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•Device-related Complications (25)

•Diagnostic Errors (2)

•Identification Errors (15)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (69)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (22)

•Medication Safety (230)

•Medical Complications (73)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (14)

•Surgical Complications (49)

•Transfusion Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (28)

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•Asia (21)

•Australia and New Zealand (31)

•Central and South America (2)

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•Journal Article (582)

•Legislation/Regulation (5)

•Meeting/Conference (4)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (27)

•Press Release/Announcement (1)

•Special or Theme Issue (13)

•Tools/Toolkit (6)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (105)

•Active Errors (84)

•Latent Errors (42)

•Near Miss (22)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (114)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (21)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (125)

•Communication Improvement (134)

•Human Factors Engineering (92)

•Teamwork (79)

•Specialization of Care (34)

•Logistical Approaches (109)

•Culture of Safety (117)

•Technologic Approaches (74)

•Education and Training (135)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (1)

•Medicine (293)

•Nursing (523)

•Pharmacy (42)

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Nurse Managers

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (431)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (19)

•Ambulatory Care (27)

•Outpatient Surgery (2)

•Patient Transport (3)

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STUDY

Nurse staffing and inpatient hospital mortality.

Needleman J, Buerhaus P, Pankratz VS, Leibson CL, Stevens SR, Harris M. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:1037-1045.

STUDY

A relational leadership perspective on unit-level safety climate.

Thompson DN, Hoffman LA, Sereika SM, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:479-487.

STUDY

Lessons learned: use of event reporting by nurses to improve patient safety and quality.

Hession-Laband E, Mantell P. J Pediatr Nurs. 2011;26:149-155.

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Association of interruptions with an increased risk and severity of medication administration errors.

Westbrook JI, Woods A, Rob MI, Dunsmuir WTM, Day RO. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:683-690.

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Effects of learning climate and registered nurse staffing on medication errors.

Chang Y, Mark B. Nurs Res. 2011;60:32-39.

STUDY

Nurse working conditions and patient safety outcomes.

Stone PW, Mooney-Kane C, Larson EL, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:571-578.

COMMENTARY

Cascade iatrogenesis: factors leading to the development of adverse events in hospitalized older adults.

Thornlow DK, Anderson R, Oddone E. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009;46:1528-1535.

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Why patient summaries in electronic health records do not provide the cognitive support necessary for nurses' handoffs on medical and surgical units: insights from interviews and observations.

Staggers N, Clark L, Blaz JW, Kapsandoy S. Health Informatics J. 2011;17:209-223.

STUDY

Do nurse and patient injuries share common antecedents? An analysis of associations with safety climate and working conditions.

Taylor JA, Dominici F, Agnew J, Gerwin D, Morlock L, Miller MR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:101-111.

COMMENTARY

Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project.

Harding AD. Am J Nurs. 2012;112:26-35.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2012;9:50-57.

STUDY

The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient safety.

Kutney-Lee A, Kelly D. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:466-472.

STUDY

Implementation of Condition Help: family teaching and evaluation of family understanding.

Hueckel RM, Mericle JM, Frush K, Martin PL, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:176-181.

COMMENTARY

Using simulation to teach nursing students and licensed clinicians obstetric emergencies.

Alderman JT. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012;37:394-400.

STUDY

Interruptions and multitasking in nursing care.

Kalisch BJ, Aebersold M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:126-132.

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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.

STUDY

Adverse drug events caused by serious medication administration errors.

Kale A, Keohane CA, Maviglia S, Gandhi TK, Poon EG. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:933-938.

STUDY

Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

Nguyen EE, Connolly PM, Wong V. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:224-230.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

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

COMMENTARY

Implementing handoff communication.

Ardoin KB, Broussard L. J Nurses Staff Dev. 2011;27:128-135.

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