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7121. Experience of wrong site surgery and surgical marking practices among clinicians in the UK. | PSNet
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      October 20, 2010 - trial of the effect of continuous electronic physiological monitoring on the adverse event rate in high risk … See More About The Topic Operating Room Physicians Facility and Group Administrators Risk

7122. The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off." | PSNet
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      February 17, 2011 - Through a case study, this article reviews evidence on risk factors for and interventions to reduce falls … August 15, 2018 Hospital-readmission risk--isolating hospital effects from patient effects

7123. Why do GDPs fail to recognise oral cancer? The argument for an oral cancer checklist. | PSNet
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      March 13, 2024 - effect of computerised decision support alerts tailored to intensive care on the administration of high-risk … December 13, 2023 Adverse drug events caused by three high-risk drug-drug interactions

7124. A surgical procedure grid for safety and operating room communication in multisite surgery. | PSNet
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      June 17, 2014 - The authors envision the tool to enhance team communication and preparation, which should reduce risk … January 13, 2010 Did duty hour reform lead to better outcomes among the highest risk

7125. Improving healthcare quality through organisational peer-to-peer assessment: lessons from the nuclear power industry. | PSNet
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      May 24, 2012 - November 6, 2024 What is an ethically informed approach to managing patient safety risk … July 22, 2010 View More See More About The Topic Physicians Risk Managers

7126. The pros and cons of electronic prescribing for children. | PSNet
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      October 30, 2024 - August 5, 2020 Risk-adjusted survival for adults following in-hospital cardiac arrest … March 3, 2011 Comparison of methods for identifying patients at risk of medication-related

7127. Independent double-checks for high-alert medications: essential practice. | PSNet
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      February 01, 2023 - Discussing independent double checks as a strategy to reduce risk of high-alert medication errors … See More About The Topic Hospitals Nurses Nurse Managers Medicine Specific to High-Risk

7128. Clinical supervisors: are they the key to making care safer? | PSNet
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      June 26, 2019 - March 28, 2011 Clinical risk management and patient safety education for nurses: a critique … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Risk

7129. A model for medication safety event detection. | PSNet
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      May 14, 2008 - the Same Author(s) Reducing preventable medication safety events by recognizing renal risk … November 12, 2008 View More See More About The Topic General Hospitals Risk

7130. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      March 21, 2012 - psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/ashrm-patient-safety-portal This Web site provides access to educational resources for risk

7131. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
      psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36247/psn-pdf
      February 13, 2008 - counting-patient-safety The author discusses recommended policies and practices for minimizing the risk

7132. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 05, 2018 - fire-safety This initiative provides information on surgical fires and makes recommendations to address the risk

7133. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | PSNet
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      June 24, 2010 - Colonization of the nares either before hospitalization or following admission puts patients at increased risk … and those with chronic skin conditions.( 11 ) In addition, prior antibiotic exposure is an important risk … One study indicated that the patients with MRSA in their blood had a risk of dying twice that of patients … there is considerable evidence to support the use of active surveillance cultures for identifying high-risk … Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk

7134. Bandemia as a Harbinger of Stercoral Colitis and Impending Perforation | PSNet
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      November 25, 2020 - Although this decision was supported by the patient and her family, it involved significant risk for … In many EDs, a nurse or physician calls patients who are discharged with high-risk findings but without … positive predictive value of severe bandemia or elevated DNI for bacterial infection among patients at risk … be alerted to the need for further investigation, although this benefit must be balanced against the risk … A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia December 31, 2024 Reducing the risk

7135. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      February 21, 2020 - approach is the use of barcoding and scanning protocols in the medication delivery process to reduce the risk … Several articles recommended barcoding in perioperative care and the operating room settings as risk … addition to these examples, barcode scanning nursing protocols may have the potential to reduce the risk … transfusion errors, causing patients to receive incorrect blood types.[13] Barcoding can alleviate the risk … Requiring a clinician to navigate across multiple silos of information in the EHR increases the risk

7136. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 01, 2019 - toxicities and Clostridium difficile colitis.(11) Penicillin allergy reporters also had a 26% increased risk … When penicillin skin testing is not possible (or not necessary because of low risk), drug challenges … For patients with higher risk beta- lactam allergy histories, decision support can still indicate that … Other harms of unverified penicillin allergy labels include increased risk of adverse events, Clostridium … The impact of a reported penicillin allergy on surgical site infection risk.

7137. Eptifibatide Epilogue | PSNet
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      March 04, 2011 - researchers determined that pharmacist participation on rounds improved processes for managing high-risk … Medications Medications that have a high risk of causing significant patient harm when misused are … Practices (ISMP) has classified 19 medications or medication classes (including eptifibatide) as high risk … .( 14 ) Many institutions have implemented universal protocols for managing high-alert or high-risk medications … Specific processes for high-alert, high-risk medications, such as process double-check protocols, can

7138. Continuing Education | PSNet
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      February 26, 2025 - the appropriate evaluation for acute abdominal pain, the importance of imaging in patients with high-risk … The commentary discusses risk factors for delayed acute subdural hematoma and the importance of repeat … brain imaging in patients with risk factors and persistent symptoms. … The commentary highlights the importance of evaluating patient risk of wound infection and poor wound … The commentary discusses the risk factors for intraoperative awareness, approaches to prevent awareness

7139. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      April 26, 2023 - contraindicated in cardiac resuscitation in the presence of ventricular fibrillation, or in patients at risk … Nurses should understand the most frequent risk factors9 associated with extravasation, which include … In addition, hourly rounding and inspection of the IV site during high-risk infusions may be beneficial … Effective management and prevention of injury from extravasation of vesicants requires knowledge of risk … and confirm the placement of vascular access devices, followed by rounding frequently during high-risk

7140. Physical Diagnosis: A Lost Art? | PSNet
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      January 17, 2018 - often a day or two) in diagnosis as one awaits the test results; second, the patient is exposed to the risk … These risks include both the obvious unwarranted financial expense to the patient and the healthcare … patients necessitated by the 80-hour work week imposed on physicians in training might compound the risk … August 21, 2024 The physiology of failure: identifying risk factors for mortality in … May 1, 2003 View More See More About The Topic Physicians Risk