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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49765/psn-pdf
August 21, 2016 - Cognitive Overload in the ICU
August 21, 2016
Patel VL, Buchman TG. Cognitive Overload in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
Case Objectives
Identify the role of cognitive overload—especially interruptions—in compromising quality of care and
patient safety.
List…
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September 27, 2022 - Burnout
September 27, 2022
Yellowlees P, Rea M. Burnout. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/burnout
Originally published in December 2011 by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
Updated in September 2022 by Peter Yellowlees, MD and Margaret Rea, PhD. PSNet primers are regu…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/multiple-high-risk-events-involving-workflow-wasting-medications-used-anesthesia
August 29, 2021 - Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications Used by Anesthesia
Citation Text:
Nguyen DD, Harper TA, Cello R. Multiple High-Risk Events Involving Workflow for Wasting of Medications Used by Anesthesia. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U…
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May 01, 2014 - In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS
May 1, 2014
In Conversation With… Didier Pittet, MD, MS. PSNet [internet]. 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-didier-pittet-md-ms
Editor's note: Didier Pittet, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Director of the Infection Control
Programme and WHO Co…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49486/psn-pdf
August 21, 2005 - Impatient Inpatient Dosing
August 21, 2005
White RH. Impatient Inpatient Dosing. PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/impatient-inpatient-dosing
Case Objectives
Appreciate the challenges of initiating warfarin therapy in the hospitalized patient
Understand the fundamental pharmacology of warfarin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/863308/psn-pdf
February 28, 2024 - When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in
Death During Endoscopy
February 28, 2024
Do T, Scott FJ. When Vomit Gets in the Way: Aspiration Resulting in Death During Endoscopy. PSNet
[internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-vomit-gets-way-aspiration-resulting-death-during-endoscopy
The Case
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May 04, 2012 - Duplicate Insulin Order
Citation Text:
Acquisto NM, Cobaugh DJ. Duplicate Insulin Order. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2019.
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July 10, 2024 - In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH
November 1, 2010
Citation Text:
In Conversation with..Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. 2010.In Conversation with...Patrick S. Romano, MD, MPH. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/74021/psn-pdf
October 25, 2021 - In Conversation With... Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm.
D.
October 25, 2021
In Conversation With.. Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm. D. PSNet [internet]. 2021.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-georgia-galanou-luchen-pharm-d
Editor’s Note: Georgia Galanou Luchen, Pharm. D., is the Director of Member Rela…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/prolonged-dka-pregnancy-case-communication-breakdown
June 28, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.
Citation Text:
Marshall S, Boe NM. Prolonged DKA in Pregnancy: A Case of Communication Breakdown.. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/Information/Editor
April 05, 2025 - Browse Author Resources
Meet PSNet's Editorial Team The PSNet editorial team is committed to producing the highest quality patient safety content. The team brings a wealth of experience and deep subject matter expertise in the field, ensuring that PSNet content is accurate, reliable, and…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/verbal-orders-and-medication-overrides-dangerous-combination
September 27, 2023 - Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous Combination
Citation Text:
Mueller C, MacDowell P, Bourgeois JA. Verbal Orders and Medication Overrides: A Dangerous Combination. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2024…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/speaking-patient-safety-what-they-dont-tell-you-training-about-feedback-and-burnout
January 22, 2020 - Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout
Citation Text:
Adair KC, Frankel A, Sexton B. Speaking Up for Patient Safety: What They Don't Tell You in Training About Feedback and Burnout. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848108/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During
Procedural Sedation in the Pediatric Emergency
Department.
April 26, 2023
Amashta ML, Barnes DK. The Dose Makes the Poison: Medication Error During Procedural Sedation in the
Pediatric Emergency Department. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/errors-and-near-misses-what-health-care-could-learn-aviation
September 01, 2006 - When will health care pass the orange-wire test? Lancet. 2004;364:1567-1568. [go to PubMed]
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June 24, 2020 - Nutrients
July 1, 2008
A virtual breakthrough series collaborative for missed test
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837748/psn-pdf
August 05, 2022 - Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication
Reconciliation
August 5, 2022
Lee S, Molla M. Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication Reconciliation . PSNet [internet].
2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/challenges-diabetes-management-and-medication-reconciliation
The Cases
Case #1: A 53-year-old man…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/chest-pain-rural-hospital
June 02, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital
Citation Text:
MacKinney CA, Mohr NM. Chest Pain in a Rural Hospital. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/cognitive-overload-icu
June 01, 2005 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Cognitive Overload in the ICU
Citation Text:
Patel VL, Buchman TG. Cognitive Overload in the ICU. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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December 08, 2021 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages
Citation Text:
Karliner LS. When Patients and Providers Speak Different Languages. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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