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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43229/psn-pdf
June 04, 2014 - Liquid medication dosing errors in children: role of
provider counseling strategies.
June 4, 2014
Yin S, Dreyer BP, Moreira HA, et al. Liquid medication dosing errors in children: role of provider counseling
strategies. Acad Pediatr. 2014;14(3):262-70. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2014.01.003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/l…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60656/psn-pdf
July 08, 2020 - COVID-19: to be or not to be; that is the diagnostic
question.
July 8, 2020
Coleman JJ, Manavi K, Marson EJ, et al. COVID-19: to be or not to be; that is the diagnostic question.
Postgrad Med J. 2020;96(1137):392-398. doi:10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-137979.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/covid-19-be-or-not-be-diagnost…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43234/psn-pdf
June 04, 2014 - Independent double-checks for high-alert medications:
essential practice.
June 4, 2014
Baldwin K, Walsh V. Independent double-checks for high-alert medications: essential practice. Nursing
(Brux). 2014;44(4):65-7. doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000444547.64972.dc.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/independent-double-checks-high…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60742/psn-pdf
July 29, 2020 - Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid
prescriptions.
July 29, 2020
Mann B. Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions. National Public Radio. 2020;July
17.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/doctors-and-dentists-still-flooding-us-opioid-prescriptions
Despite efforts to reduce opio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/37401/psn-pdf
March 28, 2012 - Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and chronic-
care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
March 28, 2012
Coussement J, De Paepe L, Schwendimann R, et al. Interventions for preventing falls in acute- and
chronic-care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56(1…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865493/psn-pdf
April 03, 2024 - Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication
errors and hazards: 2024.
April 3, 2024
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care. 2024;29(6):1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/implement-strategies-prevent-persistent-medication-errors-and-hazards-2024
Systemic failures can perpetuate unsafe care if a lack of p…
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November 06, 2015 - Innovative teaching in situational awareness.
November 6, 2015
Gregory A, Hogg G, Ker J. Innovative teaching in situational awareness. Clin Teach. 2015;12(5):331-5.
doi:10.1111/tct.12310.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/innovative-teaching-situational-awareness
Nontechnical skills contribute to successful teamwork an…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36576/psn-pdf
January 14, 2011 - Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency
department: a survey of emergency medicine residency
and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship program
directors.
January 14, 2011
Sinha M, Shriki J, Salness R, et al. Need for standardized sign-out in the emergency department: a survey
of emergency medicine resid…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44944/psn-pdf
July 01, 2016 - Managing and mitigating conflict in healthcare teams: an
integrative review.
July 1, 2016
Almost J, Wolff AC, Stewart-Pyne A, et al. Managing and mitigating conflict in healthcare teams: an
integrative review. J Adv Nurs. 2016;72(7):1490-505. doi:10.1111/jan.12903.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-and-mitigat…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/38276/psn-pdf
December 10, 2008 - Addressing delays in medication administration for
patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing
home: a pilot quality improvement project.
December 10, 2008
Ward KT, Bates-Jensen B, Eslami MS, et al. Addressing delays in medication administration for patients
transferred from the hospital to the nursing h…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50594/psn-pdf
October 30, 2019 - Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community.
October 30, 2019
Bloodworth LS, Malinowski SS, Lirette ST, et al. Pharmacist linkage in care transitions: from academic
medical center to community. J Am Pharm Assoc . 2019;59(6):896-904. doi:10.1016/j.japh.2019.08.011.
https://psne…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50825/psn-pdf
January 22, 2020 - Investigation into Detection of Retained Vaginal Swabs
and Tampons Following Childbirth.
January 22, 2020
Farnborough, UK; Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch; December 18, 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/investigation-detection-retained-vaginal-swabs-and-tampons-following-
childbirth
Maternal care during a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/50758/psn-pdf
December 18, 2019 - Still Not Safe: Patient Safety and the Middle-Managing of
American Medicine.
December 18, 2019
Wears R, Sutcliffe K. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2019. ISBN: 9780190271268.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/still-not-safe-patient-safety-and-middle-managing-american-medicine
The modern patient safety movement …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73477/psn-pdf
July 07, 2021 - Closing Death’s Door: Legal Innovations to End the
Epidemic of Healthcare Harm.
July 7, 2021
Saks M, Landsman S. New York, NY: Oxford University Press; 2021. ISBN: 9780190667986.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/closing-deaths-door-legal-innovations-end-epidemic-healthcare-harm
A weave of systemic factors c…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45756/psn-pdf
December 21, 2016 - Accidental IV infusion of heparinized irrigation in the OR.
December 21, 2016
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 1, 2016;21:1-3.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/accidental-iv-infusion-heparinized-irrigation-or
Accidental administration of irrigation solutions are a wrong-route error that can re…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43394/psn-pdf
July 30, 2014 - With oral chemotherapy, we simply must do better!
July 30, 2014
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 17, 2014;19:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oral-chemotherapy-we-simply-must-do-better
To illustrate hazards associated with dispensing more than one dose of certain medications, this newsletter
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/45572/psn-pdf
March 22, 2017 - Ordering interruptions in a tertiary care center: a
prospective observational study.
March 22, 2017
Dadlez NM, Azzarone G, Sinnett MJ, et al. Ordering Interruptions in a Tertiary Care Center: A Prospective
Observational Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(3):134-139. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2016-0127.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47781/psn-pdf
February 27, 2019 - Medicine Safety: Take Care.
February 27, 2019
Lim R, Semple S, Ellett LK, Roughead L. Canberra, Australia: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicine-safety-take-care
Analyzing the evidence on medication errors in Australia, this report estimates the incidence of acute care
ad…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/35836/psn-pdf
March 28, 2011 - Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication
errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.
March 28, 2011
Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, Devita MA, et al. Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors
and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(2)…
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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 …