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•Device-related Complications (33)

•Diagnostic Errors (3)

•Identification Errors (21)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (82)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (21)

•Medication Safety (280)

•Medical Complications (80)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (13)

•Surgical Complications (73)

•Transfusion Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (22)

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•Asia (22)

•Australia and New Zealand (34)

•Central and South America (2)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (2)

•Journal Article (629)

•Legislation/Regulation (7)

•Meeting/Conference (3)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (46)

•Press Release/Announcement (3)

•Special or Theme Issue (14)

•Tools/Toolkit (9)

•Web Resource (7)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (115)

•Active Errors (92)

•Latent Errors (38)

•Near Miss (20)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (159)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (25)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (153)

•Communication Improvement (163)

•Human Factors Engineering (100)

•Teamwork (87)

•Specialization of Care (40)

•Logistical Approaches (103)

•Culture of Safety (130)

•Technologic Approaches (100)

•Education and Training (147)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

•Medicine (357)

•Nursing (482)

•Pharmacy (55)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (474)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (20)

•Ambulatory Care (33)

•Outpatient Surgery (4)

•Patient Transport (4)

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BOOK/REPORT

Focus on Patient Safety.

Fitzpatrick J, Stone P, Hinton-Walker P, eds. Annual Review of Nursing Research. New York, NY: Springer; 2006. ISBN: 0826141366.

STUDY

Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork.

Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:236-242.

STUDY

Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.

Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.

STUDY

Nurses' responses to medication errors: suggestions for the development of organizational strategies to improve reporting.

Covell CL, Ritchie JA. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:287-297.

STUDY

Delineation of risk through the exploration of a culture of safety in community home health.

Stevenson L, McRae C, Mughal WA. Home Health Care Manag Pract. 2007;19:460-463.

STUDY

Influence of unit-level staffing on medication errors and falls in military hospitals.

Breckenridge-Sproat S, Johantgen M, Patrician P. West J Nurs Res. 2012;34:455-474.

STUDY

The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units.

Thomas EJ, Sexton JB, Neilands TB, Frankel A, Helmreich RL. BMC Health Serv Res. 2005;5:28.

COMMENTARY

Keeping safety a priority in home care and hospice: one agency's journey.

Mullin L. Home Healthc Nurse. 2010;28:63-70.

STUDY

Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Handler SM. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:175-187.

COMMENTARY

Utilizing quality improvement methods to prevent falls and injury from falls: enhancing resident safety in long-term care.

MacLaurin A, McConnell H. J Safety Res. 2011;42:525-535.

STUDY

Use of temporary nurses and nurse and patient safety outcomes in acute care hospital units.

Bae SH, Mark B, Fried B. Health Care Manage Rev. 2010;35:333-344.

COMMENTARY

A nurse-driven system for improving patient quality outcomes.

Johnson K, Hallsey D, Meredith RL, Warden E. J Nurs Care Qual. 2006;21:168-175.

STUDY

On the ball: leadership for patient safety and learning in critical care.

Tregunno D, Jeffs L, Hall LM, Baker R, Doran D, Bassett SB. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39:334-339.

STUDY

Patient safety culture and the association with safe resident care in nursing homes.

Thomas KS, Hyer K, Castle NG, Branch LG, Andel R, Weech-Maldonado R. Gerontologist. 2012;52:802-811.

STUDY

Expanding what we know about off-peak mortality in hospitals.

Hamilton P, Mathur S, Gemeinhardt G, Eschiti V, Campbell M. J Nurs Admin. 2010;40:124-128.

STUDY

Medication error reporting and the work environment in a military setting.

Patrician PA, Brosch LR. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:277-286.

STUDY

Nurses' and nursing assistants' perceptions of patient safety culture in nursing homes.

Hughes CM, Lapane KL. Int J Qual Health Care. 2006;18:281-286.

STUDY

The association of shift-level nurse staffing with adverse patient events.

Patrician PA, Loan L, McCarthy M, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:64-70.

STUDY

An examination of technical efficiency, quality, and patient safety in acute care nursing units.

Mark B, Jones C, Lindley L, Ozcan Y. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2009;10:180-186.

REVIEW

A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice.

Brady AM, Malone AM, Fleming S. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17:679-697.

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