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  1. Preparing for Health Reform: The Federal Government and the Nursing Workforce | PSNet

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    September 01, 2012 - systems in which reimbursement is going to be tied to reduction of never events, hospital-acquired infections

  2. Diagnostic Errors | PSNet

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    December 01, 2013 - with other safety topics such as medication errors, surgical complications, and health care–associated infections

  3. In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD | PSNet

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    September 01, 2012 - systems in which reimbursement is going to be tied to reduction of never events, hospital-acquired infections

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865540/psn-pdf
    April 11, 2024 - Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration April 11, 2024 Singh A, Huang C. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration. PSNet [internet]. 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration The Case An 82-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for …

  5. Hidden Heparins: HIT Happens | PSNet

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    March 27, 2024 - Leukocytosis does not complicate HIT per se , but inflammation or infection from ischemia could lead

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49849/psn-pdf
    January 01, 2019 - For some potential medical etiologies (e.g., delirium, seizure, cerebral vascular event, severe infection

  7. A Stable Airway? Fatal Airway Occlusion After Inadequate Post-Tracheostomy Care | PSNet

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    June 28, 2023 - cannula maintains the patency of the stoma, and the inner cannula is more frequently changed to avoid infection

  8. Dying in the Hospital With Advanced Dementia | PSNet

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    November 01, 2016 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

  9. Medication Handling and Compounding Errors in the Operating Room. | PSNet

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    May 16, 2022 - an unintended final concentration and inappropriate aseptic technique putting patients at risk for infection

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2013 - resonance imaging (MRI) of the head revealed parietal and frontal masses concerning for malignancy or infection

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 31, 2022 - patient was given intravenous fluids with electrolytes and started on antibiotics for a presumed urinary infection

  12. Spotlight (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - patient was given intravenous fluids with electrolytes and started on antibiotics for a presumed urinary infection

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 09, 2023 - an unintended final concentration and inappropriate aseptic technique putting patients at risk for infection

  14. Misconnection Leading to Arterial Thrombosis | PSNet

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    January 29, 2021 - Computed tomography (CT) of the chest was negative for pulmonary embolism but suggested infection.

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866261/psn-pdf
    July 10, 2024 - The fasciotomy procedure also has its own complications, such as bleeding and infection, and skin grafts

  16. Fecal Contamination of the Peritoneum from Laparoscopic Trocar Injury: A Routine Operation Goes Wrong. | PSNet

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    March 03, 2021 - Retained negative pressure wound therapy foams as a cause of infection persistence.

  17. What Happened on Telemetry? | PSNet

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    January 18, 2012 - She had a mild leukocytosis, evidence of mild acute kidney injury, and a urinalysis positive for infection

  18. In Conversation With… Gordon Schiff, MD | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - of follow-up tests if these are positive to work up a patient for hemochromatosis or C. difficile infection

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33861/psn-pdf
    July 01, 2018 - of follow-up tests if these are positive to work up a patient for hemochromatosis or C. difficile infection

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33726/psn-pdf
    March 01, 2012 - surgeon thinks that it's acceptable to do two surgeries at one time (notwithstanding the increased infection
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