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  1. "Never events" and the quest to reduce preventable harm. | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - January 23, 2019 Success in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevention: a tale in two

  2. An Easily Forgotten Tube | PSNet

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    June 01, 2016 - An Easily Forgotten Tube Citation Text: Ousey K. An Easily Forgotten Tube. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2014. Copy Citation Format: Google Scholar BibTeX EndNote X3 XML EndNote 7 XML Endnote tagged Pub…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 14, 2022 - made in the past 10 years—improvements in healthcare-acquired infections, decreases in patient falls, pressure … ulcers, and other complications. … Falls and pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing … major injury increase by 17% and pressure ulcers increase by over 40%.

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 01, 2012 - systematically addresses most likely areas of risk (e.g., central line infection, urinary infection, delirium, pressure … ulcers), and (iv) using the daily goal sheet to promote ongoing open dialogue.

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2008 - On the one hand, we're trying to get patients up out of bed to prevent deconditioning, decubitus ulcers … , and pressure sores, but the urinary catheter is tethering them to the bed, preventing them from getting

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 31, 2023 - Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation July 31, 2023 Flynn S, Barnes DK. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation. PSNet [internet]. 2023. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/bandemia-harbinger-stercoral-colitis-and-impending-perforation The Case A 56-year-…

  7. In Conversation With... Dr. Michelle Schreiber on Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

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    December 14, 2022 - made in the past 10 years—improvements in healthcare-acquired infections, decreases in patient falls, pressure … ulcers, and other complications. … Falls and pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing … major injury increase by 17% and pressure ulcers increase by over 40%. … ulcers. 14 Healthcare leaders recognize the need to do better.

  8. Measuring Patient Safety | PSNet

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    December 14, 2022 - increased with a 40% rise in healthcare-acquired infections and an increase in inpatient falls and pressure … ulcers. 14 Healthcare leaders recognize the need to do better. … ulcers, and other complications. … Falls and pressure ulcers also went up – in skilled nursing facilities, we saw rates of falls causing … major injury increase by 17% and pressure ulcers increase by over 40%.

  9. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    July 23, 2020 - individuals can gain from social interaction and enhanced mobility, such as reduced risk of falls and pressure … ulcers. … mitigate safety risks associated with usual care needs for this patient population, such as falls and pressure … ulcers.

  10. The Forgotten Line | PSNet

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    March 11, 2011 - systematically addresses most likely areas of risk (e.g., central line infection, urinary infection, delirium, pressure … ulcers), and (iv) using the daily goal sheet to promote ongoing open dialogue.

  11. Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen | PSNet

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    March 07, 2018 - Prolonged hospital bedrest leads to loss of muscle and bone mass and increases the risk of pressure ulcers … Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Hospital Setting Using Silicone Foam Dressings. 

  12. Evaluation of the association between Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety culture (NHSOPS) measures and catheter-associated urinary tract infections: results of a national collaborative. | PSNet

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    April 05, 2017 - December 21, 2017 Success in hospital-acquired pressure ulcer prevention: a tale in two

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 10, 2024 - These require SNFs to have measures in place to prevent specific clinical harms (such as falls, pressure … ulcers, and health care–associated infections) and to improve medication management.

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    May 26, 2021 - The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers May 26, 2021 Glaser K, Vongspanich-Dray J. The “Great Pretender” (Syphilis) is Still Stumping Healthcare Providers. PSNet [internet]. 2021. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/great-pretender-syphilis-still-stumping-healthcare-providers The Case  …

  15. Medication/Drug Errors | PSNet

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    March 12, 2021 - hospital-acquired infections, medication errors, inpatient suicide, and specific clinical harms such as falls and pressure … ulcers.

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    March 27, 2024 - facilitating clinician communication, as well as preventing hospital-associated infections, falls, pressure … ulcers, and inpatient suicide.

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2017 - Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding September 1, 2017 Strate L, Swanson S. Transfusion Thresholds in Gastrointestinal Bleeding. PSNet [internet]. 2017. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/transfusion-thresholds-gastrointestinal-bleeding Case Objectives Describe risk factors for poor outcome in patients w…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 01, 2013 - contribute to delirium, hypotension, falls, and immobility along with its complications, such as pressure … ulcers and, as may have occurred in this case, aspiration pneumonia.

  20. Continuing Education | PSNet

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    February 26, 2025 - Delirium (4) Nosocomial Infections (3) Patient Falls (5) Pressure … Ulcers (1) Venous Thrombosis and Thromboembolism (3) Medication Safety
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