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•Device-related Complications (56)

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

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (27)

•Medication Safety (302)

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (218)

•Active Errors (154)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (277)

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STUDY

Patient safety, systems design and ergonomics.

Buckle P, Clarkson PJ, Coleman R, Ward J, Anderson J. Appl Ergon. 2006;37:491-500.

BOOK/REPORT classic

The Human Contribution: Unsafe Acts, Accidents and Heroic Recoveries.

Reason J. Farnham Surrey, UK: Ashgate; 2008. ISBN: 9780754674023.

STUDY

The influence of formulation and medicine delivery system on medication administration errors in care homes for older people.

Alldred DP, Standage C, Fletcher O, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:397-402.

BOOK/REPORT

The Patients' View: 2004 ISQSH National Survey.

Dublin, Ireland: Irish Society for Quality & Safety in Healthcare; 2005.

STUDY

A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions.

Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean J, et al. Safety Sci. 2007;45:523-539.

COMMENTARY

Fewer but better auditory alarms will improve patient safety.

Edworthy J, Hellier E. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:212-215.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare Delivery: A Special Issue on Health Information Technology and Medication Administration Safety.

Garrett SK, Khasawneh MT, eds. Int J Indust Ergon. 2011;41:333-400.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Ounce of prevention: to reduce errors, hospitals prescribe innovative designs.

Naik G. The Wall Street Journal. May 8, 2006:A1.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How hospital design saves lives.

Blum A. Business Week. August 15, 2006.

STUDY

Variability in the concentrations of intravenous drug infusions prepared in a critical care unit.

Wheeler DW, Degnan BA, Sehmi JS, et al. Intensive Care Med. 2008;34:1441-1447.

STUDY

The culture of a trauma team in relation to human factors.

Cole E, Crichton N. J Clin Nurs. 2006;15:1257-1266.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities.

Washington, DC: The American Institute of Architects; 2006.

STUDY

Improving general practice computer systems for patient safety: qualitative study of key stakeholders.

Avery AJ, Savelyich BSP, Sheikh A, Morris CJ, Bowler I, Teasdale S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:28-33.

STUDY

The value of 'gentle reminder' on safe medical behaviour.

Erev I, Rodensky D, Levi MA, Englard-Hershler M, Admi H, Donchin Y. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e49.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Knowledge for Improvement.

BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20(suppl 1):1-105.

STUDY

Assessing the quality of patient handoffs at care transitions.

Manser T, Foster S, Gisin S, Jaeckel D, Ummenhofer W. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e44.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

The dawn of the robo-docs.

Weber DO. Hosp Health Netw. March 14, 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Adverse events: expecting too much of nurses and too little of nursing research.

Jordan S, ed. J Nurs Manag. 2011;19:287-417.

BOOK/REPORT

Safety Ethics: Cases from Aviation, Healthcare and Occupational and Environmental Health.

Patankar MS, Brown JP, Treadwell MD. Aldershot, UK: Ashgate Publishing; 2005. ISBN: 9780754642473.

STUDY

Developing a patient measure of safety (PMOS).

Giles SJ, Lawton RJ, Din I, McEachan RR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:554-562.

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