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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49585/psn-pdf
May 01, 2009 - Delirium or Dementia?
May 1, 2009
Rudolph JL. Delirium or Dementia? PSNet [internet]. 2009.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
Case Objectives
State the key diagnostic differences between delirium and dementia.
Describe the Confusion Assessment Method for workup of suspected delirium.
Explain the…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/role-patient-improving-patient-safety
March 01, 2007 - In 16 states, citizens have been instrumental in securing passage of legislation on reporting of hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/missed-bowel-perforation-importance-diagnostic-reasoning
January 29, 2021 - sepsis care was associated with a greater decrease in sepsis mortality than was observed in control states
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/how-does-health-care-simulation-affect-patient-care
August 01, 2018 - Perspective
Introduction
Health care simulation programs have spread to many parts of the United … States health care system, including hospitals, medical and nursing schools, community college programs … , so it has perhaps done more in terms of physician-based training than any other entity within the United … States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-06/spotlight_case_hemorrhagic_shock_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - Spotlight
Spotlight
Hemorrhagic Shock after Elective Spine Surgery: Failure to Rescue after Limited Response to Nursing Concerns
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Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the July 2024 AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm
CME credit is available
Commentary …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49419/psn-pdf
October 01, 2003 - had prepared to operate on the wrong site but realized their error before
making an incision.(2) The United
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49723/psn-pdf
January 01, 2015 - Monitoring Fetal Health
January 1, 2015
Scerbo MW, Abuhamad AZ. Monitoring Fetal Health . PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/monitoring-fetal-health
Case Objectives
Define fetal heart rate monitoring.
Describe the current state of evidence regarding fetal heart rate monitoring.
List the known …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mitigating-risk-intrahospital-transport-pediatric-patients-risk-physiologic-instability
May 27, 2020 - Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability
Citation Text:
Semkiw K, Anderson D, Natale JA. Mitigating the Risk of Intrahospital Transport for Pediatric Patients at Risk of Physiologic Instability. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Heal…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/innovation/affordable-housing-community-offers-seniors-onsite-health-care-coordination-and-support
March 27, 2024 - representatives of regional organizations, such as the hospital, home health, Area Agency on Aging, United
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49759/psn-pdf
May 01, 2016 - "(3) Patient falls occur in approximately 2% of hospital stays,
and in the United States up to 1 million
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-patients-and-providers-speak-different-languages
December 08, 2021 - In the United States, approximately 20% of the adult population speaks a language other than English … Title VI of the US Civil Rights Act states that people cannot be discriminated against as a result of
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/837913/psn-pdf
August 31, 2022 - Availability of pediatric inpatient services in the United
States.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49851/psn-pdf
January 01, 2019 - The guideline states that "patients in the ICU should be considered at high risk from complications when
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33701/psn-pdf
October 01, 2010 - What Makes a Good Checklist
October 1, 2010
McLaughlin AC. What Makes a Good Checklist. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/what-makes-good-checklist
Perspective
The use of checklists is a primitive yet remarkably effective strategy for ensuring accuracy in complex
tasks. Checklists have lo…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.134_slideshow.ppt
September 01, 2006 - Spotlight Case September 2006
Spotlight Case September 2006
Triple Handoff
Source and Credits
This presentation is based on the September 2006
AHRQ WebM&M Spotlight Case
See the full article at http://webmm.ahrq.gov
CME credit is available through the Web site
Commentary by: Arpana Vidyarthi, MD, UCSF Sc…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/865697/psn-pdf
April 24, 2024 - In Conversation with...Katie Boston-Leary about Patient
Safety Amid Nursing Workforce Challenges
April 24, 2024
Leary KB. In Conversation with..Katie Boston-Leary about Patient Safety Amid Nursing Workforce
Challenges. PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withkatie-boston-leary-a…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2024-07/spotlight_case_intraoperative_awareness_during_rhinoplasty_slides_final.pptx
January 01, 2024 - The incidence of awareness during anesthesia: a multicenter United States study.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60267/psn-pdf
March 01, 2021 - representatives of regional organizations, such as the hospital, home health, Area
Agency on Aging, United
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49387/psn-pdf
February 01, 2003 - Patient Mix-Up
February 1, 2003
Shojania KG. Patient Mix-Up. PSNet [internet]. 2003.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-mix
The Case
Joe Smith [not his real name], a 42-year-old man with nausea and vomiting for 4 days, was on the general
medical service at an academic medical center. Overnight, another man wit…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/cybersecurity-and-how-maintain-patient-safety
March 27, 2024 - In 2023, 112 million individuals in the United States were involved in a data breach. … Those are 140 large health systems, which had multiple hospitals in multiple states.