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3681. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2003 - bed rails.(15) Coagulopathic patients may represent a patient category in whom special precautions are … positionpapers/restrain.shtml common problem throughout our health care system, affecting the quality and safety … evidence for effectiveness is lacking, however.(17) Another solution might be to develop a checklist of safety-related … Walking, however, is critical to patients’ well-being. … Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices.

3682. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 27, 2021 - Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy October 27, 2021 Takhar S, Nelson N. … Deprescribing as a Patient Safety Strategy. PSNet [internet]. 2021. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy Background Polypharmacy is defined … starting furosemide to treat edema caused by amlodipine) https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/deprescribing-patient-safety-strategy … safety.

3683. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 25, 2021 - Creating more systematic and proactive follow-up safety nets to ensure patients are improving rather … Safety Research and Practice, and the State of Massachusetts Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety … Efficacy and safety of sirolimus in lymphangioleiomyomatosis. … Improving Clinical Communication and Patient Safety: Clinician- Recommended Solutions. … Advances in Patient Safety: New Directions and Alternative Approaches (Vol. 3: Performance and Tools

3684. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      July 01, 2003 - The patient was discharged to a skilled nursing facility (SNF) for physical therapy on low- molecular-weight … Although hemorrhage can occur in any patient receiving warfarin, the risk is magnified when the anticoagulant … monitoring of oral anticoagulants in dedicated thrombosis clinics, using intelligent computer programs or patient … The use of published standard dosing algorithms may increase the safety of initial warfarin dosing. … Conservative treatment of overanticoagulated patients.

3685. Microsoft PowerPoint - Spotlight Case_Suicide Attempts_03.17.2023 FINAL.pptx (pdf file)
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      January 01, 2023 - SAFETY 19 Approaches to Improving Patient Safety: The role of psychiatric consultants (1) • The … Safety: Managing the suicidal patient (1) • Following serious, especially repeated suicide attempts … or milder psychiatric symptoms. 23 Approaches to Improving Patient Safety: Managing the suicidal … patient (2) • One factor that complicates management of medically stable suicidal patients in many … Safety: Family engagement (1) • There is a paucity of research to support the use of family members

3686. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 30, 2021 - Approach to Improving Safety & Patient Safety Target Given the importance of communication between radiologists … safety. … should be incorporated into a systems-level model for improving patient safety. … Available at: https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics/sentinel-event/. … https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/communication https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/patient-safety-topics

3687. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2013 - Robert Wachter, Editor, AHRQ WebM&M: What got you interested in patient safety? … She gave a calcium chloride overdose to one of her pediatric patients. … RW: Do you think that patients and the citizenry more broadly, the political apparatus, is willing to … If you're the patient or your loved one is the patient, it takes on a completely different nature. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/balancing-no-blame-accountability-patient-safety SD: I will first commit

3688. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      October 01, 2003 - for both physicians and patients. … safety issue. … Making Health Care Safer: A Critical Analysis of Patient Safety Practices. … National Patient Safety Agency. NPSA. [ go to related site ] 4. … Enhancing patient safety. London: BMJ Publications; 2001:461-79. 15.

3689. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      September 01, 2003 - Newer hospital policies and federal requirements mandate that patients confirm the proposed surgery with … before the patient is anesthetized. … Nevertheless, as depicted by Reason in his "Swiss Cheese Model," these safety mechanisms each have enough … this sort of improvisation occurs, the surgeon must ensure that the system provides the same level of safety … Take-Home Points Gynecologists can improve outcomes and enhance patient safety with comprehensive pre-operative

3690. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 01, 2009 - The nurse on duty was harried because he was caring for six patients instead of the usual four. … system can further help to improve medication safety. … In the case above, the nurse programming the pump was caring for a larger number of patients than usual … care providers about the roles and responsibilities for each discipline in caring for acutely ill patients … Patient safety and computerized medication ordering at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

3691. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2023 - Perspective authors reviewed articles related to clinical misdiagnosis and patient safety added to the … Reducing misdiagnosis in these situations may have broader, population-level effects on patient safety … In patient-centered work to categorize diagnostic error, patients emphasized that communication breakdowns … patients. … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#_edn7 https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#_edn8 https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings

3692. Patient Safety in Office-Based Care Settings | PSNet
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      January 31, 2024 - safety incidents do occur, and given the volume of patients receiving care in office-based settings, … safety hazards because patients may be prescribed medications from many different providers, and these … Notably, better communication between clinicians and patients may reduce patient-reported non-routine … , especially the culture of patient safety.  … Patient Safety in Primary Care: Conceptual Meanings to the Health Care Team and Patients.

