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•Device-related Complications (46)

•Diagnostic Errors (5)

•Identification Errors (27)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (98)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (22)

•Medication Safety (328)

•Medical Complications (81)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (17)

•Surgical Complications (89)

•Transfusion Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (26)

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•Asia (23)

•Australia and New Zealand (36)

•Central and South America (2)

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•Clinical Guideline (4)

•Journal Article (714)

•Legislation/Regulation (14)

•Meeting/Conference (3)

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•Newspaper/Magazine Article (70)

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•Special or Theme Issue (17)

•Tools/Toolkit (13)

•Web Resource (10)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (133)

•Active Errors (107)

•Latent Errors (47)

•Near Miss (23)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (206)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (33)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (183)

•Communication Improvement (201)

•Human Factors Engineering (115)

•Teamwork (96)

•Specialization of Care (45)

•Logistical Approaches (115)

•Culture of Safety (133)

•Technologic Approaches (117)

•Education and Training (179)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (3)

•Medicine (434)

•Nursing (527)

•Pharmacy (71)

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Setting of Care

•Hospitals (536)

•Psychiatric Facilities (7)

•Residential Facilities (20)

•Ambulatory Care (42)

•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.

COMMENTARY

A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors.

Dennison RD. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2007;38:176-184.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in Numbers: Evidence-based Development of a Medicine Management Learning Tool.

Holland K, ed. Nurse Educ Pract. 2013;13:e1-e87.

REVIEW

Do calculation errors by nurses cause medication errors in clinical practice? A literature review.

Wright K. Nurse Educ Today. 2010;30:85-97.

COMMENTARY

Teaching quality improvement.

Murray ME, Douglas S, Girdley D, Jarzemsky P. J Nurs Educ. 2010;49:466-469.

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.

COMMENTARY

Nursing student medication errors: a case study using root cause analysis.

Dolansky MA, Druschel K, Helba M, Courtney K. J Prof Nurs. 2013;29:102-108.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

Spoelstra SL, Given BA, Given CW. Clin Nurs Res. 2012;21:92-112.

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

Using ORA to explore the relationship of nursing unit communication to patient safety and quality outcomes.

Effken JA, Carley KM, Gephart S, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2011;80:507-517.

STUDY

Implementing standardized reporting and safety checklists.

Stevens JD, Bader MK, Luna MA, Johnson LM. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:48-53.

COMMENTARY

Influencing leadership perceptions of patient safety through just culture training.

Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J, Miller B, Griffith S. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:288-294.

STUDY

Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals.

Lucero RJ, Lake ET, Aiken LH. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19:2185-2195.

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.

COMMENTARY

Addressing the nursing work environment to promote patient safety.

Lin L, Liang BA. Nurs Forum. 2007;42:20–30.

REVIEW

The relationship between nurse education level and patient safety: an integrative review.

Ridley RT. J Nurs Educ. 2008;47:149-156.

STUDY

A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.

Blank FSJ, Tobin J, Macomber S, Jaouen M, Dinoia M, Visintainer P. J Emerg Nurs. 2011;37:141-147.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Nursing Care Quality at NQF.

National Quality Forum.

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