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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (623)

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Setting of Care

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STUDY

Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors.

Henneman EA, Gawlinski A, Blank FS, Henneman PL, Jordan D, McKenzie JB. Am J Crit Care. 2010;19:500-509.

COMMENTARY

Preventing sentinel events caused by family members.

Wall Y, Kautz DD. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30:25-27.

STUDY

Medical errors recovered by critical care nurses.

Dykes PC, Rothschild JM, Hurley AC. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:241-246.

STUDY

A human factors framework and study of the effect of nursing workload on patient safety and employee quality of working life.

Holden RJ, Scanlon MC, Patel NR, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:15-24.

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Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.

Yamamoto L, Kanemori J. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:588-592.

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Nurses' behaviors and visual scanning patterns may reduce patient identification errors.

Marquard JL, Henneman PL, He Z, Jo J, Fisher DL, Henneman EA. J Exp Psychol Appl. 2011;17:247-256.

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Worries and concerns experienced by nurse specialists during inter-hospital transports of critically ill patients: a critical incident study.

Gustafsson M, Wennerholm S, Fridlund B. Intensive Crit Care Nurs. 2010;26:138-145.

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Structural empowerment and patient safety culture among registered nurses working in adult critical care units.

Armellino D, Quinn Griffin MT, Fitzpatrick JJ. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:796-803.

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A comparison of voluntarily reported medication errors in intensive care and general care units.

Kane-Gill SL, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:55-59.

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ICU nurses' acceptance of electronic health records.

Carayon P, Cartmill R, Blosky MA, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:812-819.

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Role of registered nurses in error prevention, discovery and correction.

Rogers AE, Dean GE, Hwang WT, Scott LD. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:117-121.

COMMENTARY

Failure to rescue in neonatal care.

Gephart SM, McGrath JM, Effken JA. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011;25:275-282.

STUDY

Nurses' perceptions of causes of medication errors and barriers to reporting.

Ulanimo VM, O'Leary-Kelley C, Connolly PM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2007;22:28-33.

STUDY

What’s past is prologue: organizational learning from a serious patient injury.

Tamuz M, Franchois KE, Thomas EJ. Safety Sci. 2011;49:75-82.

COMMENTARY

Full disclosure of adverse events to patients and families in the ICU: wouldn't you want to know?

Doucette E, Fazio S, LaSalle V, et al. Dynamics. 2010;21:16-19.

STUDY

Are temporary staff associated with more severe emergency department medication errors?

Pham JC, Andrawis M, Shore AD, Fahey M, Morlock L, Pronovost PJ. J Healthc Qual. 2011;33:9-18.

STUDY

Tragedy into policy: a quantitative study of nurses' attitudes toward patient advocacy activities.

Black LM. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:26-35.

REVIEW

Patient safety in the NICU: a comprehensive review.

Samra HA, McGrath JM, Rollins W. J Perinat Neonatal Nurs. 2011;25:123-132.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Safety in the NICU: preventing medical errors.

Stokowski LA. Highlights of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses 22nd Annual Conference [Medscape.com]. March 8, 2007.

STUDY

Impact of performance obstacles on intensive care nurses' workload, perceived quality and safety of care, and quality of working life.

Gurses AP, Carayon P, Wall M. Health Serv Res. 2009;44:422-443.

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