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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49476/psn-pdf
March 02, 2005 - Around the Block
March 1, 2005
Minichiello T. Around the Block. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/around-block
The Case
A 77-year-old woman with multiple medical problems was admitted to the hospital for an elective knee
replacement. The orthopedic surgeon, recognizing the risk of deep vein th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2020-11/final_nov_spotlight_case_premature_closing-snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pdf
January 01, 2020 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Nov_Spotlight Case_Premature Closing-Snycope_11.20.2020-revised.pptx
Spotlight
Premature Closure: Was it Just Syncope?
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the November 2020 AHRQ WebM&M
Spotlight Case
o See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
o CME credit i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33666/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
April 1, 2008
Noskin GA. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/methicillin-resistant-staphylococcus-aureus
Perspective
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has received a great deal of media …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33782/psn-pdf
March 01, 2015 - Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety
Measurement Program?
March 1, 2015
Scott IA. Where Does Risk-Adjusted Mortality Fit Into a Safety Measurement Program? PSNet [internet].
2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/where-does-risk-adjusted-mortality-fit-safety-measurement-program
Perspective
Much…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49823/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure
March 1, 2018
Bacak S, Thornburg L. Shortcuts to Acetaminophen-induced Liver Failure. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/shortcuts-acetaminophen-induced-liver-failure
The Case
An 18-year-old woman, 27 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency dep…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49401/psn-pdf
May 01, 2003 - Suicidal Man With Gun
May 1, 2003
Simon RI. Suicidal Man With Gun. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/suicidal-man-gun
The Case
The patient is a 36-year-old man who came to a psychiatry clinic for outpatient evaluation of severe
depression that had persisted for nearly 2 years. On initial inter…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33816/psn-pdf
October 01, 2016 - In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc
October 1, 2016
In Conversation With… Richard Platt, MD, MSc. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-richard-platt-md-msc
Editor's note: Dr. Platt is Professor and Chair of the Harvard Medical School Department of Population
Medicine. He…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49739/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management
August 21, 2015
Russell MS, Russell MD. Breathe Easy: Safe Tracheostomy Management. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breathe-easy-safe-tracheostomy-management
The Case
A 75-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with sepsis due to multilobar pneumo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/print/pdf/node/74277
January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Annual Perspective
Handoffs and Transitions
Niraj Sehgal, MD, MPH | January 22, 2014
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Citation Text:
Sehgal NL. Handoffs and Transitions. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33853/psn-pdf
March 01, 2018 - But it is
disappointing that in the majority of hospitals there has been no change, and some hospitals … A majority of nurses say that they and other staff feel like their mistakes are held against them
and … RW: The majority of nurses in hospitals are working with and through technology.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/becoming-certified-professional-patient-safety-pharmacists-perspective
June 01, 2016 - process myself, I was pleasantly surprised that the important pieces on content were there, but the majority
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
June 01, 2005 - Given this relatively poor agreement, how does one assign the final outcome for each case—majority rules
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/failure-adhere-dietary-restrictions-leading-complications-and-poor-follow
September 27, 2023 - pregnant women and adolescents. 2 Iron replacement stops the craving for non-nutritive substances in the majority
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/preparing-health-reform-federal-government-and-nursing-workforce
September 01, 2012 - In contrast, the overwhelming majority of nurses work in hospitals, so research about nursing care is
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-facing-technologies-empower-patients-and-improve-safety
November 01, 2017 - WP : Our survey work, interviews, and observations indicate that the vast majority of patients are very
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/there-app-mobile-technology-improves-complication-reporting-and-resident-perception
November 28, 2012 - EMERGING INNOVATIONS
There is an app for that: mobile technology improves complication reporting and resident perception of their role in patient safety
Citation Text:
Johnson CR, Noorzad A, Pujari A, et al. There is an app for that: mobile technology improves complication reporting and resident p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49759/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails)
May 1, 2016
Dykes PC, Vacca V, Leung WY. Falling Through the Crack (in the Bedrails). PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/falling-through-crack-bedrails
Case Objectives
Review the epidemiology of patient falls and associated injuries in the hospital set…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unseen-perils-urinary-catheters
January 31, 2024 - Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters
Citation Text:
Newman DK, Strauss R, Abraham L, et al. Unseen Perils of Urinary Catheters. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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September 08, 2010 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Monitoring Fetal Health
Citation Text:
Scerbo MW, Abuhamad AZ. Monitoring Fetal Health . PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2015.
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