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5421. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
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      June 08, 2016 - remarkable sustained reductions in central line–associated bloodstream infections in intensive care unit … In this new AHRQ funded national study, the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program was implemented

5422. Surgical never events in the United States. | PSNet
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      September 10, 2014 - A system factors analysis of "line, tube, and drain" incidents in the intensive care unit … June 29, 2009 Intensive care unit safety incidents for medical versus surgical patients

5423. Communication Failure—Who's in Charge? | PSNet
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      April 01, 2018 - The Case A 20-month-old boy was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) following a Fontan surgical … falls outside what the mental model predicts or therapy does not produce the expected improvement, unit … qualitative study of expert and team cognition on complex patients in the pediatric intensive care unit … Developing a team performance framework for the intensive care unit. … , 2009 Nurses' perceptions of subspecialization in pediatric cardiac intensive care unit

5424. Surveillance: a strategy for improving patient safety in acute and critical care units. | PSNet
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      September 27, 2016 - View More Related Resources Nursing interruptions in a trauma intensive care unit … June 12, 2013 Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we

5425. Creating safety culture on nursing units: human performance and organizational system factors that make a difference. | PSNet
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      May 29, 2013 - Psychological Safety of Healthcare Staff March 31, 2022 Impact of the Comprehensive Unit-Based … Safety Program (CUSP) on safety culture in a surgical inpatient unit.

5426. Patient Safety During Perinatal and Neonatal Care. | PSNet
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      November 15, 2017 - The impact of TeamSTEPPS training on obstetric team attitudes and outcomes on the labor and delivery unit … May 7, 2008 Patient safety and quality in the pediatric intensive care unit.

5427. The impact of teamwork on missed nursing care. | PSNet
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      September 27, 2017 - September 27, 2017 Improving nursing unit teamwork. … February 10, 2015 A relational leadership perspective on unit-level safety climate.

5428. In Conversation With… Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH | PSNet
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      December 01, 2012 - Characteristics associated with delirium in older patients in a medical intensive care unit. … Days of delirium are associated with 1-year mortality in an older intensive care unit population. … The impact of delirium in the intensive care unit on hospital length of stay. … Lorazepam is an independent risk factor for transitioning to delirium in intensive care unit patients … Benzodiazepine and opioid use and the duration of intensive care unit delirium in an older population

5429. Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist. | PSNet
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      January 05, 2012 - Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical intensive care unit … Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit

5430. Inappropriate Antibiotic Use | PSNet
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      September 22, 2010 - increased use of prophylactic and empiric antibiotics; and higher overall antibiotic use per area, per unit … Antibiotic resistance in the intensive care unit. … education program on decreasing catheter-related bloodstream infections in the surgical intensive care unit … Short-course empiric antibiotic therapy for patients with pulmonary infiltrates in the intensive care unit … A new safety event reporting system improves physician reporting in the surgical intensive care unit

5431. Radiation offers new cures, and ways to do harm. | PSNet
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      January 20, 2010 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s) At VA hospital, a rogue cancer unit … April 7, 2010 At VA hospital, a rogue cancer unit.

5432. Elopement | PSNet
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      July 14, 2010 - A typical protocol includes the following steps: Notification of the operator by unit staff indicating … Immediate search of the unit and surrounding area by unit staff. … period of time, most typically 4 hours, are typically readmitted rather than just returned to their unit … Wrist bracelets ( 15 ) that are linked to signal detection devices within the unit can trigger an alarm … Response to elopement by patients with diminished capacity should be immediate and include unit staff

5433. In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN | PSNet
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      August 01, 2005 - 1 ) take into account the available support system and support staff; the geographic layout of the unit … ; the technology in the unit; the admissions, discharges, and transfers into and out of the unit; and … If it's an oncology unit, how many nurses are certified as oncology specialists? … We just believe that the people who are best able to determine what each unit needs are those who are … on that unit day in and day out.

5434. How-to Guide: Multidisciplinary Rounds. | PSNet
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      July 12, 2017 - September 30, 2015 Unit-based care teams and the frequency and quality of physician–nurse … December 21, 2014 The effect of multidisciplinary care teams on intensive care unit mortality

5435. Developing process-support tools for patient safety: finding the balance between validity and feasibility. | PSNet
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      January 20, 2010 - A system factors analysis of "line, tube, and drain" incidents in the intensive care unit … June 29, 2009 Intensive care unit safety incidents for medical versus surgical patients

5436. DNR in the OR and Afterwards | PSNet
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      July 01, 2003 - After initial evaluation in the emergency department, the patient was admitted to a surgical unit where … The patient’s operative course was uneventful and she returned to the surgical unit for routine postoperative … If an intensive care unit physician assumes primary responsibility for a patient requiring mechanical … transfer from the postoperative recovery room, and every few days thereafter while in the intensive care unit … checklists improve the reliability of patient handoffs in the operating room and postanesthesia care unit

5437. Exploring Alternatives To Malpractice Litigation. | PSNet
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      September 01, 2018 - June 19, 2019 Creating a comprehensive, unit-based approach to detecting and preventing … harm in the neonatal intensive care unit.

5438. Are we finally getting serious about medical errors? | PSNet
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      May 11, 2016 - February 10, 2015 Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving … 2010 Measuring patient safety culture: an assessment of the clustering of responses at unit

5439. Partnering to Heal: Teaming-Up Against Healthcare-Associated Infections. | PSNet
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      November 16, 2011 - Reducing three infections across cardiac surgery programs: a multisite cross-unit … September 30, 2015 Structured interdisciplinary rounds in a medical teaching unit: improving

5440. Reality check for checklists. | PSNet
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      April 21, 2015 - Reducing the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a surgical intensive care unit … Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit