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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47878/psn-pdf
    June 05, 2019 - Nursing practice with hospitalised older people: safety and harm. June 5, 2019 Dahlke SA, Hunter KF, Negrin K. Nursing practice with hospitalised older people: Safety and harm. Int J Older People Nurs. 2019;14(1):e12220. doi:10.1111/opn.12220. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-practice-hospitalised-older-people…

  2. Hurried Team Huddle and Poor Communication: Unsafe Practice During Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery | PSNet

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    September 27, 2023 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Published June 2022. … Pharmacists During the COVID-19 Pandemic June 29, 2020 Assessment of a wearable fall … prevention system at a Veterans Health Administration hospital. … Cost of inpatient falls and cost-benefit analysis of implementation of an evidence-based fall … prevention program.

  3. Appendix L. Intensive Care Unit Infographic Poster | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    October 01, 2015 - Infographic Poster on CAUTI Prevention Appendix L. … "CAUTI prevention isn't my responsibility." … CAUTI prevention is also tied to the “bottom line” with potential financial implications associated with

  4. The costs associated with adverse drug events among older adults in the ambulatory setting. | PSNet

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    May 20, 2020 - medication review followed by face-to-face feedback to prescribers on adverse drug events recognition and prevention

  5. Strategies to prevent missed nursing care: an international qualitative study based upon a positive deviance approach. | PSNet

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    May 18, 2022 - July 29, 2020 Nurses' harm prevention practices during admission of an older person to

  6. Improving Safety Using Teamwork and Patient Safety Norms (pdf file)

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    August 01, 2025 - ► Expectation that every hospital-acquired infection was reviewed using LFD ► LFD used for post-fall … in ICUs and non-ICUs https://www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/index.html 46 https: … //www.ahrq.gov/hai/tools/mrsa-prevention/toolkit/index.html In Progress: AHRQ Safety Program for Telemedicine … index.html https://www.ahrq.gov/antibiotic-use/index.html Now Enrolling: AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention … Safety Program for Telemedicine: Improving Antibiotic Use Now Enrolling: AHRQ Safety Program for HAI Prevention

  7. Your company's secret change agents. | PSNet

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    June 09, 2021 - April 24, 2018 Defining the critical role of nurses in diagnostic error prevention: a … December 19, 2007 Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative

  8. The problems of detecting medication errors in hospitals. | PSNet

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    February 01, 2012 - Study Classic The problems of detecting medication errors in hospitals. Citation Text: Barker KN, McConnell WE. The Problems of Detecting Medication Errors in Hospitals. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 1962;19(8):360-369. doi:10.1093/ajhp/19.8.360. Copy Citation …

  9. Enabling a learning healthcare system with automated computer protocols that produce replicable and personalized clinician actions. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - October 19, 2022 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall … April 15, 2020 Selected medication safety risks that can easily fall off the radar screen—part

  10. Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals. | PSNet

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    November 04, 2009 - Study Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals. Citation Text: Lucero RJ, Lake ET, Aiken LH. Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19(15-16):2185-95. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03250.x. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google S…

  11. The disclosure dilemma—large-scale adverse events. | PSNet

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    January 22, 2017 - January 15, 2025 A randomized trial of a multifactorial strategy to prevent serious fall

  12. What happens when healthcare innovations collide? | PSNet

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    December 06, 2017 - Commentary What happens when healthcare innovations collide? Citation Text: Pendharkar SR, Woiceshyn J, da Silveira GJC, et al. What happens when healthcare innovations collide? BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(1):9-13. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004441. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google S…

  13. Using name overlap analysis to understand medication name search safety. | PSNet

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    August 31, 2022 - September 16, 2015 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions

  14. Good Practice Guides on Medication Errors: Part 1 and Part 2. | PSNet

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    August 03, 2016 - Medication Errors: New Eu Good Practice Guide On Risk Minimisation And Error Prevention. … Medication Errors: New Eu Good Practice Guide On Risk Minimisation And Error Prevention. … June 27, 2018 Prevention Is Better Than Cure: Learning From Adverse Events in Healthcare

  15. Exercise Handouts w/ Drawings (pdf file)

    cds.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/cds/artifact/127731/FallPreventionChairExercises.pdf
    July 18, 2023 - Daily Fall Prevention Exercises - Chair Exercises Front Knee (do this 5 to 10 times per leg) Thigh

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 08, 2024 - improvement following the nurse manager visit was improved access into the home and a reduction in trip and fall … registered-nurses-efforts-ensure-safety-home-dwelling-older-patients https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/challenge-risk-prevention-home-healthcare-interview-study-nurses-municipal-care

  17. Comparative Effectiveness Review No. 241_Physical Activity and the Health of Wheelchair Users: A Systematic Review in Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, and Spinal Cord Injury (pdf file)

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    October 01, 2021 - activity to be associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall … Key Question 1: Prevention of Cardiovascular Conditions, Diabetes, and Obesity No included study … (n=168) or study excluded at the full-text level provided evidence on the prevention of cardiovascular … (balance improvement) Insufficient Insufficient Postural Control Balance Exercises Low (fall … activity was associated with improvements in walking ability, general function, balance (including fall

  18. Combined SNA and LDA methods to understand adverse medical events | PSNet

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    November 15, 2023 - Innovations Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family Engagement to Create Customized Prevention … June 24, 2020 The impact of post-fall huddles on repeat fall rates and perceptions of

  19. A partially structured postoperative handoff protocol improves communication in 2 mixed surgical intensive care units: findings from the Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care (HATRICC) prospective cohort study. | PSNet

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    November 19, 2018 - Citation Text: Lane-Fall MB, Pascual JL, Peifer HG, et al. … Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL February 6, 2019 Lane-Fall … Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Lane-Fall … December 23, 2020 Patient safety implications of wearing a face mask for prevention in

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2011 - Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What have we learned about assessment of fall risk? Ann L. … RW: What does the best fall assessment program look like? … But whenever the patient's condition changes, they should be reassessed for fall risk. … Let's shift a little bit to other proposed prevention strategies, particularly in environmental ones … But they should not receive an injury as a result of a fall.
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