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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837660/psn-pdf
July 08, 2022 - The patient completed the consent process with both the pulmonologist
and the anesthesiologist before … Uncertain of
the etiology, the team reached out to the family in the waiting room. … After review of his history by the team, the patient was
taken into the bronchoscopy suite for the biopsy … When the scope is passed via the nasal cavity, the bite block is
unnecessary and the mouth can remain … If the patient does not recognize the significance of the event, it is unlikely
that the problem will
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July 16, 2015 - The case was reviewed in light of the tragic outcome. … study with the results on the text report of the prior dissection. … a change in an existing disease state. … The culprit in this case was not the security system, it was the workaround and the failure to address … Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Program: a model to spread change
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September 01, 2006 - verbal signout
List Kotter’s 8 steps to leading change
Case: Triple Handoff
An 83-year-old … X-ray of Pneumothorax
Kotter's 8-Step Approach to Leading Change
Establish urgency
Form a powerful … short-term wins
Consolidate improvements, creating more change
Institutionalize new approach
Kotter … Leading change: why transformation efforts fail. Harv Bus Rev. March 1995. … effectiveness of the sign-out process
A change framework can be an effective strategy to implementing
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April 13, 2018 - the innovation. … with the medical center,
where the vast majority of the state's high-risk pregnancy services, maternal-fetal … Key elements of the program include the following:
Call center: The call center, staffed by women's … The medical center, the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and the Arkansas Medical
Society united … The future of maternal mortality and morbidity can be change with
continued development of programs
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33856/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - the inpatient to the subsequent
care team—whether it be the patient's outpatient providers or providers … first post-hospitalization appointment (5), and one-third of tests
recommended by inpatient teams for … should be reviewed daily by care teams. … , while the system may have successfully treated the acute cause of
hospitalization, the hospitalization … from the
hospital.
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May 01, 2019 - The dearth of data and information on patient safety in the EMS
setting is linked to the absence of … nonfatigued.(10) The risk of injury is also high among EMS crews in which the
teammates lack experience … The greatest opportunity will come by improving organizational safety culture.(14) The wide variation … management in EMS (18); (ii) the Strategy for a National EMS
Culture of Safety (22); and (iii) the … Teammate familiarity, teamwork, and risk of workplace
injury in emergency medical services teams.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841566/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - Deputy Director of the Center for Clinical Standards and
Quality and the Director of the Quality Measurement … National-Steering-Committee-Patient-Safety/Pages/National-Action-Plan-to-Advance-Patient-Safety.aspx
https://www.who.int/teams … strategies-prevent-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-acute-care-hospitals-2022
is appropriate, remove them, or change … I think it will change our perception of what is quality and safe care overall and what
https://pso.ahrq.gov … Another measurement change we will need to see is a shift to digital measures that come from the EMR
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September 27, 2023 - patient at the bedside. … The family
decided to withdraw care and the patient died the following afternoon. … There was failure in the fourth step in the diagnostic process, verifying the diagnosis by ruling out … Perhaps the first indication the patient was in early sepsis was the elevated
lactate level. … When an unanticipated change in clinical exam or status occurs, one should broaden the differential
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January 29, 2021 - at the bedside. … The family decided to withdraw care and the patient died the following afternoon. … There was failure in the fourth step in the diagnostic process, verifying the diagnosis by ruling out … Perhaps the first indication the patient was in early sepsis was the elevated lactate level. … When an unanticipated change in clinical exam or status occurs, one should broaden the differential to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
July 08, 2022 - When the morning shift started, the new nursing assistant called the team to bedside as the patient was … , fatal toxicity is also on the rise. 1 In 2012, the Joint Commission released the most common causes … In the event an opioid overdose is suspected, addressing the airway and ventilation is of the highest … A patient whose pain is not responding to repeated dosing of opioids may need a change in strategy. … Treatment teams should consider requesting a regional block from the Anesthesiology service and the addition
