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The Result Stopped Here | PSNet

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December 01, 2006 - The lab called infection control, who in turn notified the float nurse caring for the patient. … The nurse did not notify the physician on call or the regular nursing staff. … The nurse on duty at that time told him that the patient was on IV vancomycin. … laboratories in the United States revealed that, for inpatients, laboratory personnel relayed panic values to nurses … Nurses, pagers, and patient-specific criteria: three keys to improved critical value reporting.

Nursing strategies to increase medication safety in inpatient settings. | PSNet

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September 21, 2016 - A survey of physician and nurse knowledge, attitudes, and practices around injection safety. … September 26, 2016 Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care … September 24, 2016 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses … Health Care Executives and Administrators Hospital Medicine Nurse Care View More

Some Patients Can't Wait: Improving Timeliness of Emergency Department Care | PSNet

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November 25, 2020 - The triage nurse assigned Emergency Severity Index (ESI) category 2. … Usually performed by a registered nurse, the ESI is a “five-level triage algorithm that categorizes emergency … is a prime example of interprofessional healthcare delivery: ED teams are comprised of physicians, nurses … setup may have been unavoidable, it is likely that improved communication between the ED physicians and nurses … Emergency Nurses Association: Topic Brief. May 2017:1-13. Merriam-Webster Dictionary.

AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI: Final Report. | PSNet

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April 06, 2022 - March 30, 2022 Reinforcing the Value and Roles of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety: Pragmatic … Recommendations for Nurse Leaders and Educators. … October 5, 2022 Distributed Cognition and the Role of Nurses in Diagnostic Safety in … May 1, 2013 Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired

To forgive, divine. | PSNet

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November 11, 2020 - association between depression and patient safety perceptions: a cross-sectional study in hospital nurses … July 10, 2017 Evaluation of a problem-specific SBAR tool to improve after-hours nurse-physician … September 24, 2016 Reasons for after-hours calls by hospital floor nurses to on-call … See More About The Topic Hospitals Ambulatory Clinic or Office Medicine Nurse

Post-Acute Transitional Services: Safety in Home-Based Care Programs | PSNet

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April 24, 2024 - Home Health Agencies provide care by employing visiting licensed nurses, home health aides, and physical … conduct annual reviews to look for decline in patients’ conditions. 33 Studies have shown that higher registered … nurse staffing and employing team-based approaches, including integrated practice in home care, have … homes by using methods that include telehealth, remote monitoring, and regular in-person visits by nurses … Interprofessional collaboration within fluid teams: community nurses' experiences with palliative home

Triple Handoff | PSNet

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March 01, 2004 - The nurse found that his pulse oxygenation had dropped from 95% percent to 88%. … Supplemental oxygen was started and the nurse asked the covering physician to see the patient. … The nurse suggested a stat x-ray be done in light of the recent surgery. … Why patient summaries in electronic health records do not provide the cognitive support necessary for nurses … View More See More About The Topic General Hospitals Physicians Nurses

Emergency nursing and medical error—a survey of two states. | PSNet

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January 25, 2010 - This study surveyed emergency room nurses, and while most respondents reported adequate resources and … February 27, 2019 Nurses' perceptions of simulation-based interprofessional training … August 4, 2010 Bedside shift report improves patient safety and nurse accountability. … 7, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Nurses … Nurse Managers Quality and Safety Professionals Emergency Medicine View More

The Role of the Patient in Improving Patient Safety | PSNet

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March 01, 2007 - A supervising physician responded, asking the nurse to administer epinephrine. … Aliso Viejo, CA: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses; 2005. 4. Profiles of Change. … , or nurses and doctors. … Especially with the nursing shortage, these nurses are just pulled in a million directions. … SK: I've never heard a story where the doctor or nurse did something on purpose.

