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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41492/psn-pdf
June 27, 2018 - Alarm fatigue hazards: the sirens are calling.
June 27, 2018
Welch J.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/alarm-fatigue-hazards-sirens-are-calling
This article reports on alarm fatigue in clinical care, including the risks associated with it, and describes
tactics to help reduce nuisance alarms.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/i…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38153/psn-pdf
October 15, 2008 - Geisinger Health System's plan to fix America's health
care.
October 15, 2008
Carbonara P. Fast Company. October 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/geisinger-health-systems-plan-fix-americas-health-care
This magazine article describes how one health system is using an evidence-based, pay-for-performance
program t…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36156/psn-pdf
September 29, 2010 - Addressing medication errors - the role of undergraduate
nurse education.
September 29, 2010
Page K, McKinney AA. Addressing medication errors--The role of undergraduate nurse education. Nurse
Educ Today. 2007;27(3):219-24.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/addressing-medication-errors-role-undergraduate-nurse-educatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39661/psn-pdf
November 02, 2010 - The value of 'gentle reminder' on safe medical behaviour.
November 2, 2010
Erev I, Rodensky D, Levi M-A, et al. The value of 'gentle reminder' on safe medical behaviour. Qual Saf
Health Care. 2010;19(5):e49. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.032763.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/value-gentle-reminder-safe-medical-behaviour
Pee…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36115/psn-pdf
September 28, 2010 - Safe prescribing: an educational intervention for medical
students.
September 28, 2010
Garbutt J, DeFer TM, Highstein G, et al. Safe prescribing: an educational intervention for medical students.
Teach Learn Med. 2006;18(3):244-50.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safe-prescribing-educational-intervention-medical-stud…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41362/psn-pdf
June 15, 2012 - Non-Luer connectors: are we nearly there yet?
June 15, 2012
Cook TM. Non-Luer connectors: are we nearly there yet? Anaesthesia. 2012;67(7):784-792.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044.2012.07154.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/non-luer-connectors-are-we-nearly-there-yet
This commentary reviews progress in reducing wrong-route…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43268/psn-pdf
June 11, 2014 - Medication Safety Program.
June 11, 2014
Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-program
This Web site provides information for providers and patients to reduce risks related to adverse drug
events, including links to fact sheets, research, and govern…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38957/psn-pdf
January 16, 2013 - Diagnostic Error in Medicine.
January 16, 2013
Berner ES, Graber ML, eds. Adv Health Sci Educ Theory Pract. 2009;14(suppl 1):1-112.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/diagnostic-error-medicine
This supplement consists of 12 articles drawn from a 2008 conference on diagnostic error, covering topics
such as medical proble…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34001/psn-pdf
April 16, 2018 - Patient Safety Authority.
April 16, 2018
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-authority
The Patient Safety Authority is an independent state agency charged with taking steps to reduce and
eliminate medical errors by identifying problems and recommending solutions. The site inclu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40761/psn-pdf
September 12, 2016 - Failure to rescue in neonatal care.
September 12, 2016
Gephart SM, McGrath JM, Effken JA. Failure to rescue in neonatal care. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs.
2011;25(3):275-282. doi:10.1097/JPN.0b013e318227cc03.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/failure-rescue-neonatal-care
This commentary suggests numerous strategies to redu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41091/psn-pdf
October 01, 2021 - ISMP List of High-Alert Medications in
Community/Ambulatory Healthcare.
October 1, 2021
Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismp-list-high-alert-medications-communityambulatory-healthcare
This fact sheet provides a list of high-alert medications commonly used in…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36674/psn-pdf
January 18, 2011 - An intervention to enhance nursing staff teamwork and
engagement.
January 18, 2011
Kalisch BJ, Curley M, Stefanov S. An intervention to enhance nursing staff teamwork and engagement. J
Nurs Adm. 2007;37(2):77-84.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/intervention-enhance-nursing-staff-teamwork-and-engagement
The authors d…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34135/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings.
February 28, 2024
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/hand-hygiene-healthcare-settings
The hand hygiene guidelines represent part of a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
strategy to promote patient safety by reducing infect…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34009/psn-pdf
November 12, 2014 - Consumer Safe Medicine.
November 12, 2014
Plymouth Meeting, PA; Institute for Safe Medication Practices.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ismps-safe-medicine
ISMP's electronic consumer medication safety newsletter is published six times a year and its content aims
to engage patients and families in reducing medication…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38368/psn-pdf
July 30, 2015 - Childrens' Hospitals' Solutions for Patient Safety.
July 30, 2015
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/childrens-hospitals-solutions-patient-safety
This Web site provides resources related to a collaborative effort involving more than 80 hospitals with a
goal of reducing health care–associated conditions, readmissions, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40533/psn-pdf
June 15, 2011 - The contribution of labelling to safe medication
administration in anaesthetic practice.
June 15, 2011
Merry A, Shipp DH, Lowinger JS. The contribution of labelling to safe medication administration in
anaesthetic practice. Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol. 2011;25(2):145-159.
doi:10.1016/j.bpa.2011.02.009.
https…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39801/psn-pdf
December 21, 2014 - Gossypiboma: tales of lost sponges and lessons learned.
December 21, 2014
McIntyre LK. Gossypiboma. Archives of Surgery. 2010;145(8). doi:10.1001/archsurg.2010.152.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/gossypiboma-tales-lost-sponges-and-lessons-learned
This study describes successful efforts to reduce retained surgical spo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39081/psn-pdf
September 27, 2016 - Medication room madness: calming the chaos.
September 27, 2016
Conrad C, Fields W, McNamara T, et al. Medication room madness: calming the chaos. J Nurs Care Qual.
2010;25(2):137-144. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181c3695d.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-room-madness-calming-chaos
Through space and process desi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50605/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Report focuses on risk to patients from ED errors.
October 30, 2019
Palmer J. Patient Saf Qual Healthcare. Sept/Oct 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/report-focuses-risk-patients-ed-errors
The pace of emergency care delivery can reduce reliability. This news story discusses an analysis of
medical liability claims…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38370/psn-pdf
August 22, 2009 - Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings.
August 22, 2009
Balkrishnan R, Foss CE, Pawaskar M, et al. Monitoring for medication errors in outpatient settings. J
Dermatolog Treat. 2009;20(4):229-32. doi:10.1080/09546630802607487.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/monitoring-medication-errors-outpatient-sett…