100K Lives falling short.
June 19, 2007
Robeznieks A.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/100k-lives-falling-short
This article reports on the progress of the 100,000 Lives Campaign and what has been learned thus far.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/100k-lives-falling-short
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39129/psn-pdf
November 25, 2009 - How to avoid falling victim to a hospital mistake.
November 25, 2009
Cohen E.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-avoid-falling-victim-hospital-mistake
This news story describes an incident of patient misidentification and offers tips to help patients confirm
their care during a hospitalization.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850348/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - Approaches to improving patient safety in integrated
care: a scoping review.
June 14, 2023
Lalani M, Wytrykowski S, Hogan H. Approaches to improving patient safety in integrated care: a scoping
review. BMJ Open. 2023;13(4):e067441. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067441.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/approaches-improving-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39734/psn-pdf
November 14, 2011 - Man falls off surgical table; St. Joseph's Hospital sued.
November 14, 2011
Smith ML; Wolfe WA.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/man-falls-surgical-table-st-josephs-hospital-sued
This newspaper article reports on a lawsuit regarding a safety incident that led to injury and subsequent
death of a patient.
https://psnet…
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April 06, 2011 - Study
Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings.
Citation Text:
Wagner LM, Capezuti E, Rice JC. Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2009;41(2):184-192. doi:10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01270.x.
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October 26, 2016 - Resident Safety Practices in Nursing Home Settings.
October 26, 2016
Simmons S, Schnelle J, Slagle J, et al. Technical Brief No. 24. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality; May 2016. AHRQ Publication No. 16-EHC022-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-safety-practices-nursing-home-settings
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