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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/surveillance-monitoring-improve-patient-safety-acute-hospital-care-units
April 26, 2023 - Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units
Susan McGrath, PhD,George … Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units. PSNet [internet]. … Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units. PSNet [internet]. … In such higher-acuity units, staffing ratios (often one nurse for every one or two patients) allow for … Surveillance Monitoring to Improve Patient Safety in Acute Hospital Care Units. PSNet [internet].
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/achieving-strong-teamwork-practices-hospital-labor-and-delivery-units
May 21, 2014 - Book/Report
Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units … Citation Text:
Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units. … This report studied teamwork development experiences of labor and delivery units to identify processes … Citation
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Achieving Strong Teamwork Practices in Hospital Labor and Delivery Units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nature-causes-and-consequences-unintended-events-surgical-units
September 07, 2016 - Study
Nature, causes and consequences of unintended events in surgical units. … Nature, causes and consequences of unintended events in surgical units. … reporting combined with root cause analysis was used to analyze adverse events at 10 surgical inpatient units … Nature, causes and consequences of unintended events in surgical units.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/10-state-project-study-methods-reduce-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-hospital
October 23, 2019 - test methods of reducing central-line–associated blood stream infections in hospital intensive care units … View More
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AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units … checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units … April 1, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/toolkit-improve-safety-mechanically-ventilated-patients
October 01, 2024 - This toolkit was developed to help staff in intensive care units use AHRQ’s Comprehensive Unit-based … March 1, 2023
AHRQ Safety Program for Intensive Care Units: Preventing CLABSI and CAUTI … checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units … May 25, 2011
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-antiseptic-handwashing-vs-alcohol-sanitizer-health-care-associated-infections-neonatal
July 30, 2014 - antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units … antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units … on patient infection rates, nurses’ skin conditions, and microbial counts in neonatal intensive care units … antiseptic handwashing vs alcohol sanitizer on health care-associated infections in neonatal intensive care units … June 21, 2006
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-executive-walk-rounds-nurse-safety-climate-attitudes-randomized-trial-clinical-units
June 16, 2011 - The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units … The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units … This study targeted more than 20 clinical units to determine the impact of EWRs on perceived safety climate … The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units … July 2, 2009
Exposure to Leadership WalkRounds in neonatal intensive care units is associated
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/manifestations-high-reliability-principles-hospital-units-varying-safety-profiles-qualitative
December 16, 2015 - Study
Manifestations of high-reliability principles on hospital units with varying … Manifestations of High-Reliability Principles on Hospital Units With Varying Safety Profiles: A Qualitative … In this qualitative study, researchers found that those working on hospital units with better safety … describing responses to safety issues and errors more consistent with high reliability principles than units … Manifestations of High-Reliability Principles on Hospital Units With Varying Safety Profiles: A Qualitative
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/three-missed-critical-nursing-care-processes-labor-and-delivery-units-during-covid-19
October 29, 2017 - Study
Three missed critical nursing care processes on labor and delivery units during … Three missed critical nursing care processes on labor and delivery units during the COVID-19 pandemic … staffing and nursing time at the bedside and, therefore, on missed nursing care in labor and delivery units … Three missed critical nursing care processes on labor and delivery units during the COVID-19 pandemic … 2023
Linking patient safety climate with missed nursing care in labor and delivery units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/reducing-medication-errors-critical-care-patients-pharmacist-key-resources-and-relationship
June 07, 2023 - ranked interventions by importance and assessed differences between high-, medium-, and low-resource units … Pharmacists in high-resource units optimized medications more often, though error rates were similar … across critical care units studied. … An ethnographic study of health information technology use in three intensive care units … June 23, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/relationship-between-job-burnout-psychosocial-factors-and-health-care-associated-infections
