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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moving-pains
August 17, 2017 - Moreover, his role was to be a family member, not a health care provider—always a tricky balance, and … easier than trying to dampen authority gradients or think through the appropriate role of patients' family … members in ensuring safety), but it would be a mistake to omit them from consideration and possible … (s)
Preventing harm in the ICU—building a culture of safety and engaging patients and families … Patient Safety Innovations
Preventing Falls Through Patient and Family
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/untimely-end-despite-end-life-care-planning
February 01, 2012 - In a survey of bereaved family members, 13% observed that the patients received care that was not consistent … This case is a compelling example of the need to engage patients and families with frontline clinicians … Engagement of patients and families and frontline clinicians is necessary to establish a culture of safety … Preventing harm in the ICU—building a culture of safety and engaging patients and families. … Preventing harm in the ICU—building a culture of safety and engaging patients and families
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/prevalence-causes-and-severity-medication-administration-errors-neonatal-intensive-care-unit
January 17, 2024 - October 13, 2018
Resident and family engagement in medication management in aged care … December 8, 2021
A qualitative exploration of the impact of a distressed family member
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/anatomy-incident-disclosure-importance-dialogue
February 20, 2012 - discusses a unique incident disclosure process that involved prolonged dialogue between a patient's family … quotations from the patient's wife, this report reinforces the important role that patients and their families … Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
What do patients and relatives … October 21, 2011
Patients' and family members' views on how clinicians enact and how … November 28, 2016
Patients' and families' perspectives of patient safety at the end of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49777/psn-pdf
December 01, 2016 - Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic
December 1, 2016
Moutier C. … Suicidal Ideation in the Family Medicine Clinic. PSNet [internet]. 2016. … members if there are guns, weapons, dangerous medications, or other potential sources of
lethal harm … Review each patient's history and family history for suicide risk factors
2. … Provide patient and family the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK
b.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/apologies-following-adverse-medical-event-importance-focusing-consumers-needs
June 27, 2011 - July 1, 2019
Patients' and family members' views on how clinicians enact and how they … Related Resources
Disclosing medical errors: prioritising the needs of patients and families … Association of open communication and the emotional and behavioural impact of medical error on patients and families … August 20, 2018
Patients' and family members' views on how clinicians enact and how they … Open disclosure of adverse events to patients and their families.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836939/psn-pdf
April 27, 2022 - of personal protective equipment (PPE), uncertainty about the nature
of the virus, and patient and family … The virtual hospitalists were able to address patient and family communication, write clinical
notes … Members of the virtual team were then available 24 hours a
day to lead for urgent and often changing … goals of care conversations with patients and families. … Lived experiences of
family members of patients with severe COVID-19 who died in intensive care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/uncertain-diagnoses-childrens-hospital-patient-characteristics-and-outcomes
March 17, 2021 - December 23, 2020
Improving communication of diagnostic uncertainty to families of hospitalized … November 3, 2021
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance … October 14, 2020
A qualitative exploration of the impact of a distressed family member
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43817/psn-pdf
November 23, 2016 - -
quality-improvement
Allowing families to activate medical emergency teams (METs) may aid in the early … However, physicians have expressed concerns that families do not understand when an MET
is necessary … and that this responsibility could present an undue stress on family members. … Families most frequently requested METs for concerns regarding clinical deterioration, but less
than … Since families called METs only between one to two times per month, the
program was not felt to pose
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/insensible-losses-when-medical-community-forgets-family
January 17, 2024 - Insensible losses: when the medical community forgets the family. … agenda for better understanding and supporting the emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families … November 28, 2016
The wisdom of patients and families: ignore it at our peril. … of family caregiver self-efficacy. … Members and Caregivers
Medicine
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/stakeholders-safety-patient-reports-unsafe-clinical-behaviors-distinguish-hospital-mortality
November 29, 2023 - Patients and family members provide valuable insights for investigating patient safety events in hospitals … derived from staff surveys and incident reports), and suggests that health systems engage patients and families … November 29, 2023
A case-controlled study of relatives' complaints concerning patients
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47431/psn-pdf
September 26, 2018 - Partnering with pediatric patients and families in high
reliability to identify and reduce preventable … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-pediatric-patients-and-families-high-reliability-identify-and-reduce … This commentary describes how one
hospital built a toolkit to operationalize family members as partners … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-pediatric-patients-and-families-high-reliability-identify-and-reduce-preventable … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-pediatric-patients-and-families-high-reliability-identify-and-reduce-preventable
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/severe-illness-getting-noticed-sooner-signs-kids-developing-illness-recognition-tool-connect
September 23, 2020 - October 14, 2020
A qualitative exploration of the impact of a distressed family member … Reasons for drug administration problems and perceived needs for assistance of patients, family
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/factors-influencing-medication-errors-prehospital-paramedic-environment-mixed-method
August 25, 2021 - March 1, 2023
Factors influencing family member perspectives on safety in the intensive … January 22, 2016
Resident and family engagement in medication management in aged care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-identified-barriers-medication-reconciliation
September 01, 2018 - Family-identified barriers to medication reconciliation. … This study surveyed 100 families and found that they are frequently unable to provide complete medication … November 30, 2016
Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered … November 21, 2016
Strategies for improving family engagement during family-centered rounds … Members and Caregivers
Pediatrics
Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems
Medication Safety
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-health-care-quality-guide-patients-and-families
December 24, 2008 - Toolkit
Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families. … Citation Text:
Improving Health Care Quality: A Guide for Patients and Families. … October 18, 2017
Ways You Can Help Your Family Prevent Medical Errors! … September 21, 2005
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Patients
Family … Members and Caregivers
Health Literacy Improvement
Patient Education
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45945/psn-pdf
April 24, 2018 - Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event
surveillance. … Families as Partners in Hospital Error and Adverse Event Surveillance. … About half the incidents reported by family members were determined to be
safety concerns; fewer than … Family-
reported error rates were similar to error rates drawn from actively eliciting error reports … calculated from hospital incident reports were much lower than those drawn from either clinician
or family
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49489/psn-pdf
September 01, 2005 - In contrast, in the ambulatory setting, such responsibilities do extend to the patient and/or
family … members and therefore require new levels of patient and family education by physicians, nurses, or … member previous medication lists alongside the list
of medications prescribed at discharge and reconcile … Providers should review all new medications with patients
and family members, with specific emphasis … member previous
medication lists alongside the list of medications prescribed at discharge and reconcile
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/matts-story-learning-heartbreak
August 07, 2024 - Medical error affects the lives of patients, families, and members of the care team. … cognitive bias and misdiagnosis contributed to the incident and the impact of the patient's death on his family … agenda for better understanding and supporting the emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families … , 2013
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Hospitals
Physicians
Family … Members and Caregivers
Medicine
Clinical Misdiagnosis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50929/psn-pdf
February 26, 2020 - infusion therapy candidate is one who can self-administer IV medications at home or with
the help of a family … member, friend, or care provider. … Patients and their family members and/or
care provider(s) need to be counseled on the medications prescribed … patients selected for home infusion OPAT must be taught to self-administer or asked to identify a
family … member and/or care provider who can be taught to administer the antimicrobial agent.