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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49463/psn-pdf
October 14, 2004 - Moved Too Soon
October 1, 2004
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/moved-too-soon
The Case
A 67-year-old man was admitted to a general hospital ward after undergoing a laminectomy. Two hours
after arriving, while the patient was still groggy from anesthesia, a nurs…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49438/psn-pdf
March 05, 2004 - OR Peeping
March 1, 2004
Mackenzie CF. OR Peeping. PSNet [internet]. 2004.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/or-peeping
The Case
A healthy unmarried woman was undergoing a dilation and curettage (D&C) following an incomplete
spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
At this community hospital, a new operating room (OR) su…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49395/psn-pdf
April 01, 2003 - Medication Overdose
April 1, 2003
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-overdose
The Case
A 15-year-old boy with end-stage AIDS was admitted to the pediatric ICU with mental status changes. He
was diagnosed with status epilepticus and started on a loading…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49826/psn-pdf
April 01, 2018 - Air on the Side of Caution
April 1, 2018
Robertson JM, Pozner CN. Air on the Side of Caution. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/air-side-caution
The Case
A young woman with morbid obesity was scheduled for cardiac catheterization to evaluate shortness of
breath and chest pain. A decision was m…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33684/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice
May 1, 2009
Baron RJ. Patient Safety: A Perspective from Office Practice. PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-perspective-office-practice
Perspective
Most patient interactions with the health care system occur in the outpatien…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/ensuring-patient-and-workforce-safety-culture-healthcare
March 27, 2024 - found significant but weak correlations between participants’ emotional stability and level of abstract thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865454/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - significant but weak correlations between participants’ emotional
stability and level of abstract thinking
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/deciphering-code
November 16, 2022 - A thought-experiment of walking through the frequently nurse-driven activation of a code—including how
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/surgical-personality-threat-patient-safety
February 24, 2021 - Rather, we need to ask: Under what conditions are social arrangements once thought unassailable and uncontested
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December 14, 2022 - A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial
end-of-life clinical decisions.
December 14, 2022
Fedyk M, Fairman N, Romano PS, et al. A framework for assessing reasoning about controversial end-of-
life clinical decisions. PSNet [internet]. 2022.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/framework-assessing-reasonin…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865419/psn-pdf
March 27, 2024 - reliability in identifying
children at risk of poor outcomes and concern that clinicians may be misled into thinking … hyponatremia is known to be associated with community-acquired pneumonia, with the degree of
hyponatremia thought
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/do-not-miss-sepsis-needles-viral-haystacks
March 27, 2024 - reliability in identifying children at risk of poor outcomes and concern that clinicians may be misled into thinking … hyponatremia is known to be associated with community-acquired pneumonia, with the degree of hyponatremia thought
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/pca-overdose
April 01, 2017 - PCA Overdose
Citation Text:
Doyle JD. PCA Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2005.
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September 01, 2011 - Medication Overdose
Citation Text:
Kaushal R. Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2003.
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November 01, 2006 - Moved Too Soon
Citation Text:
Lindenauer PK. Moved Too Soon. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2004.
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June 16, 2021 - Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places
Citation Text:
Manias E. Looking for Meds in All the Wrong Places. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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January 01, 2006 - One Dose, Fifty Pills
November 1, 2005
Smith L. One Dose, Fifty Pills . PSNet [internet]. 2005.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/one-dose-fifty-pills
The Case
A middle-aged man was admitted to the medical service of a teaching hospital with suspected vasculitis.
When the initial diagnostic studies failed to provide …
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March 15, 2025 - Primers
Guides for key topics in patient safety through context, epidemiology, and relevant AHRQ PSNet content. The Patient Safety 101 Primer provides an overview of the patient safety field and covers key definitions and concepts.
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Clinical Decision Support Systems
March…
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February 01, 2004 - Rapid Mis-St(r)ep
Citation Text:
Kaplan EL. Rapid Mis-St(r)ep. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2007.
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October 01, 2008 - Mistaken Identity
October 1, 2008
Hall LW. Mistaken Identity. PSNet [internet]. 2008.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mistaken-identity
The Case
An 85-year-old Cantonese-speaking woman was admitted to the medical service with altered mental status
and a reported fall. After finding tenderness in her left hip, the p…