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

    psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-prevent-missed-nursing-care-international-qualitative-study-based-upon-positive
    May 18, 2022 - July 29, 2020 Nurses' harm prevention practices during admission of an older person to

  2. 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…

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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…

  6. 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 …

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Teamwork- Part 1: Divided We Fall; Part 2: Cursed By Knowledge: Building a Culture of Psychological Safety; and Part 3: The Not-My-Problem Problem. | PSNet

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    August 02, 2015 - Commentary Emerging Classic Teamwork- Part 1: Divided We Fall … Divided We Fall. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(7):684-688. doi:10.1056/NEJMms1813427. … Divided We Fall. N Engl J Med. 2019;380(7):684-688. doi:10.1056/NEJMms1813427.

  10. Implementation of participatory organizational change in long term care to improve safety. | PSNet

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    February 01, 2012 - Study Implementation of participatory organizational change in long term care to improve safety. Citation Text: Van Eerd D, D'Elia T, Ferron EM, et al. Implementation of participatory organizational change in long term care to improve safety. J Safety Res. 2021;78:9-18. doi:10.1016/j.jsr…

  11. 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. | PSNet

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    September 15, 2021 - Study 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. Citation Text: Damery S, Flanagan S, Jones J, et al. The effect of providing staff tr…

  12. Catching those who fall through the cracks: integrating a follow-up process for emergency department patients with incidental radiologic findings. | PSNet

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    September 09, 2020 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS Catching those who fall through the cracks: integrating a follow-up process … Citation Text: Catching those who fall through the cracks: integrating a follow-up process for emergency … URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Catching those who fall

  13. AHRQ QI List of Indicators (pdf file)

    qualityindicators.ahrq.gov/Downloads/Modules/V2023/AHRQ_QI_Indicators_List.pdf
    October 01, 2023 - AHRQ QI List of Indicators Prevention Quality Indicators (PQls) … Admission Rate • PQI 16 - Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients with Diabetes Rate • PQI 90- Prevention … Quality Overall Composite • PQI 91- Prevention Quality Acute Composite • PQI 92- Prevention Quality … Chronic Composite • PQI 93- Prevention Quality Diabetes Composite Area-Level Indicators (e.g., County … Rate • PSI 07 - Central Venous Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection Rate • PSI 08 - In-Hospital Fall-Associated

  14. Rural Populations | Digital Healthcare Research

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    January 01, 2025 - HS028880 Principal Investigator(s) Toscos, Tammy R Management of fall … Management of fall risk among older adults in diverse primary care settings. … Project Name Shareable, Interoperable Clinical Decision Support for Older Adults: Advancing Fall … Assessment and Prevention Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Findings into Diverse Primary Care Practices

  15. 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

  16. Exercise Handouts w/ Drawings (pdf file)

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    July 18, 2023 - Daily Fall Prevention Exercises - Chair Exercises Front Knee (do this 5 to 10 times per leg) Thigh

  17. 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

  18. 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

  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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