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3121. Making Just Culture a Reality: One Organization's Approach | PSNet
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      October 01, 2007 - Perspective We've all been there...something goes wrong, a patient is harmed, and we, as medical … Job descriptions, medical staff bylaws, and codes of conduct should incorporate the principles. … The conversation that ensued among operational and medical leaders focused on categorizing the behavior … sport, and it's a reason that most of us carry first-party insurance to protect us from unanticipated injury … But it hasn't changed the tort system, which says, if you get harmed by the medical system, you sue.

3122. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 31, 2023 - Relevant Financial Relationships : As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as … Medical record review revealed that he had been titrated upward to dexmedetomidine IV 0.6 mcg/kg/hr … diazepam, chlordiazepoxide) are metabolized by the liver; therefore, in patients with AWS with liver injury … Healthcare utilization in medical intensive care unit survivors with alcohol withdrawal.

3123. A Complicated Course: Severe Alcohol Withdrawal with Dexmedetomidine Infusion | PSNet
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      June 14, 2023 - The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “ … The Case A 65-year-old man weighing 71 kg with a past medical history of alcohol use disorder and prostate … Medical record review revealed that he had been titrated upward to dexmedetomidine IV 0.6 mcg/kg/hr ( … diazepam, chlordiazepoxide) are metabolized by the liver; therefore, in patients with AWS with liver injury … Healthcare utilization in medical intensive care unit survivors with alcohol withdrawal.

3124. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 01, 2024 - Johnson Pregnancy and birth are normal physiologic processes that optimally require support rather than medical … taking deliberate steps to value each mother’s life equally, appreciating the impact of historical trauma … High reliability perinatal units: an approach to the prevention of patient injury and medical malpractice

3125. In Conversation With… Linda Aiken, PhD, RN | PSNet
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      March 01, 2018 - with baccalaureate degrees have substantially faster reductions in mortality, surgical and common medical … only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury … Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016;353:i2139. … September 24, 2010 The effect of nurse staffing patterns on medical errors and nurse

3126. Missed Connection: A Case of Inadequate ECG Oversight in Cardiac Surgery | PSNet
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      March 25, 2020 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as “ … Medicine UC Davis Health mfierro@ucdavis.edu Sandhya Venugopal, MD, MS-HPEd Associate Dean, Continuing Medical … Related Resources WebM&M Cases Uterine Artery Injury

3127. Missed Nursing Care: A Key Measure for Patient Safety | PSNet
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      March 01, 2018 - only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury … Medical error—the third leading cause of death in the US. BMJ. 2016;353:i2139. … with baccalaureate degrees have substantially faster reductions in mortality, surgical and common medical … Estimating the economic cost of nurse sensitive adverse events amongst patients in medical

3128. Safety In Dentistry | PSNet
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      August 01, 2016 - On the surface, the answer is disturbingly clear: dental care, like medical care, is inherently risky … that a review of the literature ( 2 ) we conducted identified reports of serious lacerations and other injuries … state assistance for dental care is limited.( 15 ) Finally, dental records are usually independent of medical … We use this methodology with medical, dentistry, and nursing students with good results. … Here, the medical and health authorities began to show interest in patient safety in approximately 2004

3129. In Conversation with...Barbara Pelletreau and John Riggi about Cybersecurity | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - Barbara Pelletreau: My background is in patient safety and employee injury prevention. … In many cases, these outages—the loss of medical technology—after a ransomware attack can last 30 days … There will be a loss of all this medical technology and operational technology. … Provide Medical Care Is in Critical Condition: Analysis and Stakeholder Decision Support to Minimize … American Medical Association. Guidelines for developing EHR downtime procedures.

3130. Cybersecurity and How to Maintain Patient Safety | PSNet
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      March 27, 2024 - Important procedures may be delayed, clinicians can lose access to vital information such as medical … The American Medical Association recommends notifying staff as soon as possible about the scope of the … American Medical Association. Guidelines for developing EHR downtime procedures. … Barbara Pelletreau: My background is in patient safety and employee injury prevention. … There will be a loss of all this medical technology and operational technology.

3131. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 27, 2020 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines a commercial interest as … depression, of which 77% resulted in severe brain damage or death.13 Most of these opioid-related injuries … Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Clinical Nurse, Medical … Findings of a Naloxone Database and its Utilization to Improve Safety and Education in a Tertiary Care Medical

3132. Fatal Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression | PSNet
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      May 26, 2021 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines a commercial interest as “ … depression, of which 77% resulted in severe brain damage or death. 13 Most of these opioid-related injuries … Findings of a Naloxone Database and its Utilization to Improve Safety and Education in a Tertiary Care Medical … WebM&M Cases Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical

3133. Neurological Red Flags: A Missed Stroke after Intermittent Episodes of Dizziness and Headache | PSNet
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      February 08, 2023 - Cervical artery dissections can occur spontaneously or after head or neck trauma, which can be minimal … would be dizziness in the context of tachycardia, melena, and heavy ibuprofen use after an orthopedic injury … Age Sex Vascular risk factors Past history of migraine Family history of migraine Recent head or neck trauma … age ~40 years) More often female Fewer vascular risks Nearly always present Present in 50-70% Recent trauma … Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston, MA References Drachman DA, Hart CW.

3134. Value and Patient Safety | PSNet
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      October 30, 2019 - resources that explore the business case for cost effective, efficient and impactful efforts to reduce medical … While the costs of medical error to patients are well appreciated, the direct costs to institutions, … Nudge Unit Supports Physician, Patient Behavioral Changes Towards Medical Decisions that Improve Care … Shah is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical … While the costs of medical error to patients are well appreciated, the direct costs to institutions,

3135. Endotracheal Tube Fallout in a Patient with Severe Obesity During Eye Surgery. | PSNet
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      January 29, 2021 - April 24, 2024 WebM&M Cases Uterine Artery Injury

3136. In Conversation with... Connor Wesley, RN, BSN on Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ Population | PSNet
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      February 01, 2023 - People may go to a provider because they have an injury or concern, and providers can only focus on their … There is also that trauma of accessing care and feeling that bias and stigma, which can prevent patients … That trauma hinders the ability to sometimes see when people, like clinicians, are asking for the right … all have people we love, we all are beings trying to get through this world with the least amount of trauma … than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. 5 Studies have also found that LGBTQ+ people experience trauma

3137. Patient Safety Concerns and the LGBTQ Population | PSNet
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      February 01, 2023 - than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. 5 Studies have also found that LGBTQ+ people experience trauma … People may go to a provider because they have an injury or concern, and providers can only focus on their … There is also that trauma of accessing care and feeling that bias and stigma, which can prevent patients … That trauma hinders the ability to sometimes see when people, like clinicians, are asking for the right … all have people we love, we all are beings trying to get through this world with the least amount of trauma

3138. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 31, 2022 - Relevant Financial Relationships: As a provider accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical … The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) defines an ineligible company as … Alternative non-latex products should be substituted for latex products during medical and surgical … Latex is essential to these plants to heal surface injuries and create immune responses against invading … Why is latex used in the medical field?

3139. 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 … or other relationship with the manufacturers of any commercial products discussed in this continuing medical … Hospitals Health Care Providers Health Care Executives and Administrators Cardiology Medical

3140. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 24, 2025 - Chair of Research for the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical … I work at UMass Chan Medical School, and I run the Center for Accelerating Practices to End Suicide … Joint Commission needs to do everything that they can to prevent suicide or serious intentional self-injury … Ligature points, medical equipment, etc. … The medical center can choose to send the person to a bed or an area that has reduced risk.