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  1. Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement (pdf file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/qitoolkit/combined/d4x_combo_pdi12-crbsi-bestpractices.pdf
    May 17, 2016 - Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement Toolkit for Using the AHRQ Quality Indicators How To Improve Hospital Quality and Safety 1 Tool D.4x Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement PDI 12: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-Related Bloodstream Infection Rate (BSIs) Why focus on c…

  2. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866826/psn-pdf
    September 25, 2024 - Hypoxic Gas Supply from Cross-Connected Pipelines September 25, 2024 Bohringer C, Guemidjian A, Utter G. Hypoxic Gas Supply from Cross-Connected Pipelines. PSNet [internet]. 2024. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/hypoxic-gas-supply-cross-connected-pipelines The Case An 8-year-old boy with no significant past medical…

  3. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    April 01, 2003 - Another Fall April 1, 2003 Bogardus SG. Another Fall. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/another-fall Case Objectives List risk factors for falls in hospitalized patients Understand appropriate use of restraints Identify system issues contributing to falls in hospitalized patients Case & Comm…

  4. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2006 - Confusion With Acetaminophen January 1, 2006 Heubi JE. Confusion With Acetaminophen. PSNet [internet]. 2006. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/confusion-acetaminophen The Case Parents brought their 5-year-old son to the emergency department (ED) with a 24-hour history of fever, cough, and frontal headache. Physical e…

  5. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    November 01, 2003 - Misread Label November 1, 2003 Franklin BD. Misread Label. PSNet [internet]. 2003. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misread-label The Case An infant was born with sluggish respirations. During labor the infant’s mother had received meperidine [Demerol, a pain medication], a narcotic with a half-life of 2.5-4.0 hours…

  6. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    January 01, 2022 - Sustaining the gains: a 7-year follow-through of a hospital-wide patient safety improvement project on hospital-wide adverse event outcomes and patient safety culture. June 10, 2020 Sim MA, Ti LK, Mujumdar S, et al. Sustaining the gains: a 7-year follow-through of a hospital-wide patient safety improvement projec…

  7. Patient and Family Engagement | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

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    July 01, 2018 - Patient and Family Engagement The Patient and Family Engagement module of the CUSP Toolkit focuses on making sure patients and their family members understand what is happening during the patient's hospital stay, are active participants in the patient's care, and are prepared for discharge. This module expl…

  8. 044-Ss-Preop-Dos-Donts (doc file)

    www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/hai/tools/mrsa-2/044-ss-preop-dos-donts.docx
    April 01, 2025 - AHRQ Safety Program for MRSA Prevention: Targeting SSI Decolonization With Pre-Impregnated Wipes in the Preoperative Area: Do’s and Don’ts for Surgical Staff Surgical Services For: Cardiac, Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, and Spinal Fusion Surgeries​ To prevent surgical site infections (SSI), follow these dire…

  9. MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal Mupirocin (pdf file)

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    March 01, 2022 - MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal Mupirocin AHRQ Pub. No. 20(22)-0036 March 2022 STAFF MRSA Carriers With Devices: Prevent Infections During the Hospital Stay How To Apply Nasal Mupirocin Apply nasal mupirocin ointment twice daily for 5 days…

  10. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    September 01, 2016 - Clinicians' assessments of electronic medication safety alerts in ambulatory care. September 1, 2016 Weingart SN, Simchowitz B, Shiman L, et al. Clinicians' assessments of electronic medication safety alerts in ambulatory care. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(17):1627-1632. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.300. https://ps…

  11. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    December 07, 2022 - Experience of hospital-initiated medication changes in older people with multimorbidity: a multicentre mixed- methods study embedded in the OPtimising thERapy to prevent Avoidable hospital admissions in Multimorbid older people (OPERAM) trial. December 7, 2022 Thevelin S, Pétein C, Metry B, et al. Experience of h…

  12. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72726/psn-pdf
    February 10, 2021 - Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public health topic. February 10, 2021 Gualano MR, Lo Moro G, Voglino G, et al. Wrong administration route of medications in the domestic setting: a review of an underestimated public health topic. Expert Opin Pharmaco…

  13. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73509/psn-pdf
    July 21, 2021 - NHS ‘Learning from Deaths’ reports: a qualitative and quantitative document analysis of the first year of a countrywide patient safety programme. July 21, 2021 Brummell Z, Vindrola-Padros C, Braun D, et al. NHS ‘Learning from Deaths’ reports: a qualitative and quantitative document analysis of the first year of a …

  14. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39917/psn-pdf
    October 13, 2010 - Prevalence of adverse events in pediatric intensive care units in the United States. October 13, 2010 Agarwal S, Classen D, Larsen G, et al. Prevalence of adverse events in pediatric intensive care units in the United States. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11(5):568-578. doi:10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181d8e405. https://psne…

  15. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    October 07, 2020 - National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. October 7, 2020 Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 2020. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/national-nursing-home-covid-action-network Nursing home residents are especially vulnerable to COVID-19 due to their age, and communal living condition…

  16. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

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    August 14, 2019 - Partnering with families and patient advocates: another line of defense in adverse event surveillance. August 14, 2019 ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 1, 2019;24. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/partnering-families-and-patient-advocates-another-line-defense-adverse-event- surveillance Having…

  17. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836772/psn-pdf
    March 23, 2022 - Error reduction in trauma care: lessons from an anonymized, national, multicenter mortality reporting system. March 23, 2022 Hamad DM, Mandell SP, Stewart RM, et al. Error reduction in trauma care: Lessons from an anonymized, national, multicenter mortality reporting system. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2022;92(3):47…

  18. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40390/psn-pdf
    February 03, 2015 - The $17.1 billion problem: the annual cost of measurable medical errors. February 3, 2015 Van Den Bos J, Rustagi K, Gray T, et al. The $17.1 Billion Problem: The Annual Cost Of Measurable Medical Errors. Health Aff. 2011;30(4):596-603. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0084. https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/171-billion-problem…

  19. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45737/psn-pdf
    December 22, 2017 - Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care. December 22, 2017 Aiken LH, Sloane DM, Griffiths P, et al. Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and q…

  20. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)

    psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851352/psn-pdf
    July 12, 2023 - Identifying a list of healthcare 'never events' to effect system change: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. July 12, 2023 Bowman CL, De Gorter R, Zaslow J, et al. Identifying a list of healthcare ‘never events’ to effect system change: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. BMJ Open Qual. 2023;12(2…
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