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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47485/psn-pdf
January 09, 2019 - System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory
medicine.
January 9, 2019
Plebani M. System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine. Diagnosis (Berl). 2018;5(4):191-
196. doi:10.1515/dx-2018-0085.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/system-related-and-cognitive-errors-laboratory-medicine
Problems managing …
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February 01, 2011 - Improving reliability of clinical care practices for
ventilated patients in the context of a patient safety
improvement initiative.
February 1, 2011
Pinto A, Burnett S, Benn J, et al. Improving reliability of clinical care practices for ventilated patients in the
context of a patient safety improvement initiative.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865932/psn-pdf
May 22, 2024 - Cognitive Load Theory and its Impact on Diagnostic
Accuracy.
May 22, 2024
Knees M, Raffel KE, Kissler M, et al. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; May
2024. Publication No. 24-0010-2-EF.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-load-theory-and-its-impact-diagnostic-accuracy
Cognition plays a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47337/psn-pdf
November 14, 2018 - Antibiotic shortages in pediatrics.
November 14, 2018
Banerjee R, Thurm CW, Fox ER, et al. Antibiotic Shortages in Pediatrics. Pediatrics. 2018;142(5).
doi:10.1542/peds.2018-0858.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antibiotic-shortages-pediatrics
Drug shortages can disrupt care processes and diminish medication safety. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50809/psn-pdf
January 15, 2020 - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Safety and Usability: See
What We Mean.
January 15, 2020
MedStar Health National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/electronic-health-record-ehr-safety-and-usability-see-what-we-mean
Electronic health records (EHR) optimize information functions in c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836834/psn-pdf
March 30, 2022 - Dying for Care.
March 30, 2022
Stein L, Fraser J, Penzenstadler N et al. USA Today. March 10, 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/dying-care
Nursing home residents, staff, and care processes were particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. This
collection of resources examines data and documentation involving one nursing …
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June 29, 2016 - Paralyzed by errors, this Xbox designer is taking on
hospital safety.
June 29, 2016
Aleccia J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/paralyzed-errors-xbox-designer-taking-hospital-safety
Patients who experience harm while receiving medical care can serve as powerful advocates for patient
safety. This news article reports …
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November 06, 2015 - Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient
safety: a qualitative study.
November 6, 2015
Hooper P, Kocman D, Carr S, et al. Junior doctors' views on reporting concerns about patient safety: a
qualitative study. Postgrad Med J. 2015;91(1075):251-6. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2014-133045.
https://psnet.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46730/psn-pdf
May 03, 2018 - Physician gender and apologies in clinical interactions.
May 3, 2018
Hill KM, Blanch-Hartigan D. Physician gender and apologies in clinical interactions. Patient Educ Couns.
2018;101(5):836-842. doi:10.1016/j.pec.2017.12.005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-gender-and-apologies-clinical-interactions
This si…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36783/psn-pdf
August 23, 2011 - Doctors are more dangerous than gun owners: a rejoinder
to error counting.
August 23, 2011
Dekker SWA. Doctors are more dangerous than gun owners: a rejoinder to error counting. Hum Factors.
2007;49(2):177-84.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-are-more-dangerous-gun-owners-rejoinder-error-counting
The author a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46301/psn-pdf
October 11, 2017 - Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians.
October 11, 2017
Ready T. HealthLeaders Media. September 26, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/care-transitions-know-how-not-just-clinicians
Transitions are an error-prone process. This news article reports that organizational leadership should be
engaged in enha…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47052/psn-pdf
July 31, 2018 - The risks to patient safety from health system
expansions.
July 31, 2018
Haas S, Gawande AA, Reynolds ME. The Risks to Patient Safety From Health System Expansions. JAMA.
2018;319(17):1765-1766. doi:10.1001/jama.2018.2074.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risks-patient-safety-health-system-expansions
Changes in organ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34593/psn-pdf
January 04, 2017 - John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. The LVHHN
patient safety video: patients as partners in safe care
delivery.
January 4, 2017
Anthony R, Miranda F, Mawji Z, et al. John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety Awards. The LVHHN patient safety
video: patients as partners in safe care delivery. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2003;29…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50580/psn-pdf
October 23, 2019 - Suspicious insulin injections, nearly a dozen deaths:
inside an unfolding investigation at a VA hospital in West
Virginia.
October 23, 2019
Rein L. Washington Post. October 5, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/suspicious-insulin-injections-nearly-dozen-deaths-inside-unfolding-
investigation-va-hospital
The Vete…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46193/psn-pdf
May 31, 2017 - Communicating Clearly About Medicines: Proceedings of
a Workshop—in Brief.
May 31, 2017
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Washington, DC: National Academies Press;
2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communicating-clearly-about-medicines-proceedings-workshop-brief
Medication safety is a gl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38095/psn-pdf
October 01, 2008 - Severity of medication administration errors detected by a
bar-code medication administration system.
October 1, 2008
Sakowski J, Newman JM, Dozier K. Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code
medication administration system. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(17):1661-6. doi:10.2146/ajhp070…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39833/psn-pdf
September 08, 2010 - When do supervising physicians decide to entrust
residents with unsupervised tasks?
September 8, 2010
Sterkenburg A, Barach P, Kalkman CJ, et al. When do supervising physicians decide to entrust residents
with unsupervised tasks? Acad Med. 2010;85(9):1408-1417. doi:10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181eab0ec.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837339/psn-pdf
June 08, 2022 - Mindful workarounds in bar code medication
administration.
June 8, 2022
Lichtner V, Dowding D. Mindful workarounds in bar code medication administration. Stud Health Technol
Inform. 2022;294:740-744. doi:10.3233/shti220575.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/mindful-workarounds-bar-code-medication-administration
Barcod…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38657/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing
staff performance of medication administration.
September 27, 2016
Elganzouri ES, Standish CA, Androwich I. Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff
performance of medication administration. J Nurs Admin. 2009;39(5):204-210.
doi:10.1097/NNA.0b0…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/866530/psn-pdf
August 14, 2024 - Healthcare Simulation in Nursing Practice.
August 14, 2024
Watts PI. Healthcare Simulation in Nursing Practice. Nurs Clin North Am. 2024;59(3):345-510.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/healthcare-simulation-nursing-practice
Simulation is an established method to examine nursing process resilience and develop non-techni…