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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patient-safety-resources/resources/advances-in-patient-safety-2/vol1/Advances-Singh_69.pdf
April 04, 2008 - steps in developing a culture of safety is the recognition
by staff and clinicians of errors that occur … These processes are recognized to occur in a cyclical
fashion, as shown by the clockwise progression … system, especially with respect to errors and opportunities for errors,
including errors that may occur … In the emergency room (circle no. 2), similar cycle(s) of
care occur, starting with Assessment (point … ,
contributors that might be present, and consequences that can occur, thereby improving
situational
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/mvp/modules/vae/datameasures-guide.pdf
January 01, 2017 - ,
o 3 have adverse event (9) occur,
o 2 have adverse event (18) occur, and
o 3 have adverse event … (20) occur. … ) occur and
30% of the patient days had adverse event (20) occur
Target Accurate documentation of … (20) occur. … ) occur and
30% of the patient days had adverse event (20) occur
Target Accurate documentation of
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October 01, 2012 - As a result, medication errors occur regularly in the ED, ranging from
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm … also need to
be aware of high-alert medications, which can have catastrophic consequences if errors occur … Mistakes with medications occur not because a clinician has been incompetent by
making an error, but … their own risks for medication errors, it is important to
acknowledge that medication errors generally occur … Medication errors generally occur as a result of system failures rather than faults produced by
particular
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.pdf
October 01, 2016 - There are five potential health problems that occur as a result of taking
an antibiotic.
1. … • Although we cannot be certain that any of these problems will occur, it is important that you
and
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/nhguide/6_TK1_T2-Talking_with_Residents_Family_Members_checklist_version_Final.docx
October 01, 2016 - There are five potential health problems that occur as a result of taking an antibiotic.
1. … Although we cannot be certain that any of these problems will occur, it is important that you and your
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www.ahrq.gov/news/newsroom/case-studies/cdom0803.html
October 01, 2014 - At least 4.3 million sports and recreational injury episodes occur each year in school-aged children … In the U.S., more than 300,000 sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) occur each year, and many
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July 08, 2022 - medical errors are the third most common cause of death behind heart disease and cancer. 2 Errors can occur … hazards are prevented by barriers, but holes in the cheese represent opportunities for an error to occur … and commentary highlight the continual need for improvement, and how serious medication errors can occur … Thus, even if incorrect decisional responses are rare, they occur with sufficient frequency to impact … Workarounds occur within healthcare systems and may lead to deviations from protocols while providing
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/strategies/safe-electronic/tool_safe-e-fetal-monitoring.docx
May 01, 2017 - determined, and staff should know what resources are available should a sudden change in patient status occur … Recurrent decelerations: occur with > 50% contractions in any 20-min window. … Intermittent decelerations: occur with < 50% contractions in any 20-min window. … Timing: may occur with or without contractions. … Timing: In most cases, the onset, nadir, and recovery occur after the beginning, peak, and ending of
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February 26, 2025 - https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/responding-patient-safety-events
Background
Patient safety events that occur … If indicated, early compensation could occur in the
form of waiving hospital bills while the healthcare … This
especially tends to occur in situations where the healthcare staff bonds with a patient or family
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September 15, 2024 - in reference to particularly shocking medical errors—such as wrong-site surgery—that
should never occur … However, when Never Events occur,
they are devastating to patients and may indicate a fundamental safety … A 2013 study estimated that more than 4000 surgical never events occur yearly in the
United States.
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/surgery/modules/implementation/imp_learn_from_defects.pptx
December 01, 2017 - Why 2: Why did the answer to “Why 1” occur?
Why 3: Why did the answer to “Why 2” occur? … Why 4: Why did the answer to “Why 3” occur?
Why 5: Why did the answer to “Why 4” occur? … Why did the contributing factor occur? … It did not occur to anyone that this patient could be misidentified. … Does it occur rarely or have a high likelihood of reoccurring?
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
February 01, 2016 - steps and to identify where failures—or missed chances to prevent hospital-associated VTE (HA-VTE)—occur … For those steps that occur less than 100 percent of the time, the team will want to identify things that … prioritize these failure modes and to put some effort into delving into the root causes of why they occur
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www.ahrq.gov/es/patient-safety/settings/hospital/vtguide/guide2.html
February 01, 2016 - steps and to identify where failures—or missed chances to prevent hospital-associated VTE (HA-VTE)—occur … For those steps that occur less than 100 percent of the time, the team will want to identify things that … prioritize these failure modes and to put some effort into delving into the root causes of why they occur
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37506/psn-pdf
March 12, 2019 - providers to the potential danger of unretrieved device fragments (UDFs), types of
adverse events that may occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4k_combo_psi14-dehiscence-bestpractices.pdf
May 20, 2016 - Recommended Practice: Postoperative Wound Assessment
• Documentation of the surgical wound should occur … 48 hours after surgery to establish a
baseline.1,2,7
• Repeat assessment should occur every shift … Education should occur upon hire, annually, and
when this protocol is added to job responsibilities.1
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/sensemaking/learn-from-defects-facilitator-guide.docx
May 01, 2017 - The Learn From Defects Form, which provides a standardized means to assess where defects occur and to … These conditions are the mistakes that occur without human error. … Organizational failures occur when decisional elements, such as culture, procedures, and leadership decisions … By doing this, teams are able to assign meaning to the system breakdowns that occur on their L&D unit … defects on the L&D unit, it is important for staff to understand where and how breakdowns in safety occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/pdi/d4c_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and
even death.1 These complications can occur … o A manual inspection of the incision site should occur, along with inspection of the
surrounding surgical … Education should occur upon hire, annually, and when this protocol is added to job
responsibilities.5 … performing a failure mode and effects analysis to better understand
the process and where breakdowns can occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4b_combo_psi05-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and
even death.1 These complications can occur … o A manual inspection of the incision site should occur, along with inspection of the
surrounding surgical … Education should occur upon hire, annually, and when this protocol is added to job
responsibilities.2 … performing a failure mode and effects analysis to better understand
the process and where breakdowns occur
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4q_combo_pdi03-foreignbody-bestpractices.pdf
November 01, 2012 - foreign objects can include perforation of the bowel, sepsis, and
even death.1 These complications can occur … o A manual inspection of the incision site should occur, along with inspection of the
surrounding surgical … Education should occur upon hire, annually, and when this protocol is added to job
responsibilities.5 … performing a failure mode and effects analysis to better understand
the process and where breakdowns can occur
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/867145/psn-pdf
November 13, 2024 - issue/technology-education-and-safety-3
Despite consummate efforts to improve safety, errors still occur