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  1. Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals. | PSNet

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    December 29, 2014 - Study Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals. Citation Text: Brand CA, Tropea J, Ibrahim JE, et al. Measurement for improvement: a survey of current practice in Australian public hospitals. Med J Aust. 2008;189(1):35-40. Copy Citation…

  2. Frontline hospital workers and the worker safety/patient safety nexus. | PSNet

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    July 05, 2017 - June 21, 2017 Root cause analysis of reported patient falls in ORs in the Veterans Health … June 30, 2013 Minnesota Hospital Association Statewide Project: SAFE from FALLS.

  3. Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety | PSNet

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    May 31, 2017 - Journal Article Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety Citation Text: Sanders LM. Advancing a More Health-Literate Approach to Patient Safety. J Pediatr. 2019;214:10-11. doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.07.003. Copy Citation Format: DOI Google Scholar PubMed Bi…

  4. Paediatric International Patient Safety and Quality Community. | PSNet

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    September 30, 2015 - July 9, 2019 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls

  5. Labeling morphine milligram equivalents on opioid packaging: a potential patient safety intervention. | PSNet

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    March 06, 2019 - October 7, 2013 Patient falls in the operating room setting: an analysis of reported

  6. Improving patient safety: patient-focused, high-reliability team training. | PSNet

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    January 07, 2011 - Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety): a patient-centered fall prevention

  7. Complexity and safety. | PSNet

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    February 01, 2012 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls … and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

  8. Trend analysis of radiation therapy incidents over seven years. | PSNet

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    December 20, 2023 - Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety): a patient-centered fall prevention

  9. Cost of medication-related problems at a university hospital. | PSNet

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    January 13, 2021 - perspectives of deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults with a history of falls … Occupational therapy utilization in veterans with dementia: a retrospective review of root cause analyses of falls

  10. Should patients have a role in patient safety? A safety engineering view. | PSNet

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    June 10, 2009 - Pilot Testing Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety): a patient-centered fall prevention

  11. Improving medication administration safety in a community hospital setting using Lean methodology. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - July 3, 2013 Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls

  12. Inappropriate surgeries resulting from misdiagnosis of early amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. | PSNet

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    October 31, 2014 - Routine Laminectomy Leads to Fatal Discitis and Sepsis December 18, 2024 Fall prevention

  13. The role of racism as a core patient safety issue. | PSNet

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    March 18, 2020 - January 27, 2021 Special Issue on Falls.

  14. Patient Safety Education Project. | PSNet

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    July 16, 2018 - July 5, 2016 Infection Prevention Compendium For Long-Term Care Facilities. … October 5, 2021 SaferCare Texas February 19, 2019 Fall Prevention

  15. TeamSTEPPS Core Curriculum. | PSNet

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    August 01, 2012 - July 12, 2018 Pressure Injury Prevention in Hospitals Training Program. … October 18, 2017 Fall Prevention in Hospitals Training Program.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2015 - As you drain fluid, the pressure in the abdomen falls exponentially and very rapidly, leading to a rapid

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 21, 2016 - events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line–associated bloodstream infections, falls

  18. Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation | PSNet

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    June 28, 2023 - 16,17 Due to the high incidence of delirium among hospitalized patients, strategies for surveillance, prevention … , and management should be implemented for older adults. 16,17 Delirium prevention and care bundles, … Physical restraints have limited value as they may help to prevent removal of equipment or falls, but … delirium or worsening agitation. 19 Currently, there are no recommended pharmacologic treatments for prevention … isolation of patients, feelings of anxiety and depression, medication errors and missed diagnoses, falls

  19. 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

  20. Table A: Indicator Rates for the HCBS and Full Medicaid Populations (Rates of Admission per 100,000 Persons) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    December 01, 2012 - Composite: ACSC Overall 17,971 7,139 Pressure Ulcer 3,067 1,136 Injurious Falls
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