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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44263/psn-pdf
November 06, 2015 - Delivering the right diet to the right patient every time.
November 6, 2015
Wallace SC. PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. 2015;12:62-70.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/delivering-right-diet-right-patient-every-time
This article analyzed data on dietary errors submitted to a state reporting program and found that more
than …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43654/psn-pdf
April 02, 2015 - Nursing bedside clinical handover—an integrated review
of issues and tools.
April 2, 2015
Anderson J, Malone L, Shanahan K, et al. Nursing bedside clinical handover - an integrated review of
issues and tools. J Clin Nurs. 2015;24(5-6):662-671. doi:10.1111/jocn.12706.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-bedside-cl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46937/psn-pdf
March 14, 2018 - Resident shift handoff strategies in US internal medicine
residency programs.
March 14, 2018
Wray CM, Chaudhry S, Pincavage A, et al. Resident Shift Handoff Strategies in US Internal Medicine
Residency Programs. JAMA. 2016;316(21):2273-2275. doi:10.1001/jama.2016.17786.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/resident-shift-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/48142/psn-pdf
August 21, 2019 - Six ways to lower errors—and unnecessary surgeries—in
radiology exams.
August 21, 2019
Panner M. Forbes. August 12, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/six-ways-lower-errors-and-unnecessary-surgeries-radiology-exams
Diagnostic errors can result in harm across the spectrum of practice. Discussing cognitive and syste…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38055/psn-pdf
January 12, 2009 - Improving patient safety: patient-focused, high-reliability
team training.
January 12, 2009
McKeon LM, Cunningham PD, Oswaks JSD. Improving patient safety: patient-focused, high-reliability team
training. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(1):76-82. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31818f5595.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41426/psn-pdf
June 06, 2012 - Nursing mortality and morbidity and journal club cycles:
paving the way for nursing autonomy, patient safety, and
evidence-based practice.
June 6, 2012
Staveski S, Leong K, Graham K, et al. Nursing Mortality and Morbidity and Journal Club Cycles. AACN Adv
Crit Care. 2012;23(2):133-141. doi:10.1097/nci.0b013e318242…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38488/psn-pdf
March 18, 2009 - Intensive care units, communication between nurses and
physicians, and patients' outcomes.
March 18, 2009
Manojlovich M, Antonakos CL, Ronis DL. Intensive care units, communication between nurses and
physicians, and patients' outcomes. Am J Crit Care. 2009;18(1):21-30. doi:10.4037/ajcc2009353.
https://psnet.ahrq.g…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73354/psn-pdf
June 02, 2021 - Advancing Maternal Health Equity and Reducing Maternal
Mortality Workshop.
June 2, 2021
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. June 7-8, 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/advancing-maternal-health-equity-and-reducing-maternal-mortality-workshop
Maternal safety is challenged by clinical, equity…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837907/psn-pdf
August 24, 2022 - ISMP Guidelines for Safe Medication Use in Perioperative
and Procedural Settings.
August 24, 2022
Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-guidelines-safe-medication-use-perioperative-and-procedural-settings
Medication errors associated with surgery and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44909/psn-pdf
March 23, 2016 - Root Cause Analysis Workbook for
Community/Ambulatory Pharmacy.
March 23, 2016
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2013.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/root-cause-analysis-workbook-communityambulatory-pharmacy
Root cause analysis offers a structured way to detect and address system weaknesses. This…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43541/psn-pdf
August 28, 2017 - A step toward high reliability: implementation of a daily
safety brief in a children's hospital.
August 28, 2017
Saysana M, McCaskey M, Cox E, et al. A Step Toward High Reliability: Implementation of a Daily Safety
Brief in a Children's Hospital. J Patient Saf. 2017;13(3):149-152. doi:10.1097/PTS.0000000000000131.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43659/psn-pdf
November 05, 2014 - Intraoperative patient information handover between
anesthesia providers.
November 5, 2014
Choromanski D, Frederick J, McKelvey GM, et al. Intraoperative patient information handover between
anesthesia providers. J Biomed Res. 2014;28(5):383-387. doi:10.7555/JBR.28.20140001.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intraopera…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45607/psn-pdf
July 14, 2019 - Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality.
July 14, 2019
Duke University Health System.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/duke-center-healthcare-safety-and-quality
This website provides resources to help individuals, hospitals, outpatient practices, and others improve
quality and patient safety. The materials inclu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35186/psn-pdf
July 13, 2005 - Saving lives: hospitals have signed on to a six-part plan
to avoid a multitude of unnecessary deaths.
July 13, 2005
Comarow A. US News & World Report. July 2005
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/saving-lives-hospitals-have-signed-six-part-plan-avoid-multitude-unnecessary-
deaths
This article, accompanying the widely r…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43018/psn-pdf
March 19, 2014 - Improved obstetric safety through programmatic
collaboration.
March 19, 2014
Goffman D, Brodman M, Friedman AJ, et al. Improved obstetric safety through programmatic collaboration.
J Healthc Risk Manag. 2014;33(3):14-22. doi:10.1002/jhrm.21131.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improved-obstetric-safety-through-program…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47647/psn-pdf
January 23, 2019 - Patient Safety: Global Action on Patient Safety.
January 23, 2019
Executive Board EB144/29 144th session. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; December 12,
2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-global-action-patient-safety
This guidance summarizes the current status of global patient safety,…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36132/psn-pdf
May 27, 2011 - Motion study in surgery.
May 27, 2011
Gilbreth FB. Can J Med Surg. 1916:22-31.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/motion-study-surgery
This study was one of the first "time-motion" studies of physicians, and pioneered the application of human
factors engineering and industrial principles to medical practice. The authors…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46810/psn-pdf
April 18, 2018 - Unintended doses in radiotherapy—over, under and
outside?
April 18, 2018
Eaton DJ, Byrne JP, Cosgrove VP, et al. Unintended doses in radiotherapy-over, under and outside? Br J
Radiol. 2018;91(1084):20170863. doi:10.1259/bjr.20170863.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/unintended-doses-radiotherapy-over-under-and-outside…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38925/psn-pdf
September 16, 2009 - A literature review of the individual and systems factors
that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice.
September 16, 2009
Brady A-M, Malone A-M, Fleming S. A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute
to medication errors in nursing practice. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17(6):679-97…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863003/psn-pdf
February 21, 2024 - Positive Patient Identification.
February 21, 2024
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB), Dorset, UK: Health Services Safety
Investigations Body; February 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/positive-patient-identification
Patient misidentification can result in medication administration errors, …