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•Device-related Complications (19)

•Diagnostic Errors (5)

•Identification Errors (14)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (57)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (20)

•Medication Safety (221)

•Medical Complications (66)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (11)

•Surgical Complications (42)

•Transfusion Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (26)

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•Journal Article (515)

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•Special or Theme Issue (18)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (96)

•Active Errors (95)

•Latent Errors (52)

•Near Miss (22)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (107)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (30)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (128)

•Communication Improvement (124)

•Human Factors Engineering (87)

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•Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric Nursing (64)

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•Emergency Nursing (22)

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Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (543)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (552)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (184)

•Patients (10)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (375)

•Psychiatric Facilities (5)

•Residential Facilities (18)

•Ambulatory Care (28)

•Outpatient Surgery (5)

•Patient Transport (2)

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COMMENTARY

Medication errors: don't let them happen to you.

Anderson P, Townsend T. Amer Nurs Today. March 2010;5:23-27.

STUDY

Quantifying nursing workflow in medication administration.

Keohane CA, Bane AD, Featherstone E, et al. J Nurs Admin. 2008;38:19-26.

STUDY

Using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Patient Safety Indicators for targeting nursing quality improvement.

Zrelak PA, Utter GH, Sadeghi B, Cuny J, Baron R, Romano PS. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:99-108.

STUDY

A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety.

McBride-Henry K, Foureur M. J Adv Nurs. 2007;60:58-66.

STUDY

Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by mouth or gastric tube: a programme for nurses, physicians and parents.

Bertsche T, Bertsche A, Krieg EM, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e26.

STUDY

Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.

Stamp KD, Willis DG. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:231-239.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses.

Hughes RG, ed. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2008. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

Hayden AC, Lanoue ET, Still CJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2011;8:12-20.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Nursing Care Quality at NQF.

National Quality Forum.

COMMENTARY

Nurses' role in patient safety.

Hughes RG, Clancy CM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24:1-4.

STUDY

Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

Anselmi ML, Peduzzi M, Dos Santos CB. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16:1839-1847.

COMMENTARY

Nursing mortality and morbidity and journal club cycles: paving the way for nursing autonomy, patient safety, and evidence-based practice.

Staveski S, Leong K, Graham K, Pu L, Roth S. AACN Adv Crit Care. 2012;23:133-141.

COMMENTARY

A model for developing high-reliability teams.

Riley W, Davis SE, Miller KK, McCullough M. J Nurs Manag. 2010;18:556-563.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July/August 2005.

BOOK/REPORT classic

classic

Keeping Patients Safe: Transforming the Work Environment of Nurses.

Committee on the Work Environment for Nurses and Patient Safety, Board on Health Care Services, Page A, ed. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2004.

STUDY

Impact of barcode medication administration technology on how nurses spend their time providing patient care.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Bane A, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38:541-549.

STUDY

The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit.

Trbovich PL, Pinkney S, Cafazzo JA, Easty AC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:430-434.

REVIEW

The Nurse's Role in Promoting a Culture of Patient Safety.

Friesen MA, Farquhar MB, Hughes R. American Nurses Association (ANA) Continuing Education, Center for American Nurses; 2005.

REVIEW

Nurses' medication work: what do nurses know?

Folkmann L, Rankin J. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19:3218-3226.

COMMENTARY

Cups of Error

Blegen MA, Pepper GA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

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