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May 27, 2020 - With the next shift change, a new team took over and after a few hours, the IR nurse called asking for … When the unit nurse came in
to assess the patient, the physician walked in at the same time and both … During the shift
change that morning, the sign-out to the day shift nurse indicated that PICC insertion … If the telephone call occurred at the end of the shift, the
nurse might have been fatigued, especially … the order, and confirm they understand the indication for the order.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.365_slideshow.ppt
January 01, 2016 - At shift change, the patient's room was ready, but the nurse who had initially greeted him on arrival … The nurse completed the usual check-in process later in the evening but did not contact the admitting … (the third in his care so far) noted the patient was difficult to arouse. … shift-to-shift communication about admissions
Establish walk rounds to facilitate handoff communication at shift change … the admitting provider for orders
The treatment plan should have been communicated clearly to the patient
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February 28, 2011 - This uncertainty may not be appreciated by admitting teams and may be related to ED physicians overstating … A colleague of mine has said that ED physicians are "sensitive," while admitting teams aim to be "specific … This cultural chasm can contribute to admitting teams' mistrust of ED ability, judgment, or professionalism … A consequence of admitting teams not fully appreciating the ED approach to establishing the diagnosis … The handoff between the ED and inpatient teams should be brief but standardized to include the pertinent
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
June 21, 2023 - The neonatologist opted to remove the catheter. … When the RN started to remove the PICC, it broke, leaving approximately 7 cm in the patient. … of specialized PICC teams to insert them. … The child described in the present case required surgery for removal of the PICC fragment. … outweighs the benefit of changing the dressing.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33714/psn-pdf
July 01, 2011 - the U.S. … What this does for the people doing the analysis, and for the institutions where
they work, is create … The first is that if you only define it at the national level and don't specify the details necessary … up at the PSO level and to the national level, which
also provides the ability to benchmark or compare … So to some extent, the increasing automation of everything has on the one
hand offered the opportunity
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September 01, 2007 - The nurse caring
for the patient misinterpreted the EMAR and gave an excessive amount of the gabapentin … The patient told the nurse that the amount
of medicine given seemed to be more than she was accustomed … Although the overdosage was noted at
the time, the administration of the incorrect drug (Neurontin, … the preoperative consultant's error to propagate from the outpatient to the inpatient setting. … to the pharmacist,
making it impossible for the pharmacist to compare the admission orders against
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December 15, 2024 - When a medical error or patient harm occurs, the first priority is to attend to the patient and family … responsibility, and the outcome for the patient seem to be predictive of the degree of distress clinicians … sense that the provider is traumatized by the event." … The authors speculate that the intensity of the experience and the responsiveness of the organization … Enduring the Inquisition Clinician braces for the institutional investigation, wonders about the impact
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72836/psn-pdf
January 26, 2021 - healthcare team with perspectives critical to the clinical decision-making process, but also
to the … For example, the different iterations of the AHRQ Consumer
Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems … at: 1) believing the
patient role is important; 2) having the confidence and knowledge necessary to … While the
programs have concluded, the PFE
metrics developed for the Partnership for
Patients (PfP … Shift Change Huddles/Bedside Reporting with
Patients and Families
3.
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March 01, 2006 - The Wet Read
March 1, 2006
Arenson RL. The Wet Read. PSNet [internet]. 2006. … subspecialist academic faculty
reads the film again the next morning, the costs for the services may … referring physician with a clear indication of the change. … a change, the magnitude of the change, and whether it might alter care for the
patient. … be made to change the culture to
increase resident willingness to involve the attending.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/treatment-challenges-after-discharge
January 03, 2017 - After a urine culture was obtained in the ED, the patient was started on vancomycin and admitted to the … Intra-hospital care transitions involve two clearly defined care teams (transferring and receiving) that … Even if the transfer of care is done poorly, the patient still is in the hospital and is surrounded by … Furthermore, hospital-based care teams and primary care physicians often exist in different health care … He was admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of severe sepsis.