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  1. Prescriber barriers and enablers to minimising potentially inappropriate medications in adults: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. | PSNet

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    September 23, 2020 - These findings emphasize the need for fundamental health care reform in order to improve medication safety … , 2012 Evidence review conducted for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety … August 2, 2015 Improving infusion pump safety through usability testing. … May 31, 2017 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … July 26, 2011 Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during pregnancy.

  2. One Bronchoscopy, Two Errors | PSNet

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    December 09, 2020 - safety culture? … July 14, 2021 Clinical efficacy of combined surgical patient safety system and the World … April 12, 2019 Development of patient safety measures to identify inappropriate diagnosis … residents based on experiential knowledge related to patient safety culture at the nursing home front … of patients in intensive care units.

  3. In Conversation with…Thomas J. Nasca, MD | PSNet

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    February 01, 2010 - We asked him to speak with us about the role of the ACGME in patient safety. Dr. … We have dual responsibilities not only for the safety of patients in the training environment, but also … Perspective “Patient safety always has been, and remains our prime directive.” … Residency training is an extraordinarily important area for patient safety. … [go to PubMed] 23. 2010 National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs). The Joint Commission.

  4. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes | PSNet

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    April 10, 2024 - Various factors associated with COVID-19 that negatively impacted patient safety and resulted in poor … Professional organizations have also supported higher NH staffing to improve patient safety and quality … Safety Primers Long-term Care and Patient Safety April 10, 2024 Discharge Planning and Transitions … March 1, 2014 Telemedicine and Patient Safety September 1, 2016 Related Resources … August 17, 2022 Patient Safety Primers Nursing and Patient

  5. The incidence of opioid misuse among the surgical patients with persistent opioid use. | PSNet

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    October 13, 2018 - safety concern . … October 13, 2018 Patient outcomes after opioid dose reduction among patients with chronic … 14, 2020 Evaluation of policies limiting opioid exposure on opioid prescribing and patient … December 21, 2022 Factors causing variation in World Health Organization surgical safety … August 5, 2020 WebM&M Cases Fatal Patient-Controlled

  6. Cost-effectiveness of a computerized provider order entry system in improving medication safety ambulatory care. | PSNet

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    August 09, 2017 - Cost-effectiveness of a computerized provider order entry system in improving medication safety … Cost-Effectiveness of a Computerized Provider Order Entry System in Improving Medication Safety Ambulatory … implementation of electronic prescribing to estimate the benefit of CPOE for outpatient medication safety … August 9, 2017 Optimizing Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Care Setting. … January 19, 2014 E-prescribing: a focused review and new approach to addressing safety

  7. For-profit long-term care homes and the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks and resident deaths. | PSNet

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    October 28, 2020 - October 5, 2022 Ethical considerations and patient safety concerns for cancelling non-urgent … October 12, 2022 Patient Safety Primers Coronavirus Disease … 2019 (COVID-19) and Safety of Older Adults Residing in Nursing Homes February 24, 2022 … April 14, 2021 Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes.

  8. Burnout and medical errors among American surgeons. | PSNet

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    December 21, 2014 - Duty-hour restrictions for resident physicians are intended to improve safety, but research in residents … February 2, 2011 Physician burnout, well-being, and work unit safety grades in relationship … December 21, 2018 Physicians' experiences with mistreatment and discrimination by patients … of coworker reports about unprofessional behavior by surgeons with surgical complications in their patients … March 28, 2011 Attitudes to teamwork and safety in the operating theatre.

  9. ACR Recommendations for the use of Chest Radiography and Computed Tomography (CT) for Suspected COVID-19 Infection. | PSNet

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    August 14, 2019 - Delayed diagnosis of COVID-19 may lead to worse patient outcomes and increased exposure of healthy individuals … August 14, 2019 Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator. … June 16, 2021 Patient Safety Recommendations for COVID-19 Epidemic Outbreak: 3.0 … December 16, 2020 Patient safety concerns in COVID-19–related events: a study of 343 … May 20, 2020 Joint Statement on Multiple Patients Per Ventilator.