3693. Delayed Diagnosis of Kidney Transplant Complications | PSNet
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      January 29, 2020 - Approach to Improving Safety Safety in management of kidney transplant patients in the early post-transplant … This patient’s case demonstrated potential areas for improvement in safety, as earlier transplant kidney … Saline to Treat Hyponatremia January 29, 2020 Perspectives on Safety … Patient Safety in Home Dialysis April 28, 2021 … May 22, 2024 View More Related Resources Patient Safety

3694. The Hidden Danger of Unseen Intravenous Catheters | PSNet
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      October 04, 2023 - A Systematic Approach to Improving Patient Safety This case illustrates how failure to adhere to patient … classification level III or higher. 7 Pediatric anesthesiologists are uniquely qualified to care for patients … saline, may be useful in determining the intravascular position of intravenous catheters in pediatric patients … In the operating room, patients receive greater volumes of fluids at higher administration rates. … catheter insertion is preferable to internal jugular central venous catheter insertion in pediatric patients

3695. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      August 26, 2020 - Many processes and procedures to promote patient safety in the operating room setting may be applied … Beware of finger tourniquets: a case report and update by the National Patient Safety Agency. … the National Patient Safety Agency. … National Patient Safety Agency rapid response report: reducing the risk of tourniquets left on after … National Patient Safety Agency, 2009a. https://marmed.com/wp- content/uploads/2019/08/NRLS-1153A-RRR-Tourniquet-mation

3696. The Wrongful Resuscitation | PSNet
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      October 12, 2012 - Joan Stanley about The Role of Undergraduate Nursing Education in Patient Safety November 27, 2023 … Nursing Education in Patient Safety November 27, 2023 Association of current … and patients in a national sample. … March 6, 2005 Improving patient safety by repeating (read-back) telephone reports of … December 23, 2008 Crew resource management improved perception of patient safety in the

3697. Retained Surgical Items: Definition and Epidemiology. | PSNet
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      September 15, 2024 - An RFO or RFB is not the result of medical error, whereas an RSI is a multi-stakeholder patient safety … Safety Organizations (PSOs), collaborations authorized under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement … February 1, 2003 Patient Safety Primers Retained … Death November 30, 2023 Patient Safety Primers … December 14, 2022 Thinking in three's: changing surgical patient safety practices

3698. Under Pressure: Delayed Diagnosis of Compartment Syndrome after Lower Leg Fracture. | PSNet
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      November 25, 2020 - Trainees and Patient Safety Diagnostic uncertainty was not the only factor that contributed to the errors … In addition, we recommend concurrent bedside patient examination of patients who are being evaluated … Barnes, MD, FACEP Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Health Sciences Clinical Professor … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Network. 2006 [Accessed April 18, 2024) [ Free … September 13, 2023 Patient Safety Innovations Remote Response

3699. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 24, 2024 - Trainees and Patient Safety Diagnostic uncertainty was not the only factor that contributed to the errors … engagingfamilies/strategy4/Strat4_Tool_1_IDEAL_chklst_508.pdf https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#18 https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety … redtool5.html#:~:text=This%20postdischarge%20followup%20phone%20call,Medicines https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety … Barnes, MD, FACEP Consulting Editor, AHRQ, Patient Safety Network (PSNet) Health Sciences Clinical … Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Network. 2006 [Accessed April 18, 2024) [Free

3700. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      May 01, 2011 - One reality that is difficult to avoid is the ED patient–provider interaction, which is critical to patient … disseminating information to providers while allowing EDs and infection control experts to implement new safety … practices that protect patients and HCWs. … dedicated departments and teams, such as Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control or Occupational Safety … safety measures for daily infectious exposures (e.g., handwashing) as well as unanticipated infectious