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  1. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2005 - pulse oximetry monitoring, wound care, blood draws, intravenous catheter placement, skin care and prevention … of pressure ulcers, respiratory and ventilator support, and correct administration of medications can

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2012 - They're getting decubitus ulcers.

  3. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? | PSNet

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    February 01, 2007 - Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpires Have in Common? Mark L. Graber, MD | February 1, 2007  Also Read a Conversation View more articles from the same authors. Citation Text: Graber ML. Diagnostic Errors in Medicine: What Do Doctors and Umpi…

  4. Getting a Good Report Card: Unintended Consequences of the Public Reporting of Hospital Quality | PSNet

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    October 01, 2004 - Intramuscular injection site injuries masquerading as pressure ulcers. Wounds. 2003;15:302-312. … Smoking cessation advice/counseling Appropriate Initial Antibiotic Selection Surgical Infection Prevention

  5. Update on Safety Culture | PSNet

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    January 22, 2020 - influence of culture comes from the Rhode Island intensive care unit (ICU) collaborative that worked on the prevention … because they are able to do the basics every time, like turning patients every 60 minutes to avoid pressure … ulcers, using a central line checklist, or washing their hands frequently.

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 11, 2024 - Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration April 11, 2024 Singh A, Huang C. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration. PSNet [internet]. 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-nasogastric-tube-resulting-aspiration The Case An 82-year-old woman presented to the Emergency Department (ED) for …

  7. Patient Safety in Frail Older Patients | PSNet

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    November 26, 2019 - This makes it necessary to have patient safety practices directed specifically at prevention in these … is that there are four risk factors that underlie many of our hospital acquired conditions, (i.e., pressure … ulcers and catheter associated infections, falls, and delirium). … Whereas, working on mobility, delirium prevention, skin care, etc. is a more horizontal cross-cutting … We placed fall prevention above safe mobility.

  8. In Conversation With... Heidi Wald, MD | PSNet

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    November 26, 2019 - is that there are four risk factors that underlie many of our hospital acquired conditions, (i.e., pressure … ulcers and catheter associated infections, falls, and delirium). … Whereas, working on mobility, delirium prevention, skin care, etc. is a more horizontal cross-cutting … In the health system I’m at right now, we’re increasingly marrying our falls prevention work with our … We placed fall prevention above safe mobility.

  9. Topics | PSNet

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    March 03, 2025 - Nosocomial Infections Go to this topic Patient Falls Go to this topic Pressure … Ulcers Go to this topic Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism Go to this topic

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    June 01, 2007 - kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates Stage 3 or 4 pressure … ulcers acquired after admission to a health care facility Patient death or serious disability due to

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 30, 2023 - States, we have since experienced higher rates of preventable infections, as well as increases in pressure … ulcers and falls. … dynamic reality, reorienting focus from performance measures of harm to measures that reflect risk prevention … nursing homes across the United States to increase the implementation of evidence-based infection prevention … with our work to radically reorient our thinking and approach to safety to place more emphasis on prevention

  12. Another Fall | PSNet

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    June 01, 2010 - Various strategies are used for fall prevention in the hospital. … serious problem in the hospital, putting patients at risk for many other problems, including delirium, pressure … ulcers, and functional decline. … Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. … Do hospital fall prevention programs work? A systematic review.

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2003 - Various strategies are used for fall prevention in the hospital. … serious problem in the hospital, putting patients at risk for many other problems, including delirium, pressure … ulcers, and functional decline. … Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons. … Do hospital fall prevention programs work? A systematic review.

  14. In Conversation With… Jack Needleman, PhD | PSNet

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    September 01, 2012 - They're getting decubitus ulcers.

  15. Curated Article Libraries | PSNet

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    March 18, 2025 - Complications (4) Nosocomial Infections (4) Patient Falls (1) Pressure … Ulcers (1) Medication Safety (6) Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse

  16. Misplaced Nasogastric Tube Resulting in Aspiration | PSNet

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    August 01, 2009 - May 8, 2017 Perspective How Does Infection Prevention Fit

  17. Technical Expert Panel | PSNet

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    January 01, 2012 - Influential research products include over 100 evidence-based national quality, prevention, and safety … substances, reduction of hospital-acquired conditions, voluntary events reporting, and loss control/prevention … such as surgery, obstetrics, hospital-associated infections, emergency departments, sepsis, falls, pressure … ulcers, venous thromboembolism, and care transitions.  … safety, infusion safety, clinical alarms safety, unit-based safety improvement, venous thromboembolism prevention

  18. Preparing for Health Reform: The Federal Government and the Nursing Workforce | PSNet

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    September 01, 2012 - They're getting decubitus ulcers.

  19. Defensive Medicine: "Glowing" with Pain | PSNet

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    November 01, 2012 - Overload November 1, 2012 Are evidence-based practices associated with effective prevention … of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in US academic medical centers?

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33788/psn-pdf
    June 01, 2015 - Or a patient falls or gets what might be a preventable pressure ulcer, or a mistake occurs in a surgical
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