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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37419/psn-pdf
December 19, 2007 - Ensuring medication reconciliation.
December 19, 2007
Georgia K, Kinney K, Pace A, Helton K. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. November / December 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ensuring-medication-reconciliation
The authors describe the team-based process they used to improve medication management at the
admission, t…
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June 23, 2009 - Error reporting as a preventive force.
June 23, 2009
Simpson RL. Error reporting as a preventive force. Nurs Manage. 2005;36(6):21-24, 56.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/error-reporting-preventive-force
This author highlights how error reporting can improve patient safety when supported by information
technology, le…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38646/psn-pdf
June 09, 2009 - Risk, Safety and Reliability Special Issue.
June 9, 2009
Newbold D, Attree M, eds. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17:145-266.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-safety-and-reliability-special-issue
This special issue contains articles exploring patient safety, risk, and reliability from both theoretical and
practical st…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37088/psn-pdf
August 08, 2007 - The art of apology: when and how to seek forgiveness.
August 8, 2007
Roberts RG. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14(7):44-49.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/art-apology-when-and-how-seek-forgiveness
This article offers practical advice on how to determine when an error has occurred and discusses the
elements of an appropriate…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40862/psn-pdf
October 19, 2011 - Thinking about our thinking as physicians.
October 19, 2011
Groopman J; Hartzband P.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/thinking-about-our-thinking-physicians
Exploring concepts such as anchoring error, availability bias, and confirmation bias, this piece describes
tactics to help recognize and manage errors in thinking…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37357/psn-pdf
March 08, 2017 - Abstracts of the 7th Annual International Meeting on
Simulation in Healthcare.
March 8, 2017
Simul Healthc. 2007;1(suppl 1):34-138.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/abstracts-7th-annual-international-meeting-simulation-healthcare
This conference endorsed the use of simulation as a way for health care professional…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38858/psn-pdf
August 12, 2009 - Quality and Safety Education.
August 12, 2009
Dolansky MA, Singh MK, eds. Qual Manag Health Care. 2009;18(3):149-227.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-education
This special issue covers topics related to implementing successful patient safety and quality educational
initiatives, such as curriculum …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37281/psn-pdf
December 23, 2011 - Crime in the workplace, part 1.
December 23, 2011
Pastorius D. Crime in the workplace, part 1. Nurs Manage. 2007;38(10):18, 20, 22, 24, 26-27.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/crime-workplace-part-1
The author discusses the dynamic between blame and accountability within the context of the just culture
paradigm.
http…
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September 26, 2012 - Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip
Citation Text:
Mohta V. Amended Lab Results: Communication Slip. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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June 24, 2020 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Fatal Error in Neonate: Does "Just Culture" Provide an Answer?
Citation Text:
Dekker SWA. Fatal Error in Neonate: Does "Just Culture" Provide an Answer?. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49791/psn-pdf
April 01, 2017 - Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the
Preventable
April 1, 2017
Barrington MJ, Uda Y. Wrong-side Bedside Paravertebral Block: Preventing the Preventable. PSNet
[internet]. 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-side-bedside-paravertebral-block-preventing-preventable
The Case
An 84-year-old wo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49740/psn-pdf
August 21, 2015 - Baffled by Botulinum Toxin
August 21, 2015
Sivaraman-Nair KP. Baffled by Botulinum Toxin. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/baffled-botulinum-toxin
The Case
A 5-year-old boy with a history of transverse myelitis with resultant spasticity of both lower extremities, gait
abnormalities, neurogeni…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49700/psn-pdf
February 01, 2014 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute
Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients
February 1, 2014
Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes:
Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustaine…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49742/psn-pdf
September 01, 2015 - A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab
September 1, 2015
Ashcraft LE, Kahn JM. A Fumbled Handoff to Inpatient Rehab. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fumbled-handoff-inpatient-rehab
The Case
An 18-year-old man with no significant past medical history sustained a traumatic brain injury after a mo…
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October 01, 2018 - Communication With Consultants
Citation Text:
Cohn SL. Communication With Consultants. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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October 01, 2015 - Secured But Not Always Safe
Citation Text:
Jahr JS, Hosseini P. Secured But Not Always Safe. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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August 28, 2024 - Misread Label
Citation Text:
Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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May 31, 2023 - Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy.
May 31, 2023
Seidel E, Cortes T, Chong C. Strategies to Improve Organizational Health Literacy. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/strategies-improve-organizational-health-literacy
Background
Health literacy is important at both the personal …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36747/psn-pdf
July 26, 2011 - Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.
July 26, 2011
Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Simple strategies to avoid medication errors. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14(2):41-47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/simple-strategies-avoid-medication-errors
The authors highlight low-cost strategies that support safe medication use in offi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39666/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - Teamwork and Communication.
April 16, 2018
Pa Patient Saf Advis. June 2010;7(suppl 2):1-16.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamwork-and-communication
Articles in this special supplement outline tactics to improve communication including crew resource
management, chain-of-command policies, and teamwork training.
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