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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45846/psn-pdf
January 07, 2019 - Medication safety in the operating room: literature and
expert-based recommendations.
January 7, 2019
Wahr JA, Abernathy JH, Lazarra EH, et al. Medication safety in the operating room: literature and expert-
based recommendations. Br J Anaesth. 2017;118(1):32-43. doi:10.1093/bja/aew379.
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August 29, 2018 - AORN Position Statement on Criminalization of Human
Errors in the Perioperative Setting.
August 29, 2018
AORN Position Statement on Criminalization of Human Errors in the Perioperative Setting. AORN J.
2018;108(1):64-65. doi:10.1002/aorn.12292.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/aorn-position-statement-criminalization-h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72607/psn-pdf
December 23, 2020 - Defense Health Agency Processes for Responding to
Provider Quality and Safety Concerns.
December 23, 2020
Washington DC; Governmental Accountability Office; December 1, 2020. Publication GAO-21-160R.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/defense-health-agency-processes-responding-provider-quality-and-safety-
concerns
Clin…
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February 12, 2020 - Preventable closed claims in the AANA Foundation
closed malpractice claims database.
February 12, 2020
Kremer MJ, Hirsch M, Geisz-Everson M, et al. Preventable Closed Claims in the AANA Foundation Closed
Malpractice Claims Database. AANA J. 2019;87(6).
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March 16, 2016 - Wrong site surgery: a critical incident analysis of a near
miss.
March 16, 2016
Tichanow S. Wrong site surgery: A critical incident analysis of a near miss. J Perioper Pract. 2016;26(1-
2):11-5.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wrong-site-surgery-critical-incident-analysis-near-miss
Despite efforts to prevent wrong-s…
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May 06, 2009 - Linking Joint Commission inpatient core measures and
National Patient Safety Goals with evidence.
May 6, 2009
Masica AL, Richter KM, Convery P, et al. Linking joint commission inpatient core measures and national
patient safety goals with evidence. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2009;22(2):103-11.
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December 04, 2016 - At the Precipice of Quality Health Care: The Role of the
Toxicologist in Enhancing Patient and Medication Safety.
December 4, 2016
J Med Toxicol. 2015;11(2):165-166, 252-273.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/precipice-quality-health-care-role-toxicologist-enhancing-patient-and-
medication-safety
This special issue hi…
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March 15, 2017 - Medication governance: preventing errors and promoting
patient safety.
March 15, 2017
Kavanagh C. Medication governance: preventing errors and promoting patient safety. Br J Nurs.
2017;26(3):159-165. doi:10.12968/bjon.2017.26.3.159.
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January 15, 2019 - Strategies for optimizing OR drug safety.
January 15, 2019
Meyer TA, McAllister RK. Pharmacy Practice News. March 19, 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/strategies-optimizing-or-drug-safety
Perioperative adverse drug events are common and understudied. Reporting on the complexity of
medication administration durin…
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August 03, 2017 - Workplace factors associated with burnout of family
physicians.
August 3, 2017
Rassolian M, Peterson LE, Fang B, et al. Workplace Factors Associated With Burnout of Family
Physicians. JAMA Intern Med. 2017;177(7):1036-1038. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.1391.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43097/psn-pdf
April 23, 2014 - Is culture associated with patient safety in the emergency
department? A study of staff perspectives.
April 23, 2014
Van Noord IV-, Wagner C, van Dyck C, et al. Is culture associated with patient safety in the emergency
department? A study of staff perspectives. Int J Qual Health Care. 2014;26(1):64-70.
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January 18, 2017 - Standardization of inpatient handoff communication.
January 18, 2017
Jewell JA. Standardization of Inpatient Handoff Communication. Pediatrics. 2016;138(5):e20162681.
doi:10.1542/peds.2016-2681.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/standardization-inpatient-handoff-communication
Handoffs at shift changes are vulnerable to…
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July 16, 2014 - Outcomes of a quality improvement project for educating
nurses on medication administration and errors in
nursing homes.
July 16, 2014
Tenhunen ML, Tanner EK, Dahlen R. Outcomes of a quality improvement project for educating nurses on
medication administration and errors in nursing homes. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2014;…
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September 12, 2018 - Procedural timeout compliance is improved with real-time
clinical decision support.
September 12, 2018
Shear T, Deshur M, Avram MJ, et al. Procedural Timeout Compliance Is Improved With Real-Time Clinical
Decision Support. J Patient Saf. 2018;14(3):148-152. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000185.
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May 27, 2011 - Preventable anesthesia mishaps: a study of human
factors.
May 27, 2011
Cooper JB, Newbower RS, Long CD, et al. Preventable anesthesia mishaps: a study of human factors.
Anesthesiology. 1978;49(6):399-406.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/preventable-anesthesia-mishaps-study-human-factors
This study reports on the ret…
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June 09, 2021 - Enhancing psychological safety in mental health services.
June 9, 2021
Hunt DF, Bailey J, Lennox BR, et al. Enhancing psychological safety in mental health services. Int J Ment
Health Syst. 2021;15(1):33. doi:10.1186/s13033-021-00439-1.
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November 18, 2020 - Lost in translation--silent reporting and electronic patient
records in nursing handovers: an ethnographic study.
November 18, 2020
Ihlebæk HM. Lost in translation--silent reporting and electronic patient records in nursing handovers: an
ethnographic study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2020;109:103636. doi:10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2…
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September 29, 2017 - Ethical issues in patient safety research: a systematic
review of the literature.
September 29, 2017
Whicher DM, Kass NE, Audera-Lopez C, et al. Ethical issues in patient safety research: a systematic
review of the literature. J Patient Saf. 2015;11(3):174-184. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000064.
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August 04, 2010 - Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs
conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.
August 4, 2010
Yamamoto LG, Kanemori J. Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug
dosing and administration. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28(5):588-92. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2009.02.009.
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November 16, 2015 - Equipped: overcoming barriers to change to improve
quality of care (theories of change).
November 16, 2015
Lachman P, Runnacles J, Dudley J, et al. Equipped: overcoming barriers to change to improve quality of
care (theories of change). Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2015;100(1):13-8. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2013-
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