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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74043/psn-pdf
September 18, 2023 - DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety.
September 18, 2023
The Daisy Foundation and Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/daisy-award-extraordinary-nurses-patient-safety
Nurses have a fundamental role in safe care delivery by fostering a healthy work environment. This aw…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50874/psn-pdf
February 05, 2020 - Checking In on the Checklist.
February 5, 2020
Buissonniere M. Brooklyn NY: Lifebox and Ariadne Labs; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/checking-checklist
Checklists are integrated into error reduction strategies and healthcare team communication efforts
worldwide but implementation and impact of the tool varies …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/61052/psn-pdf
April 01, 2019 - Inadvertent Administration of an Oral Liquid Medicine into
a Vein.
April 1, 2019
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch: April 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/inadvertent-administration-oral-liquid-medicine-vein
Wrong route medication administration is a never event. This report examined the co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865348/psn-pdf
January 01, 2023 - Learning Health Systems
January 1, 2023
Agency for Health Research and Quality.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-health-systems
The learning health system model centers on the purposeful, systematic use of internal data and
knowledge with external evidence to improve the safety and quality of care. This websi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41603/psn-pdf
August 22, 2012 - Nurse–pharmacist collaboration on medication
reconciliation prevents potential harm.
August 22, 2012
Feldman LS, Costa LL, Feroli R, et al. Nurse-pharmacist collaboration on medication reconciliation
prevents potential harm. J Hosp Med. 2012;7(5):396-401. doi:10.1002/jhm.1921.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurse-ph…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39500/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - Using in situ simulation to improve in-hospital
cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
January 3, 2017
Lighthall GK, Poon T, Harrison K. Using in situ simulation to improve in-hospital cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36(5):209-16.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/using-situ-simulation-improve-h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35411/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Understanding the cognitive work of nursing in the acute
care environment.
September 27, 2016
Potter P, Wolf L, Boxerman S, et al. Understanding the cognitive work of nursing in the acute care
environment. J Nurs Adm. 2005;35(7-8):327-335.
https://journals.lww.com/jonajournal/Abstract/2005/07000/Understanding_the_…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/840494/psn-pdf
November 30, 2022 - Safety of anesthetic and perioperative medication
practices.
November 30, 2022
Meyer TA. Anesthesiology News. October 31, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-anesthetic-and-perioperative-medication-practices
Medication use in the surgical environment is complex and high-risk. This article describes steps tow…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35614/psn-pdf
March 10, 2011 - Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized
physician order entry.
March 10, 2011
van der Sijs H, Aarts J, Vulto A, et al. Overriding of drug safety alerts in computerized physician order
entry. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13(2):138-47.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/overriding-drug-safety-alerts-computerized-p…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38136/psn-pdf
November 21, 2016 - Patients' and family members' experiences of open
disclosure following adverse events.
November 21, 2016
Iedema R, Sorensen R, Manias E, et al. Patients' and family members' experiences of open disclosure
following adverse events. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20(6):421-32. doi:10.1093/intqhc/mzn043.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45793/psn-pdf
July 19, 2024 - SHOT Annual Report.
July 19, 2024
S Narayan, ed. Manchester, UK: Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Steering Group; 2023. ISBN:
9781999596859.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/shot-annual-report-2019
Although errors in the blood transfusion process are rare, they can be harmful. This annual report provides
an anal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/853627/psn-pdf
September 20, 2023 - Understanding And Addressing Pre-Hospital Diagnostic
Delays.
September 20, 2023
Health Affairs Forefront; May-September 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/understanding-and-addressing-pre-hospital-diagnostic-delays
Diagnostic delays stem from both human and process failures. This series of articles examines how
s…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37359/psn-pdf
January 02, 2017 - Case study: preventing surgical complications at
Baystate Medical Center.
January 2, 2017
Fitzgerald J, Kanter G, Benjamin EM. Case Study: Preventing Surgical Complications at Baystate Medical
Center. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2016;33(11). doi:10.1016/s1553-
7250(07)33076-6.
http…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44770/psn-pdf
September 24, 2016 - Obstacles to research on the effects of interruptions in
healthcare.
September 24, 2016
Grundgeiger T, Dekker SWA, Sanderson P, et al. Obstacles to research on the effects of interruptions in
healthcare. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(6):392-5. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004083.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/obstacles-research-…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44678/psn-pdf
July 05, 2017 - Patient Safety Risk Management Playbook.
July 5, 2017
Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-risk-management-playbook
Proactive risk management is an important component to improving the safety of care. Exploring principles
of high reliabilit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44880/psn-pdf
September 06, 2016 - Drug shortages forcing hard decisions on rationing
treatments.
September 6, 2016
Fink S. New York Times. January 29, 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/drug-shortages-forcing-hard-decisions-rationing-treatments
Drug shortages have become a routine challenge in medicine. Reporting on the impact of medication
short…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41989/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Tapping front-line knowledge: identifying problems as
they occur helps enhance patient safety.
September 27, 2016
Luther K, Resar RK. Tapping front-line knowledge: identifying problems as they occur helps enhance
patient safety. Healthcare executive. 2013;28(1):84-7.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/tapping-front-line…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35479/psn-pdf
June 14, 2011 - Implementing root cause analysis in an area health
service: views of the participants.
June 14, 2011
Middleton S, Walker C, Chester R. Implementing root cause analysis in an area health service: views of the
participants. Aust Health Rev. 2005;29(4):422-8.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implementing-root-cause-analy…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40004/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Application of failure mode and effect analysis in a
radiology department.
February 1, 2011
Thornton E, Brook OR, Mendiratta-Lala M, et al. Application of Failure Mode and Effect Analysis in a
Radiology Department. RadioGraphics. 2010;31(1):281-293. doi:10.1148/rg.311105018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/applicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36863/psn-pdf
August 29, 2011 - Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust.
August 29, 2011
Scholefield H. Embedding quality improvement and patient safety at Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation
Trust. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2007;21(4):593-607.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/embedding-qual…