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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45370/psn-pdf
July 27, 2016 - Correct use of inhalers: help patients breathe easier.
July 27, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 14, 2016;21:1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/correct-use-inhalers-help-patients-breathe-easier
Patients and clinicians can make medication administration mistakes when new drug delivery mecha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46385/psn-pdf
October 23, 2018 - The key to reducing doctors' misdiagnoses.
October 23, 2018
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. September 12, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/key-reducing-doctors-misdiagnoses
Misdiagnosis has gained recognition as an important patient safety problem. This newspaper article reports
on several areas of research and i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45450/psn-pdf
February 13, 2018 - Avoiding Unconscious Bias: a Guide for Surgeons.
February 13, 2018
London, UK: Royal College of Surgeons of England; 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/avoiding-unconscious-bias-guide-surgeons
Biases can affect decision making and behaviors toward colleagues and patients. This guidance provides
information for sur…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41896/psn-pdf
December 12, 2012 - Bar-code verification: reducing but not eliminating
medication errors.
December 12, 2012
Henneman PL, Marquard J, Fisher DL, et al. Bar-code verification: reducing but not eliminating medication
errors. J Nurs Adm. 2012;42(12):562-6. doi:10.1097/NNA.0b013e318274b545.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/bar-code-verificat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41391/psn-pdf
May 30, 2012 - Overview of adverse events related to invasive
procedures in the intensive care unit.
May 30, 2012
Pottier V, Daubin C, Lerolle N, et al. Overview of adverse events related to invasive procedures in the
intensive care unit. Am J Infect Control. 2012;40(3):241-6. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2011.04.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41588/psn-pdf
August 15, 2012 - Implementation of an evidence-based extubation
checklist to reduce extubation failure in patients with
trauma: a pilot study.
August 15, 2012
Howie WO, Dutton RP. Implementation of an evidence-based extubation checklist to reduce extubation
failure in patients with trauma: a pilot study. AANA J. 2012;80(3):179-184…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49533/psn-pdf
March 01, 2007 - However, the impact of such
a reporting mechanism has not been confirmed in controlled studies, and
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34726/psn-pdf
April 19, 2011 - How house officers cope with their mistakes.
April 19, 2011
Wu AW, Folkman S, McPhee SJ, et al. How house officers cope with their mistakes. West J Med.
1993;159(5):565-569.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/how-house-officers-cope-their-mistakes
In this article, the authors report on how house officers cope with their…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38472/psn-pdf
March 11, 2009 - Feedback from incident reporting: information and action
to improve patient safety.
March 11, 2009
Benn J, Koutantji M, Wallace L, et al. Feedback from incident reporting: information and action to improve
patient safety. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(1):11-21. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.024166.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43118/psn-pdf
April 16, 2014 - NCPDP Recommendations and Guidance for
Standardizing the Dosing Designations on Prescription
Container Labels of Oral Liquid Medications Version 1.0.
April 16, 2014
Scottsdale, AZ: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs; March 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ncpdp-recommendations-and-guidance-standardi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43018/psn-pdf
March 19, 2014 - Improved obstetric safety through programmatic
collaboration.
March 19, 2014
Goffman D, Brodman M, Friedman AJ, et al. Improved obstetric safety through programmatic collaboration.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2014;33(3):14-22. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21131.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-obstetric-safety-through-program…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38508/psn-pdf
March 25, 2009 - Supporting structures for team situation awareness and
decision making: insights from four delivery suites.
March 25, 2009
Mackintosh N, Berridge E-J, Freeth D. Supporting structures for team situation awareness and decision
making: insights from four delivery suites. J Eval Clin Pract. 2009;15(1):46-54. doi:10.111…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39898/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Improving reliability of clinical care practices for
ventilated patients in the context of a patient safety
improvement initiative.
February 1, 2011
Pinto A, Burnett S, Benn J, et al. Improving reliability of clinical care practices for ventilated patients in the
context of a patient safety improvement initiative.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36132/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Motion study in surgery.
May 27, 2011
Gilbreth FB. Can J Med Surg. 1916:22-31.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/motion-study-surgery
This study was one of the first "time-motion" studies of physicians, and pioneered the application of human
factors engineering and industrial principles to medical practice. The authors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34929/psn-pdf
April 06, 2011 - Implementing a national strategy for patient safety:
lessons from the National Health Service in England.
April 6, 2011
Lewis RQ, Fletcher M. Implementing a national strategy for patient safety: lessons from the National Health
Service in England. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14(2):135-9.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34744/psn-pdf
January 07, 2019 - Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases.
January 7, 2019
Kahneman D, Slovic P, Tversky A, eds. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press;
1982. ISBN: 0521284147.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/judgment-under-uncertainty-heuristics-and-biases
Judgement is an inherently human activity tha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39963/psn-pdf
December 06, 2010 - Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical
care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes?
December 6, 2010
Frey B, Schwappach DLB. Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to
improved patient outcomes? Curr Opin Crit Care. 2010;16(6):649-53.
doi:10.1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47229/psn-pdf
August 01, 2018 - The practice of respect in the ICU.
August 1, 2018
Brown SM, Azoulay E, Benoit D, et al. The Practice of Respect in the ICU. Am J Respir Crit Care Med.
2018;197(11):1389-1395. doi:10.1164/rccm.201708-1676CP.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/practice-respect-icu
This commentary explores the results of a multidisciplina…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46213/psn-pdf
June 28, 2017 - The second victim: a review.
June 28, 2017
Coughlan B, Powell D, Higgins MF. The Second Victim: a Review. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.
2017;213:11-16. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.04.002.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/second-victim-review
Maternity care is a high-risk environment. This review discusses second vic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34648/psn-pdf
April 21, 2015 - Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient
safety.
April 21, 2015
Cook RI, Render M, Woods DD. Gaps in the continuity of care and progress on patient safety. BMJ.
2000;320(7237):791-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gaps-continuity-care-and-progress-patient-safety
This commentary discusses the concept o…