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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49608/psn-pdf
August 01, 2010 - Emergent Triage Miss
August 1, 2010
Travers D. Emergent Triage Miss. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/emergent-triage-miss
The Case
A 42-year-old woman presented to a busy urban emergency department (ED) and approached the triage
nurse. The patient told the triage nurse that she had "3 days o…
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August 01, 2007 - In Conversation with...James L. Reinertsen, MD
August 1, 2007
In Conversation with..James L. Reinertsen, MD. PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withjames-l-reinertsen-md
Editor's Note: James L. Reinertsen, MD, heads the Reinertsen Group, a prominent health care consulting
firm …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/33707/psn-pdf
February 01, 2011 - The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and
Effectiveness Course
February 1, 2011
Thomas EJ, Patterson JE, Martin S, et al. The University of Texas System Clinical Safety and
Effectiveness Course. PSNet [internet]. 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/university-texas-system-clinical-safety-and-effectiv…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49543/psn-pdf
September 01, 2007 - Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
September 1, 2007
Poon EG. Medication Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It? PSNet [internet]. 2007.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-whose-job-it
Case Objectives
Appreciate the prevalence and impact of medication discrepancies at times of transition in …
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August 01, 2010 - Weighing In on Surgical Safety
August 1, 2010
Brodsky JB, Margarson M. Weighing In on Surgical Safety. PSNet [internet]. 2010.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weighing-surgical-safety
Case Objectives
Identify the comorbidites associated with obesity that place patients at higher risk for surgical
complications.
Un…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49857/psn-pdf
March 01, 2019 - Duplicate Insulin Order
March 1, 2019
Acquisto NM, Cobaugh DJ. Duplicate Insulin Order. PSNet [internet]. 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/duplicate-insulin-order
The Case
A 45-year-old man with a history of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus was seen in the emergency
department (ED) for complaints of letharg…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/842923/psn-pdf
February 01, 2023 - Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric
Patient Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest
Closure.
February 1, 2023
Partridge E, Dodson D, Reilly M, et al. Aspergillus Mediastinitis & Endocarditis in a Pediatric Patient
Complicating Cardiac Surgery and Bedside Chest Closure. PSNet [internet]. …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/buprenorphine-and-medically-ill-patient
August 20, 2018 - Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient
Citation Text:
McCance-Katz EF. Buprenorphine and the Medically Ill Patient. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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May 01, 2016 - Mismanagement of Delirium
May 1, 2016
Merrilees J, Lee KP. Mismanagement of Delirium. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/mismanagement-delirium
The Case
An 85-year-old man with early stage vascular dementia fell on the sidewalk and fractured his leg. Although
fitted with a cast at a regional ho…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/861881/psn-pdf
January 31, 2024 - In Conversation with...Richard Ricciardi about Office-
Based Patient Safety
January 31, 2024
Ricciardi R, Lee M, Mossburg S. In Conversation with..Richard Ricciardi about Office-Based Patient Safety.
PSNet [internet]. 2024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withrichard-ricciardi-about-office-based-pa…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/breakage-picc-line
June 21, 2023 - SPOTLIGHT CASE
Breakage of a PICC Line
Citation Text:
Dimov V. Breakage of a PICC Line. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2009.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/second-victim-phenomenon-harsh-reality-health-care-professions
November 13, 2024 - The Second Victim Phenomenon: A Harsh Reality of Health Care Professions
Susan D. Scott RN, MSN | May 1, 2011
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Citation Text:
Scott SD. The Second Victim Phenomenon: A Harsh Reality of Health Care Professions. PSNet [intern…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/coming-err-missed-diagnosis-patient-recurrent-pneumothorax
December 14, 2022 - Coming up for Err: Missed Diagnosis in a Patient with Recurrent Pneumothorax
Citation Text:
Carlile N, El-Chemaly S, Schiff G. Coming up for Err – Missed Diagnosis in a Patient with Recurrent Pneumothorax. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49829/psn-pdf
May 01, 2018 - Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong
May 1, 2018
Peerally MF, Dixon-Woods M. Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. 2018.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/root-cause-analysis-gone-wrong
The Case
A 42-year-old man with history of end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis was awaiting a kidney
transplant. A suitabl…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/undetected-foreign-object
April 24, 2018 - Undetected Foreign Object
Citation Text:
Cima RR. Undetected Foreign Object. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2012.
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September 29, 2017 - One Dose, Two Errors
Citation Text:
Filice GA. One Dose, Two Errors. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2016.
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January 01, 2025 - Suicide Prevention
March 25, 2025
Boudreaux E, Gale B, Mossburg SE. Suicide Prevention. PSNet [internet]. 20024.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/suicide-prevention
Introduction
Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, accounting for nearly 50,000 deaths in
2022, a 36% rise since 2000…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/weight-and-height-juxtaposition-electronic-medical-record-causing-accidental-medication
March 15, 2023 - Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose
Citation Text:
Jain NP, Dakwa D. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Rese…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/848109/psn-pdf
April 26, 2023 - The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride
Extravasation.
April 26, 2023
The Danger of 10% Intravenous Calcium Chloride Extravasation. PSNet [internet]. 2023.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/danger-10-intravenous-calcium-chloride-extravasation
The Case
A 52-year-old man with a history of lymphoplasmacytic lymph…
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August 28, 2024 - Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong
Citation Text:
Peerally MF, Dixon-Woods M. Root Cause Analysis Gone Wrong. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2018.
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