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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34968/psn-pdf
July 10, 2008 - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend the use of
alcohol-based hand sanitizers rather … than traditional hand washing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43663/psn-pdf
November 12, 2014 - These results argue for integrating
survey results rather than testing whether each separate aspect
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43438/psn-pdf
February 23, 2018 - safety-i-and-safety-ii-past-and-future-safety-management
Historically, the approach to patient safety has been more reactive rather … than proactive, involving a
response to adverse events and near misses after they occur.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/experience-trigger-tool-identifying-adverse-drug-events-among-older-adults-ambulatory-primary
June 07, 2023 - tool, they discovered that only nine of the triggers generated a positive predictive value of greater than … advocate for use of their trigger approach but perhaps focusing only on the nine high-yield triggers rather … than the exhaustive list.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/work-patterns-and-fatigue-related-risk-among-junior-doctors
July 29, 2020 - discovered that night work and unpredictable schedules were associated with greater fatigue measures than … which also suggested that error reduction strategies should consider the nature of residents' work rather … than simply the number of hours worked.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49695/psn-pdf
October 01, 2013 - When a phenytoin dose much greater than normal is prescribed, the EMR triggers an alert for the
clinician … Examples of ways to increase specificity include classifying medications as
individual agents (rather … than by classes of medication) and specifying the route of administration. … psnet.ahrq.gov//#references
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Rather … Rather than implementing the entire suite of alerts available in an EMR/CPOE initially, a more
sensible
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/844801/psn-pdf
January 01, 2021 - attributed in large part to frontline
staff's lack of experience in data analysis and reliance on homegrown rather … than externally validated
safety metrics.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47716/psn-pdf
June 26, 2019 - Moreover, the weekend
effect in these studies was more pronounced for elective rather than unplanned
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/primary-care-physicians-willingness-disclose-oncology-errors-involving-multiple-providers
July 28, 2014 - widespread calls for full disclosure of medical errors, physicians often choose their words carefully rather … than explicitly detail how errors may have occurred. … More than three-quarters of physicians in the breast cancer case said they would offer either no information … July 28, 2014
More than words: patients' views on apology and disclosure when things
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-interruptions-duration-nursing-interventions-direct-observation-study-academic
February 13, 2019 - Recognizing this, commentators have called for research to analyze the causes and effects of interruptions, rather … than attempting to categorically prevent interruptions. … Interventions that were interrupted took longer than uninterrupted tasks, and interruptions were a significant … August 14, 2013
Implementing a surgical checklist: more than checking a box.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49507/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - As with most clichés and
stereotypes, probably more surgeons behave this way than other physicians; … Once pericardiocentesis was finally
performed, the child immediately improved and more than 200 cc of … Rather, we need to ask: Under what conditions are social arrangements once thought unassailable and … For
Weick, “safety cultures” seek wisdom rather than knowledge alone, couple confidence in skill with … A number of factors are critical if safety cultures are to become a reality rather than a rhetorical
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33676/psn-pdf
November 01, 2008 - But rather than relying on their memory and just educating them, because that seems to be a short-
lived … catheter may be used, and patients in
a randomized controlled trial found it to be more comfortable than … vascular catheter-related infections, the
standard of care now would be that chlorhexidine be used rather … than povidone iodine, and ideally it would
be in the central venous catheter kits. … That maximum sterile barriers be used rather than the limited type of
barriers that we used in the past
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33687/psn-pdf
August 01, 2009 - work around safety-related warnings to obtain and administer excessively large doses of medications
rather … than contacting the pharmacist or the physician.(13) Finally, when a workaround is superior to the … Rather than hoping that staff can handle issues on their own, managers will need
to actively seek out … can be more productive than examining a broad category of problems months after their occurrence (e.g … deficiencies in equipment design are best resolved through
collaboration with the equipment manufacturer rather
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43287/psn-pdf
July 02, 2014 - strategies
after an RCA: management continuity and targeting corrective actions at the unit level (rather … than at the
organizational level).
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44689/psn-pdf
February 24, 2018 - They suggest that rather than attempt to balance these
two forces, organizations should appreciate their
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41628/psn-pdf
January 03, 2017 - Since only about 1 in 10 falls result in injury, some argue that rather than
trying to prevent all falls
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36834/psn-pdf
August 26, 2011 - may improve patient
outcomes, though they acknowledge that their study evaluated safety practices rather … than true adverse
events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weak-response
February 24, 2011 - The patient reported also taking lisinopril 20 mg daily for more than a year. … judged that the patient became weak due to the new atrial fibrillation and rapid ventricular response rather … than to potassium depletion, hyponatremia, or other effects of the hydrochlorothiazide. … outcomes and reduce errors; for example, forwarding all clinical calls to physicians or trained nurses rather … Take-Home Points Remember that your primary role is to triage, rather than diagnose, via effective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33789/psn-pdf
August 01, 2015 - than a contributor to harm? … NS: Are you really using Bing rather than Google?
RW: No, but the point is I could. … Visits will probably mostly be through telemedicine rather than in person. … Rather than trying to figure out
whether methotrexate or infliximab is better for rheumatoid arthritis … Rather, it's important to realize there was something really important about these interactions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42001/psn-pdf
August 02, 2015 - more accurate fourth application, images are sent to a board-certified dermatologist
for evaluation, rather … than using a preset algorithm.