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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/front-line-clinicians.html
May 01, 2022 - Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
Resource: Nursing Home Series for Front Line Clinicians and Staff
This podcast is the first in a series of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-sponsored podcasts for frontline nursing home staff. Dr. Shari Ling, Deputy Chief Medical Office for th…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40952/psn-pdf
December 07, 2011 - Hospital quality and patient safety competencies:
development, description, and recommendations for use.
December 7, 2011
O'Leary KJ, Afsar-Manesh N, Budnitz T, et al. Hospital quality and patient safety competencies:
Development, description, and recommendations for use. J Hosp Med. 2011;6(9). doi:10.1002/jhm.937.…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47280/psn-pdf
October 15, 2018 - Master of Healthcare Quality and Safety.
October 15, 2018
Harvard Medical School.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/master-healthcare-quality-and-safety
This one-year degree program will train clinicians and health care executives to lead safety and quality
improvement initiatives. Participants will learn how to develo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43422/psn-pdf
August 06, 2014 - Core Entrustable Professional Activities for Entering
Residency.
August 6, 2014
Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2014.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/core-entrustable-professional-activities-entering-residency
Studies have revealed a gap between what residents are expected to know and how pr…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/42521/psn-pdf
August 21, 2013 - Why your TeamSTEPPS program may not be working.
August 21, 2013
Clapper TC, Ng GM. Why Your TeamSTEPPS™ Program May Not Be Working. Clin Simul Nurs.
2012;9(8). doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2012.03.007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-your-teamstepps-program-may-not-be-working
This commentary explores barriers to implementi…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/34696/psn-pdf
June 23, 2015 - A piece of my mind. Coping with fallibility.
June 23, 2015
Levinson W, Dunn PM. A piece of my mind. Coping with fallibility. JAMA. 1989;261(15):2252.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/piece-my-mind-coping-fallibility
The authors relate personal experiences with physician error, including the professional and emotional
…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39927/psn-pdf
February 17, 2011 - The ACGME’s final duty-hour standards—special PGY-1
limits and strategic napping.
February 17, 2011
Iglehart JK. The ACGME's final duty-hour standards—special PGY-1 limits and strategic napping. N Engl J
Med. 2010;363(17):1589-1591.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/acgmes-final-duty-hour-standards-special-pgy-1-limits…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43233/psn-pdf
June 17, 2014 - Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing
leadership skills exercise.
June 17, 2014
Harrison EM. Quality and safety education for nurses: a nursing leadership skills exercise. J Nurs Educ.
2014;53(6):356-361. doi:10.3928/01484834-20140512-01.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-and-safety-education-nurse…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/41073/psn-pdf
January 18, 2012 - Quality improvement in medical education: current state
and future directions.
January 18, 2012
Wong BM, Levinson W, Shojania KG. Quality improvement in medical education: current state and future
directions. Med Educ. 2012;46(1):107-19. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2923.2011.04154.x.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/quality-im…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60189/psn-pdf
April 01, 2020 - Eliminating Medication Overload: A National Action Plan.
April 1, 2020
Working Group on Medication Overload. Brookline, MA: Lown Institute; 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-medication-overload-national-action-plan
Polypharmacy and medication overuse are known contributors to patient harm. This report …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/36712/psn-pdf
January 05, 2017 - New technology, new errors: how to prime an upgrade of
an insulin infusion pump.
January 5, 2017
Rule AM, Drincic A, Galt K. New technology, new errors: how to prime an upgrade of an insulin infusion
pump. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33(3):155-62.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/new-technology-new-errors-how-pri…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/40947/psn-pdf
January 29, 2019 - WHO Patient Safety Curriculum Guide: Multi-Professional
Edition.
January 29, 2019
WHO Patient Safety. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; October 2011. ISBN:
9789241501958.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/who-patient-safety-curriculum-guide-multi-professional-edition
This multi-professional patient safet…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/46225/psn-pdf
June 25, 2018 - Do trainees feel that they belong to a team?
June 25, 2018
Price S, Lusznat R. Do trainees feel that they belong to a team? The Clin Teach. 2018;15(3):240-244.
doi:10.1111/tct.12664.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-trainees-feel-they-belong-team
Teamwork is an important component of safety culture. This qualitativ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73099/psn-pdf
March 31, 2021 - Supporting nurses as essential partners in diagnosis.
March 31, 2021
Carr S. ImproveDx. March 2021:8(2)
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/supporting-nurses-essential-partners-diagnosis
Effective diagnosis is enhanced through multidisciplinary team-based efforts. This newsletter article
outlines opportunities inhe…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72536/psn-pdf
December 02, 2020 - Technology, Education and Safety.
December 2, 2020
Ruskin KJ, ed. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2020;33(6):774-822.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technology-education-and-safety
The complexity of care delivery requires complementary approaches to prevent mistakes. This special
section shares clinical and organ…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/44289/psn-pdf
November 23, 2024 - Reducing adverse obstetrical outcomes through safety
sciences.
November 23, 2024
Ennen CS, Satin AJ. UpToDate. October 16, 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-adverse-obstetrical-outcomes-through-safety-sciences
This review explores the evidence on integrating teamwork, simulation, and unit-based programs …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39742/psn-pdf
August 09, 2013 - Patient Safety, 2nd edition.
August 9, 2013
doi:10.1002/9781444323856.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-2nd-edition
Dr. Charles Vincent, a psychologist by training, is unquestionably one of the founders of the modern patient
safety movement and continues to publish groundbreaking research in the field. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/836791/psn-pdf
August 21, 2024 - TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement.
August 21, 2024
TeamSTEPPS for Diagnosis Improvement.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/teamstepps-diagnosis-improvement
The recognition of diagnosis as a team activity is energizing new diagnostic process initiatives. Building on
the established TeamSTEPPS® principles, this new Te…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47966/psn-pdf
May 29, 2019 - Patient Safety Essentials Toolkit.
May 29, 2019
Boston, MA: Institute for Healthcare Improvement; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-essentials-toolkit
This toolkit provides access to nine key tools to help organizations improve teamwork, incident analysis,
and communication as well as templates to …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/72770/psn-pdf
February 24, 2021 - Communication about medical errors.
February 24, 2021
Kaldjian LC. Communication about medical errors. Patient Educ Couns. 2021;104(5):989-993.
doi:10.1016/j.pec.2020.11.035.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/communication-about-medical-errors
Disclosure of and communication about errors and adverse events is increasin…