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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37265/psn-pdf
May 02, 2018 - Potassium may no longer be stocked on patient care
units, but serious threats still exist!
May 2, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. October 4, 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/potassium-may-no-longer-be-stocked-patient-care-units-serious-threats-still-
exist
This article describes how error…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38550/psn-pdf
May 08, 2018 - Fatal outcome after inadvertent injection of topical
epinephrine.
May 8, 2018
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 26, 2009;14:1-2.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fatal-outcome-after-inadvertent-injection-topical-epinephrine
This article reports on the mistaken administration of a high-alert medic…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45165/psn-pdf
July 19, 2016 - Standardize 4 Safety.
July 19, 2016
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardize-4-safety
Standardization has been highlighted as a way to improve safety in surgery, care transitions, and
medication administration. This initiative seeks to develop consensus guidelines and…
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February 26, 2025 - Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism
(1)
Medication Safety
(12)
Medication … Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events
(7)
Administration Errors
(1)
Dispensing
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865922/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Pharmacy-driven performance improvement initiative to
increase compliance with intravenous smart pump drug
error reduction systems at a large urban academic
medical center.
May 22, 2024
Abboudi E, Baron SW, Goriacko P, et al. Pharmacy-driven performance improvement initiative to increase
compliance with intraveno…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37478/psn-pdf
February 22, 2011 - Programmable infusion pumps in ICUs: an analysis of
corresponding adverse drug events.
February 22, 2011
Nuckols TK, Bower AG, Paddock SM, et al. Programmable infusion pumps in ICUs: an analysis of
corresponding adverse drug events. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23 Suppl 1:41-5. doi:10.1007/s11606-007-
0414-y.
https://p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-technologies-what-and-not-working
January 02, 2017 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Medication safety technologies: what is and is not working.
Citation Text:
Medication safety technologies: what is and is not working. Bates DW, Wachter RM, Vanderveen T. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2009;6:22-27.
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March 01, 2021 - The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety
October 25, 2021
Luchen GG, Hall KK, Hough KR. The Role of Community Pharmacists in Patient Safety . PSNet [internet].
2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-community-pharmacists-patient-safety
What is a community pharmacy?
Community pharmacies are somet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guidelines-adult-iv-push-medications
April 01, 2015 - Book/Report
Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications.
Citation Text:
Guidelines for Adult IV Push Medications. Horsham, PA: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices; July 2015.
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July 01, 2022 - Project BOOST Increases Patient Understanding of
Treatment and Follow-up Care
May 26, 2021
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/project-boost-increases-patient-understanding-treatment-and-follow-care
Summary
The Patient Safe-D(ischarge) program used standardized tools to educate patients about their discharge
needs,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-safety-practices-nursing-home-settings
July 27, 2018 - Common safety issues in nursing homes are medication errors , falls , and inappropriate use of restraints
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-utah-hospitals-saw-nearly-60-serious-errors-2007
July 08, 2009 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007.
Citation Text:
Never events: Utah hospitals saw nearly 60 serious errors in 2007. May H. Salt Lake Tribune. August 18, 2008.
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May 19, 2021 - Study
Emerging Classic
Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study.
Citation Text:
Lam MB, Figueroa JF, Feyman Y, et al. Association between patient outcomes and accreditation in US hospitals: observational study. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43153/psn-pdf
May 07, 2014 - issue/oral-chemotherapy-prescription-safe-patients-cross-sectional-survey
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-home-multisite-study-children-cancer
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/854254/psn-pdf
October 04, 2023 - Part 1 of this series
provides examples of patient safety concerns in dermatology (e.g., medication … errors, teledermatology) and
how key patient safety concepts such as safety culture and root cause analysis
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45453/psn-pdf
November 02, 2016 - giving frontline employees mechanisms to recommend
organizational change, is associated with fewer medication … errors and falls.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47584/psn-pdf
February 20, 2019 - patient-involvement-evaluation-safety-oral-antineoplastic-treatment-failure-mode-and-effects
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-oral-chemotherapy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40277/psn-pdf
November 26, 2014 - acgme
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/duty-hours-and-patient-safety
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rates-medication-errors-among-depressed-and-burnt-out-residents-prospective-cohort-study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45288/psn-pdf
September 04, 2016 - nonrandomized-intervention-study-naloxone-coprescription-primary-care-patients-receiving-long
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-opioid-misuse
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46914/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - issue/safety-hazards-cancer-care-findings-using-three-different-methods
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-errors-involving-oral-chemotherapy