  10. The impact of type of manual medication cart filling method on the frequency of medication administration errors: a prospective before and after study. | PSNet

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    January 23, 2019 - transitional pharmaceutical care program on the occurrence of ADEs after discharge from hospital in patients … August 18, 2010 View More Related Resources Patient … Safety Primers Medication Administration Errors March 12, 2021 … December 10, 2014 Adverse drug events in hospitalized cardiac patients. … About The Topic General Hospitals Nurses Pharmacists Nurse Managers Quality and Safety

  11. PowerPoint Presentation (ppt file)

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    December 01, 2013 - Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: direct … Efficacy and safety of novel oral anticoagulants for treatment of acute venous thromboembolism: direct … in this situation: The limited clinical experience with TSOACs among many clinicians The lack of a "safety … informing clinicians that thromboembolism risk increases with abrupt discontinuation 19 MedWatch Safety … Available at http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/ucm250657.htm 19 Common Potential

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 30, 2024 - A 2024 National Patient Safety Goal set forth by The Joint Commission is to “reduce the likelihood of … /psnet.ahrq.gov//%2420 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#21 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#22 https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety … Proactively ensuring environmental safety for patients who are not able to call for assistance would … Inpatient fall prevention programs as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review. … The Joint Commission. 2024 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals. Accessed July 5, 2024.

  13. Spotlight (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2021 - called the hospital’s patient safety officer – In her native language, the patient said that while … Safety 17 18 Approach to Improving Patient Safety (1) • Retained vaginal packing results from a … Safety (5) • The armband serves as a reminder for the patient care nurses to remove the packing or … Safety (6) • At each handoff and as care progresses, nurses can remind the patient why the armband … safety.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 24, 2024 - Bourgeois, OD, MD Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Vice Chair, Hospital Service … Are verbal orders a threat to patient safety?. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18(3):165-168. … department patients with acute agitation. … doi.org/10.1093/ajhp/zxab325 https://www.ashp.org/-/media/assets/pharmacy-practice/resource-centers/patient-safety … /patient-safety-practice-resource-for-automated-dispensing-cabinet-overrides.ashx https://doi.org/10.2146

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2019 - psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references In an effort to improve bronchoscopy safety … The British Thoracic Society's recommended bronchoscopy safety checklist is adapted from the World Health … Organization (WHO) surgical safety checklist (6), and it is divided into three checkpoint sections: … As encouraged by the guideline, each institution should make modifications and additions to the WHO safety … British Thoracic Society's Recommended Bronchoscopy Safety Checklist.(3) Click on thumbnail for PDF

  16. PSNet Curated Library (pdf file)

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    August 30, 2023 - Safety Curated Library Foundations Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses … patient safety risks such as misdiagnosis. … patient safety risks such as misdiagnosis. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/magnet-support-patient-safety https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ten-years-after-keeping-patients-safe-have-nurses-work-environments-been-transformed … Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2015 - table https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#references improve the quality and safety … of patient care. … The nurse reported that the patient had not voided in 2 hours, but history notes the patient is incontinent … Assist in healing of open sacral/perineal wound in incontinent patients. … products in male and female patients with urinary incontinence.

  18. No BP During NIBP | PSNet

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    March 01, 2011 - Hence, a stale blood pressure alert would likely decrease patient safety instead of improving it. … Older devices with less safety enhancements are often relegated to non-operating room settings. … This may pose safety hazards. … The risk and safety of anesthesia at remote locations: the US closed claims analysis. … Risk and safety of anesthesia outside the operating room. Minerva Anestesiol. 2009;75:345-348.

  19. Effect of delays in the 2-week-wait cancer referral pathway during the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survival in the UK: a modelling study. | PSNet

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    October 21, 2020 - proportion of patients with early-stage tumors progressing from having curable to incurable disease. … Changes to primary care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic and perceived impact on medication safety … June 29, 2022 Concordance with urgent referral guidelines in patients presenting with … November 25, 2020 User-testing guidelines to improve the safety of intravenous medicines … June 17, 2020 Safety at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic: how to keep our oncology patients

  20. Correct Treatment Plan for Incorrect Diagnosis: A Pharmacist Intervention | PSNet

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    May 01, 2011 - Evaluation of medication list completeness, safety, and annotations. … Patient safety reporting systems: sustained quality improvement using a multidisciplinary team and "Good … safety. … Safety Primers Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy October 27, 2021 … July 1, 2019 The compliance with a patient safety bundle for management of placenta accreta
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