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August 18, 2021 - Adverse events in emergency department boarding: a
systematic review.
August 18, 2021
Rocha HM, Farre AGM, Santana Filho VJ. Adverse events in emergency department boarding: a
systematic review. J Nurs Scholarsh. 2021;53(4):458-467. doi:10.1111/jnu.12653.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/adverse-events-emergency-depar…
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August 02, 2023 - The things we carry: the scope and impact of second
victim syndrome.
August 2, 2023
Nosanov L, Elseth AJ, Maxwell J, et al. The things we carry: the scope and impact of second victim
syndrome. Am J Surg. 2023;226(5):726-728. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.06.035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/things-we-carry-scope-and-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47855/psn-pdf
June 19, 2019 - Medication Overload: America's Other Drug Problem.
June 19, 2019
Brownlee S; Garber J. Brookline, MA: Lown Institute; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-overload-americas-other-drug-problem
Overprescribing is a common problem that contributes to patient harm. This report examines financial,
clinical, an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838642/psn-pdf
October 19, 2022 - Notes on healing after a missed diagnosis.
October 19, 2022
Fleming EA. Notes on healing after a missed diagnosis. JAMA. 2022;328(13):1297-1298.
doi:10.1001/jama.2022.15724.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/notes-healing-after-missed-diagnosis
Honest apology is known to support healing from medical error for clinician…
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January 21, 2015 - Organizational and social-psychological conditions in
healthcare and their importance for patient and staff
safety. A critical incident study among doctors and
nurses.
January 21, 2015
Eklöf M, Törner M, Pousette A. Organizational and social-psychological conditions in healthcare and their
importance for patient …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72608/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Incidence of Adverse Events in Indian Health Service
Hospitals.
December 23, 2020
Office of the Inspector General: Washington DC; December 2020. OIG report OEI-06-17-00530.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/incidence-adverse-events-indian-health-service-hospitals
Challenges beset safe care delivery for indigenous …
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December 08, 2010 - Epidural pump programming error leading to inadvertent
10-fold dosing error during epidural labor analgesia with
ropivacaine.
December 8, 2010
Thyen AB, McAllister RK, Councilman LM. Epidural Pump Programming Error Leading to Inadvertent 10-
Fold Dosing Error During Epidural Labor Analgesia With Ropivacaine. J Pat…
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April 26, 2023 - The high cost of retained surgical items.
April 26, 2023
Moorehead LD. Outpatient Surgery. April 5, 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-cost-retained-surgical-items
Retained surgical items (RSIs) are considered “never events” but continue to be a source of patient harm.
This article discusses the various facto…
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September 16, 2015 - Unexpected Death of a Patient During Treatment With
Multiple Medications, Tomah VA Medical Center, Tomah,
Wisconsin.
September 16, 2015
Washington, DC: VA Office of Inspector General. August 6, 2015. Report No. 15-02131-471.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unexpected-death-patient-during-treatment-multiple-medication…
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March 06, 2019 - Your attention please... designing effective warnings.
March 6, 2019
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. February 28, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/your-attention-please-designing-effective-warnings
Medication warnings inform providers and patients about risks associated with medication use. As w…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42580/psn-pdf
September 11, 2013 - To disclose or not to disclose radiologic errors: should
"patient-first" supersede radiologist self-interest?
September 11, 2013
Berlin L. To disclose or not to disclose radiologic errors: should "patient-first" supersede radiologist self-
interest? Radiology. 2013;268(1):4-7. doi:10.1148/radiol.13130193.
https://…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44190/psn-pdf
June 03, 2015 - Minimizing medical mistakes: mother's mission to reduce
hospital errors.
June 3, 2015
Takahara D. KDVR. May 19, 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/minimizing-medical-mistakes-mothers-mission-reduce-hospital-errors
Parents of children who experience harm in the course of medical care serve as advocates to drive saf…
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May 27, 2011 - Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-
written and computerised physician order entry in the
intensive care unit.
May 27, 2011
Shulman R, Singer M, Goldstone J, et al. Medication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand-written and
computerised physician order entry in the intensive care unit. Cr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43512/psn-pdf
September 29, 2017 - Interruptions and multi-tasking: moving the research
agenda in new directions.
September 29, 2017
Westbrook JI. Interruptions and multi-tasking: moving the research agenda in new directions. BMJ Qual
Saf. 2014;23(11):877-9. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003372.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/interruptions-and-multi-tasking…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45204/psn-pdf
September 18, 2016 - Alternative perspectives of safety in home delivered
health care: a sequential exploratory mixed method study.
September 18, 2016
Jones S. Alternative perspectives of safety in home delivered health care: a sequential exploratory mixed
method study. J Adv Nurs. 2016;72(10):2536-46. doi:10.1111/jan.13006.
https://p…
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April 13, 2022 - Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities.
April 13, 2022
Wade C, Malhotra AM, McGuire P, et al. Action on patient safety can reduce health inequalities. BMJ.
2022;376:e067090. doi:10.1136/bmj-2021-067090.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/action-patient-safety-can-reduce-health-inequalities
The role of h…
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October 15, 2014 - Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards
family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours: a cross-
sectional factorial survey study.
October 15, 2014
Davis R, Savvopoulou M, Shergill R, et al. Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards family
involvement in safety-relevant behaviou…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43882/psn-pdf
February 18, 2015 - Case Studies in Patient Safety: Foundations for Core
Competencies.
February 18, 2015
Johnson JK, Haskell HW, Barach PR. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning; 2015. ISBN:
9781449681548.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/case-studies-patient-safety-foundations-core-competencies
Patient stories can help illustrate…
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March 15, 2023 - Now is the time to routinely ask patients about safety.
March 15, 2023
Gandhi TK. Now Is the Time to Routinely Ask Patients About Safety. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf.
2023;49(4):235-236. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/now-time-routinely-ask-patients-about-safety
Safety event reporting …
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April 29, 2015 - South Carolina medication error bill is dangerously off
target.
April 29, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. April 9, 2015;20:1,4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/south-carolina-medication-error-bill-dangerously-target
This newsletter article reports on issues related to a legislation, drafted in …