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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - how-accurately-do-older-adult-emergency-department-patients-recall-their-medications https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/medication-errors-and-adverse-drug-events

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 26, 2016 - Common safety issues in nursing homes are medication errors, falls, and inappropriate use of restraints

  3. Patient safety, error reduction, and pediatric nurses' perceptions of smart pump technology. | PSNet

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    February 28, 2024 - smart pumps supported that perception, documenting 65 instances in which those same nurses prevented medication … errors by appropriately utilizing the devices.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    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…

  7. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 29, 2009 - An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error in intensive care. June 29, 2009 Thomas AN, Boxall EM, Laha SK, et al. An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error in intensive care. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(5):360-3. doi:10.1136/qshc.2007.023242. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/educationa…

  8. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 14, 2015 - FDA Advise-ERR: avoid using the error-prone abbreviation, TPA. October 14, 2015 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 24, 2015;20:1,4-5. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fda-advise-err-avoid-using-error-prone-abbreviation-tpa Describing incidents involving abbreviation confusion for ACTIVASE (alt…

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 22, 2015 - Patient Safety Supplement. July 22, 2015 Middleton J, ed. Nursing Times and Health Service Journal. July 2015:s1-s20. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-supplement Drawing from presentations at an annual conference in the United Kingdom, articles in this supplement discuss barcode technologies, the Sign u…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 04, 2014 - Administering just the diluent or one of two vaccine components leaves patients unprotected. June 4, 2014 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. May 22, 2014;19:1-2. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administering-just-diluent-or-one-two-vaccine-components-leaves-patients- unprotected Errors occur frequentl…

  11. Sentinel Event Alert 69: Environmental disasters: preparing to safely evacuate or shelter in place. | PSNet

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    April 10, 2024 - April 10, 2024 Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication errors and hazards

  12. Safety in numbers? Try connectivity. | PSNet

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    October 07, 2008 - May 1, 2015 Hospital Medication Errors Commonplace.

  13. Patient Safety Measures: Complications. | PSNet

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    March 23, 2012 - Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Preventing Medication … Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity.

  14. Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - July 10, 2019 Prevalence and Economic Burden of Medication Errors in the NHS England.

  15. Canadian Patient Safety Week. | PSNet

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    August 24, 2022 - September 30, 2020 Do No Harm: Are We Preventing Medication Errors in Children with Medical

  16. Adverse Events. | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - View More See More About The Topic Quality and Safety Professionals Patients Medication … Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events Pressure Ulcers Surgical Complications View More

  17. Do no harm. | PSNet

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    June 27, 2018 - March 27, 2018 Medication errors in older people with mental health problems: a review

  18. Patient Safety Papers 5. | PSNet

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    July 03, 2013 - February 10, 2010 Medication Errors.

  19. Patient Safety: An Old and New Issue. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2011 - About The Topic Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation Medication … Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events Nosocomial Infections Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism

  20. Recurrent Hypoglycemia: A Care Transition Failure? | PSNet

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    December 23, 2020 - May 27, 2011 Medication errors with the use of allopurinol and colchicine: a retrospective
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