Improving nursing unit teamwork. | PSNet

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January 18, 2011 - The authors share several strategies for improving teamwork among nurses, including standardizing the … November 9, 2011 Nurses' and nursing assistants' perceptions of patient safety culture … May 19, 2010 Nurses' role in communication and patient safety. … January 14, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Nurses Nurse Managers … Quality and Safety Professionals Nurse Care Teamwork

Reducing the Safety Hazards of Monitor Alert and Alarm Fatigue | PSNet

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May 01, 2016 - Crit Care Nurse 2013;33:83-86. [go to PubMed] 7. Clinical Alarms Summit. … and then a new nurse—it's when hospital monitoring began. … Nurses have struggled with this. They have complained about this. … RW : Could you recount that story of you asking that nurse about what would make her worried about a … Nurses, organizations work to address alarm fatigue.

Magnet in Support of Patient Safety. | PSNet

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June 13, 2007 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Quality and Safety Education for Nurses … July 22, 2015 Adverse Events: Expecting too Much of Nurses and too Little of Nursing … November 28, 2018 Positive Working Relationships Matter for Better Nurse and Patient … July 8, 2013 Nurses Transforming Care. … Health Care Executives and Administrators Nurse Care Quality Improvement Strategies

Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork. | PSNet

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September 04, 2010 - February 12, 2020 Predictors of nursing home nurses' willingness to report medication … April 6, 2011 Positive Working Relationships Matter for Better Nurse and Patient Outcomes … December 1, 2010 Why nurses make medication errors: a simulation study. … August 4, 2010 Nurses' perceptions of safety culture in long-term care settings. … Nurse Managers Quality and Safety Professionals Geriatrics View More

A Cognitive and Communication Blind Spot Contributes to Permanent Paralysis | PSNet

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January 13, 2010 - findings, laboratory and imaging results, and recommendations and thought processes of other physicians, nurses … The nurses’ notes indicate that the “team” (presumably at least a junior resident at this trauma center … In today’s hospital culture, no patient should suffer as a result of reluctance of nurses, physicians … should now be ingrained into hospital processes, including such practical considerations as having nurses … participate in physician rounds, encouraging nurses to contact their nursing leadership or senior physicians

Identifying missed care in pediatric nursing: a scoping review. | PSNet

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August 15, 2012 - April 26, 2023 Work environment and operational failures associated with nurse … November 30, 2022 Factors associated with missed nursing care and nurse-assessed quality … Life-Threatening Infant Overdose of Sodium Chloride May 27, 2020 Association of nurse … Intensive Care Units Children's Hospitals Pediatrics Neonatology and Intensive Care Nurse

An Inadvertent Bolus of Norepinephrine. | PSNet

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December 04, 2016 - Infusions are typically titrated by ICU nurses based on provider orders regarding clinical endpoints … Variations in how ICU nurses manage vasoactive medications and identification of practice variations … Blackmon, PhD, RN, CCRN Nurse Educator, Adult Critical Care UC Davis Health Amy L. … Nurse management of vasoactive medications in intensive care: A systematic review. … Nurses on knowledge vasoactive drugs used in critical patients.

A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety. | PSNet

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July 23, 2010 - This qualitative study used findings from focus groups to highlight the contributions nurses can make … September 26, 2016 Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care … Evaluation of contextual influences on the medication administration practice of paediatric nurses … May 13, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses … Nurse Managers Quality and Safety Professionals Organizational Behaviorists View More

The effect of virtual nursing and missed nursing care. | PSNet

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December 01, 2021 - 12-hour shifts on cognition, sleepiness, and domains of nursing performance in day and night shift nurses … September 28, 2022 Barriers and enablers to nurses' use of harm prevention strategies … delivery models on quality and safety outcomes of care: A cross‐sectional survey study of medical‐surgical nurses … October 21, 2009 View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurse

Drug name confusion: preventing medication errors. | PSNet

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January 29, 2018 - March 13, 2024 Clinical deterioration as a nurse sensitive indicator in the out-of-hospital … October 11, 2023 Effects of nurse-to-patient ratio legislation on nurse staffing and … June 2, 2021 Wake-up call: night shifts adversely affect nurse health and retention,

Identified safety risks with splitting and crushing oral medications. | PSNet

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September 24, 2010 - Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association … Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association … May 10, 2013 A safe haven for nurses to report medication errors? … July 28, 2010 Bedside shift report improves patient safety and nurse accountability. … Nurse Managers Quality and Safety Professionals Emergency Medicine View More

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