January 12, 2022 - Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors and health care–associated infections in critical care units … Relationship between job burnout, psychosocial factors and health care-associated infections in critical care units … Supervision, interprofessional collaboration, and patient safety in intensive care units … October 21, 2015
Costs of adverse events in intensive care units. … June 23, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/evaluating-efforts-optimize-teamstepps-implementation-surgical-and-pediatric-intensive-care
April 12, 2014 - Evaluating efforts to optimize TeamSTEPPS implementation in surgical and pediatric intensive care units … Evaluating efforts to optimize TeamSTEPPS implementation in surgical and pediatric intensive care units … In this AHRQ-funded study, the TeamSTEPPS training program was introduced in two intensive care units … Evaluating efforts to optimize TeamSTEPPS implementation in surgical and pediatric intensive care units … May 13, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/explaining-matching-michigan-ethnographic-study-patient-safety-program
August 20, 2018 - Keystone ICU study at preventing central line–associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units … was unsuccessful in that infection rates declined at similar rates in both intervention and control units … )
A qualitative study of speaking out about patient safety concerns in intensive care units … August 25, 2010
Intensive care units, communication between nurses and physicians, and … March 18, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medication-safety-gaps-english-pediatric-inpatient-units-exploration-using-work-domain
April 17, 2024 - Study
Medication safety gaps in English pediatric inpatient units: an exploration … Medication safety gaps in English pediatric inpatient units: an exploration using work domain analysis … Medication safety gaps in English pediatric inpatient units: an exploration using work domain analysis … processes to maintain patient safety in hospitals: a sociotechnical ethnographic study in paediatric units … 2024
Exploring the human factors of prescribing errors in paediatric intensive care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47633/psn-pdf
June 02, 2019 - Manifestations of high-reliability principles on hospital
units with varying safety profiles: a qualitative … Manifestations of High-Reliability Principles on Hospital Units
With Varying Safety Profiles: A Qualitative … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/manifestations-high-reliability-principles-hospital-units-varying-safety-profiles … In this qualitative study, researchers found that those working on hospital units with better safety … describing responses to safety issues and errors more consistent with
high reliability principles than units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/variation-caregiver-perceptions-teamwork-climate-labor-and-delivery-units
August 04, 2021 - Study
Variation in caregiver perceptions of teamwork climate in labor and delivery units … Variation in caregiver perceptions of teamwork climate in labor and delivery units. … Variation in caregiver perceptions of teamwork climate in labor and delivery units. … August 4, 2021
Improving patient safety in intensive care units in Michigan. … 12, 2011
Assessing and improving safety climate in a large cohort of intensive care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/risk-wrong-patient-orders-among-multiple-vs-singleton-births-neonatal-intensive-care-units-2
December 21, 2017 - Risk of wrong-patient orders among multiple vs singleton births in the neonatal intensive care units … Risk of Wrong-Patient Orders Among Multiple vs Singleton Births in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units … Researchers examined the rate of wrong-patient errors in six neonatal intensive care units of two health … Risk of Wrong-Patient Orders Among Multiple vs Singleton Births in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units … September 27, 2006
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-climate-hospitals-act-locally-variation-across-units
August 27, 2012 - Study
Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units. … Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units. … prior research , this study revealed that perception of safety culture varied widely across clinical units … Patient safety climate in hospitals: act locally on variation across units.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/73346/psn-pdf
June 02, 2021 - Human factors and ergonomics to improve performance
in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic … Human factors and ergonomics to improve performance in
intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic … https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/human-factors-and-ergonomics-improve-performance-intensive-care-units- … The COVID-19
pandemic has accelerated the adoption of HF in intensive care units across the globe. … Adoption of these HF concepts by leadership and staff can improve patient safety in intensive
care units
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/impact-national-multimodal-intervention-prevent-catheter-related-bloodstream-infection-icu
September 13, 2023 - marked reduction in central line–associated bloodstream infections in a large cohort of intensive care units … 2017
Nurses' perceptions and demands regarding COVID-19 care delivery in critical care units … August 21, 2013
A multifaceted program for improving quality of care in intensive care units … Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units … November 11, 2009
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