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November 27, 2019 - This high-intensity situation can result in the separation of tasks among multiple clinicians, disrupting
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July 01, 2017 - The patient who insists on leaving the hospital AMA is an extreme example of non-adherence, and this situation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33629/psn-pdf
March 01, 2006 - patient-care work; it is interleaved with many other cognitive and psychomotor demands of the
clinical situation
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June 14, 2023 - Implementation of an electronic SBAR (situation, background, assessment, response) documentation template … Electronic SBAR (situation, background, assessment, response) documentation templates may facilitate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/851568/psn-pdf
July 31, 2023 - Implementation of an electronic SBAR
(situation, background, assessment, response) documentation template … Electronic SBAR (situation, background, assessment, response) documentation templates may
facilitate
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/fatal-twist-pseudohyperkalemia
February 10, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia
Citation Text:
Devera JL, Barnes DK, Lewis WR. A Fatal Twist in Pseudohyperkalemia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024.
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January 01, 2021 - Patient Safety Innovations Exchange
The Patient Safety Innovations Exchange highlights important innovations that can lead to improvements in patient safety. It is based on AHRQ’s Health Care Innovations Exchange , which shares many health care innovations, including those that improve patient safety. While available …
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October 26, 2011 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
As attention wanders, rethinking the autopilot.
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Negroni C.
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July 12, 2023 - Study
Producing effective treatment, enhancing safety: medical physicists' strategies to ensure quality in radiotherapy.
Citation Text:
Nascimento A, Falzon P. Producing effective treatment, enhancing safety: medical physicists' strategies to ensure quality in radiotherapy. Appl Ergon.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49439/psn-pdf
March 01, 2004 - Lethal Cap
March 1, 2004
Schillinger D. Lethal Cap. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/lethal-cap
The Case
A 9-month-old child was seen by her pediatrician for a fever and decreased appetite. She was found to
have otitis media and was prescribed amoxicillin. The doctor gave the first dose to th…
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January 01, 2016 - Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs
Citation Text:
Wigton RS. Charcoal Lavage of the Lungs. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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March 15, 2025 - Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events
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Shaikh U. Strategies and Approaches for Investigating Patient Safety Events. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2022.
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July 31, 2024 - Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to
Medication Error During Patient Transport
July 31, 2024
MacDowell P, McGee E. Misplaced Vial: Medication Kit Variability Contributes to Medication Error During
Patient Transport. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/misplaced-vial-medicatio…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33631/psn-pdf
April 01, 2006 - Count and Be Counted: Preparing Future Pharmacists to
Promote a Culture of Safety
April 1, 2006
Alldredge BK, Koda-Kimble MA. Count and Be Counted: Preparing Future Pharmacists to Promote a
Culture of Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/count-and-be-counted-preparing-future-pharmacis…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49619/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - Paradoxical Pulse
February 1, 2011
Roy CL. Paradoxical Pulse. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/paradoxical-pulse
The Case
An 80-year-old man with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and symptomatic bradycardia underwent successful
pacemaker placement as an outpatient. The patient was restarted on …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49581/psn-pdf
March 21, 2009 - Double Dosing, by the Rules
March 21, 2009
Cohen H. Double Dosing, by the Rules. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/double-dosing-rules
The Case
A 65-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was
admitted to a medical unit during the night with wo…
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May 01, 2019 - The Magnetic Deflection
May 1, 2019
Kanal E. The Magnetic Deflection. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/magnetic-deflection
The Case
A 68-year-old woman with a prior history of cerebrovascular accident and hypertension presented to the
hospital with new left-sided weakness and hypertensive urg…
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September 01, 2018 - The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric
Emergency Equipment
September 1, 2018
Katznelson J. The Wrong Blade: A Lack of Familiarity With Pediatric Emergency Equipment. PSNet
[internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-blade-lack-familiarity-pediatric-emergency-equipment
The Case
As part of…
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February 01, 2010 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
February 1, 2010
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
The Case
A 90-year-old woman who lived alone suffered a mechanical fall with subsequent hip fracture and was
brought to the eme…
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August 28, 2024 - Application of Safety-II Principles
August 28, 2024
Venkatesan C, Helak K, Sousane Z, et al. Application of Safety-II Principles. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/application-safety-ii-principles
Traditional approaches to patient safety have often been reactive rather than proactive, seeki…