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761. Interpreting the Patient Safety Literature | PSNet
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     June 01, 2005 - For instance, a study of an intervention to improve compliance with hand washing provided annual compliance … data for several years before and after implementation of the hand hygiene campaign. … report surrogate outcomes (e.g., error rates, changes in safety culture) or process measures, such as hand-washing … For instance, interventions to reduce work hours of physician trainees might result in more frequent hand-offs … Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene.

762. Febrile Neutropenia and an Almost Fatal Medication Error | PSNet
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     February 01, 2012 - are instructed to take certain precautions if they develop neutropenia, such as maintaining adequate hand … hygiene and avoiding sick contacts, raw or uncooked meat, fruits or vegetables, unpasteurized beverages … Hospitals Physicians Information Professionals Medical Oncology Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off

763. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2013 - procedure, develop muscle memory for the key technical steps, and demonstrate proper safety practices (hand … hygiene, wide sterile barriers, and sharps safety). … adjunctive training option because it enables the trainee to learn procedures incrementally, with hands-on … support during the more challenging stages of the procedure, and progressive hands-off supervision

764. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2018 - are instructed to take certain precautions if they develop neutropenia, such as maintaining adequate hand … hygiene and avoiding sick contacts, raw or uncooked meat, fruits or vegetables, unpasteurized beverages

765. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     September 28, 2022 - prevention strategies, which include maximizing sterile barriers during insertion, adhering to good hand … hygiene practices, and changing sterile dressings every two days for gauze dressings and at least every … and the importance of keeping the dressing clean and dry;22 and reinforcing the importance of good hand … hygiene before touching the line and preventing it from getting wet in the shower. … This type of hands- on, guided learning promotes confidence and enhances the patient’s ability to correctly

766. Be Picky about your PICCs—Fragmented Care and Poor Communication at Discharge Leads to a PICC without a Plan. | PSNet
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     July 19, 2023 - prevention strategies, which include maximizing sterile barriers during insertion, adhering to good hand … hygiene practices, and changing sterile dressings every two days for gauze dressings and at least every … and the importance of keeping the dressing clean and dry; 22 and reinforcing the importance of good hand … hygiene before touching the line and preventing it from getting wet in the shower. … This type of hands-on, guided learning promotes confidence and enhances the patient’s ability to correctly

767. In Conversation With… Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH | PSNet
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     April 26, 2023 - blameworthy acts, either patterns of errors or patterns of behavior, such as the serial violators of hand … hygiene protocols. … The goal was to try to solve some of these intractable quality and safety problems—hand hygiene noncompliance … opportunities to improve and bringing resources to bear on the smallest problems before they get out of hand

768. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 01, 2017 - model—one in which the onus is on patients to report adverse events like medication errors or lapses in hand … hygiene—remains the most common.

769. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2012 - Systematic review of studies on compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care. … What is the optimum location of alcohol-based hand cleanser?

770. CVC Placement: Speak Now or Do Not Use the Line | PSNet
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     November 01, 2003 - procedure, develop muscle memory for the key technical steps, and demonstrate proper safety practices (hand … hygiene, wide sterile barriers, and sharps safety). … excellent adjunctive training option because it enables the trainee to learn procedures incrementally, with hands-on … support during the more challenging stages of the procedure, and progressive hands-off supervision as

771. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2014 - Semmelweiss showed that providers could protect mothers from death during childbirth by washing their hands … Processes and Protocols Hospital policies related to infection prevention Compliance monitoring (e.g., hand … hygiene, separation of clean and dirty, adherence to precautions) Proper application of precautions

772. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     December 15, 2024 - On the other hand, they may be more susceptible when tasks are rote or rely primarily on vigilance ( … management plan including strategic use of caffeine and planned naps; educating personnel about sleep hygiene

773. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     January 29, 2020 - to improve patient safety in a range of areas such as wrong-site surgery, medication errors, poor hand … hygiene, unrecognized clinical deterioration, serious safety events, and near misses.2,3 Huddles increase

774. The Physical Environment: An Often Unconsidered Patient Safety Tool | PSNet
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     November 21, 2018 - Systematic review of studies on compliance with hand hygiene guidelines in hospital care. … What is the optimum location of alcohol-based hand cleanser?

775. Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, and Patient Safety | PSNet
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     September 15, 2024 - On the other hand, they may be more susceptible when tasks are rote or rely primarily on vigilance (such … management plan including strategic use of caffeine and planned naps; educating personnel about sleep hygiene

776. Patient Engagement in Safety | PSNet
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     January 01, 2018 - model—one in which the onus is on patients to report adverse events like medication errors or lapses in hand … hygiene—remains the most common.

777. In Conversation with...Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD | PSNet
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     October 01, 2010 - On the other hand, if a task has automatized subtasks that do not give such evidence of their completion … If both hands are used in the task, the checklist cannot require the use of hands, or the steps need … Consideration of physical demands is extremely important—for example, if hand hygiene is necessary, a … health care worker cannot be prompted to touch the checklist, wash hands, and re-contaminate his or … her hands as he or she records the action on the checklist.

778. What Makes a Good Checklist | PSNet
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     October 01, 2010 - On the other hand, if a task has automatized subtasks that do not give such evidence of their completion … If both hands are used in the task, the checklist cannot require the use of hands, or the steps need … Consideration of physical demands is extremely important—for example, if hand hygiene is necessary, a … health care worker cannot be prompted to touch the checklist, wash hands, and re-contaminate his or … her hands as he or she records the action on the checklist.

779. In Conversation with...Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH | PSNet
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     April 01, 2009 - RW: On one hand, there is tremendous pressure to fix the problems of medical errors and poor quality … The other is routine safety processes, such as hand hygiene, communication, and medication reconciliation … On the other hand, I do not view IT in health care as a panacea. … solutions are sensible, such as "sign-your-site" rules for surgery, requiring hospital staff to wash hands … The right-hand tail would represent care delivered at a higher-than-required quality level.

780. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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     April 28, 2021 - to be vigilant about wearing a mask, to stay in one room of the house if possible, and to focus on hand … hygiene and surface cleaning. … suspected or confirmed COVID-19 to initiate or continue breastfeeding, if desired, with mask use and hand … hygiene.