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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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Frequency and type of errors and near errors reported by critical care nurses.

Balas MC, Scott LD, Rogers AE. Can J Nurs Res. 2006;38:24-41.

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Medical errors recovered by critical care nurses.

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

COMMENTARY

Preventing sentinel events caused by family members.

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

COMMENTARY

Double Dosing, by the Rules

Cohen H. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.

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Recovery from medical errors: the critical care nursing safety net.

Rothschild JM, Hurley AC, Landrigan CP, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32:63-72.

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Intensive care unit readmissions in U.S. hospitals: patient characteristics, risk factors, and outcomes.

Kramer AA, Higgins TL, Zimmerman JE. Crit Care Med. 2012;40:3-10.

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Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients.

Belela AS, Peterlini MA, Pedreira ML. Cancer Nurs. 2011;34:393-400.

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Selected medical errors in the intensive care unit: results of the IATROREF study: parts I and II.

Garrouste-Orgeas M, Timsit JF, Vesin A, et al; OUTCOMEREA Study Group. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010:181:134-142.

COMMENTARY

Unreported errors in the intensive care unit: a case study of the way we work.

Henneman EA. Crit Care Nurse. 2007;27:27-34.

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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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Moral distress, compassion fatigue, and perceptions about medication errors in certified critical care nurses.

Maiden J, Georges JM, Connelly CD. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2011;30:339-345.

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NICU medication errors: identifying a risk profile for medication errors in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Stavroudis TA, Shore AD, Morlock L, Hicks RW, Bundy D, Miller MR. J Perinatol. 2010;30:459-468.

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Impact of computerized orders for pediatric continuous drug infusions on detecting infusion pump programming errors: a simulated study.

Sowan AK, Gaffoor MI, Soeken K, Johantgen ME, Vaidya VU. J Pediatr Nurs. 2010;25:108-118.

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Intensive care unit nurses' perceptions of safety after a highly specific safety intervention.

Elder NC, Brungs SM, Nagy M, Kudel I, Render ML. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:25-30.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Too many abandon the "second victims" of medical errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 14, 2011;16:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Failure to rescue in neonatal care.

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

COMMENTARY

Changing the work environment in ICUs to achieve patient-focused care: the time has come.

McCauley K, Irwin RS. Chest. 2006;130:1571-1578.

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The effects of computerized provider order entry implementation on communication in intensive care units.

Hoonakker PL, Carayon P, Walker JM, Brown RL, Cartmill RS. Int J Med Inform. 2013;82:e107-e117.

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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.

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