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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60167/psn-pdf
April 12, 2024 - Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care
March 25, 2020
Bajorek SA, McElroy V. Discharge Planning and Transitions of Care. PSNet [internet]. 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/discharge-planning-and-transitions-care
Background
Transitions of care refer to the movement of patients between different healthcare se…
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February 26, 2025 - Misdiagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction in the Setting of Previous Abdominal Operations A man with a history of prior umbilical hernia repair presented to the emergency department (ED) with abdominal pain and was initially diagnosed with cholelithiasis before being discharged home. However, the next day he returned to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/850450/psn-pdf
June 14, 2023 - The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient
in the Emergency Department.
June 14, 2023
Bourgeois JA, Xiong G, Barnes DK, et al. The One That Got Away—Elopement of a Suicidal Patient in the
Emergency Department. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-got-away-elopement-suicidal-patient-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/annual-perspective-psychological-safety-healthcare-staff
November 16, 2022 - Annual Perspective
Annual Perspective: Psychological Safety of Healthcare Staff
March 31, 2022
View more articles from the same authors.
Citation Text:
Kingston MB, Dowell P, Mossburg SE, et al. Annual Perspective: Psychological Safety of Healthcare Staff. P…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/846171/psn-pdf
July 26, 2022 - Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and
Delayed Diagnosis of Gastric Perforation
March 15, 2023
Trask J, Carlsen KM, Kuhn BT. Agitated Delirium Contributes to Missed Testing and Delayed Diagnosis of
Gastric Perforation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/agitated-delirium-contributes…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49688/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers?
August 21, 2013
Engel KG. Discharge Instructions in the PACU: Who Remembers? PSNet [internet]. 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/discharge-instructions-pacu-who-remembers
The Case
A 42-year-old woman was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/nonsustained-ventricular-tachycardia-after-acute-coronary-syndromes-recognizing-high-risk
September 20, 2011 - Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients
Citation Text:
Piccini JP, Newby KL, Califf R. Nonsustained Ventricular Tachycardia After Acute Coronary Syndromes: Recognizing High-Risk Patients. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49711/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of
Patient Wandering
June 1, 2014
Smith TA. Wandering Off the Floors: Safety and Security Risks of Patient Wandering. PSNet [internet].
2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wandering-floors-safety-and-security-risks-patient-wandering
Case Objectives
Define patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/april_2023_spotlight_the_dose_makes_the_poison.pdf
January 01, 2023 - Microsoft PowerPoint - FINAL Spotlight Case_Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric ED_03.27.2023.pptx
Spotlight
The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During
Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency
Department
Source and Credits
• This presentation is based on the April 2023 AH…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-failure-mode-and-effect-analysis-hfmea-effective-mechanism-preventing-infection
April 05, 2023 - October 14, 2020
Expanding frontiers of risk management: care safety in nursing home
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866217/psn-pdf
July 10, 2024 - In Conversation With...Amy Helwig about Health Plan
Patient Safety Initiatives
July 10, 2024
Helwig A, Sousane Z, Mossburg S. In Conversation With..Amy Helwig about Health Plan Patient Safety
Initiatives. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withamy-helwig-about-health-plan-patie…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-meds-dont-reach-bed
May 16, 2022 - When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed
Citation Text:
Molla M, Le K, Mendoza P. When the Meds Don’t Reach the Bed. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2020.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/empty-handoff
August 01, 2017 - Empty Handoff
Citation Text:
Goldman A, Catchpole K. Empty Handoff. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/eptifibatide-epilogue
March 04, 2011 - Eptifibatide Epilogue
Citation Text:
Churchill WW, Fiumara K. Eptifibatide Epilogue. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/ounce-prevention
February 17, 2011 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
An Ounce of Prevention
Citation Text:
Kucher N. An Ounce of Prevention. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2006.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49482/psn-pdf
May 01, 2005 - Pregnant With Danger
May 1, 2005
Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. Pregnant With Danger. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pregnant-danger
The Case
A 35-year-old woman, 38 weeks pregnant, presented to the emergency department (ED) in the middle of
the night complaining of left leg pain. She also had so…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-implications-remote-assessments-suspected-covid-19-qualitative-study-uk-primary-care
July 08, 2020 - Study
Safety implications of remote assessments for suspected COVID-19: qualitative study in UK primary care.
Citation Text:
Wieringa S, Neves AL, Rushforth A, et al. Safety implications of remote assessments for suspected COVID-19: qualitative study in UK primary care. BMJ Qual Saf. 202…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/handling-polypharmacy-qualitative-study-using-focus-group-interviews-older-patients-their
August 03, 2022 - Study
Handling polypharmacy--a qualitative study using focus group interviews with older patients, their relatives, and healthcare professionals.
Citation Text:
Mikkelsen TH, Søndergaard J, Kjaer NK, et al. Handling polypharmacy –a qualitative study using focus group interviews with olde…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/influence-comprehensive-unit-based-safety-program-icus-evidence-keystone-icu-project
January 22, 2016 - Study
Influence of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program in ICUs: evidence from the Keystone ICU project.
Citation Text:
Hsu Y-J, Marsteller JA. Influence of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program in ICUs: Evidence From the Keystone ICU Project. Am J Med Qual. 2016;31(4):349-3…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effectiveness-and-safety-pulse-oximetry-remote-patient-monitoring-patients-covid-19
October 05, 2022 - Review
Effectiveness and safety of pulse oximetry in remote patient monitoring of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review.
Citation Text:
Alboksmaty A, Beaney T, Elkin S, et al. Effectiveness and safety of pulse oximetry in remote patient monitoring of patients with COVID-19: a syste…