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•Device-related Complications (25)

•Diagnostic Errors (6)

•Identification Errors (15)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (67)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (22)

•Medication Safety (249)

•Medical Complications (75)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (15)

•Surgical Complications (59)

•Transfusion Complications (1)

•Psychological and Social Complications (37)

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•Asia (22)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (117)

•Active Errors (107)

•Latent Errors (56)

•Near Miss (21)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (122)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (37)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (147)

•Communication Improvement (153)

•Human Factors Engineering (104)

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•Education and Training (173)

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Nursing

•Medical/Surgical/Psychiatric Nursing (87)

•Critical Care Nursing (81)

•Anesthesia Nursing (13)

•Obstetrical Nursing (11)

•Emergency Nursing (29)

•Home Nursing (13)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (601)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (630)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (223)

•Patients (16)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (451)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (18)

•Ambulatory Care (32)

•Outpatient Surgery (6)

•Patient Transport (2)

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STUDY

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.

REVIEW

Research on nursing handoffs for medical and surgical settings: an integrative review.

Staggers N, Blaz JW. J Adv Nurs. 2013;69:247-262.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 30, 2011;16:1-2.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

Jayawardhana J, Welton JM, Lindrooth R. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:350-356.

COMMENTARY

A performance improvement plan to increase nurse adherence to use of medication safety software.

Gavriloff C. J Pediatr Nurs. 2012;27:375-382.

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.

STUDY

The Daily Plan: including patients for safety's sake.

King BJ, Mills PD, Fore A, Mitchell C. Nurs Manage. 2012;43:15-18.

STUDY

Patient safety, quality care, and service utilization with PLATO (Physician Leadership for Accurate and Timely Orders): a pilot study.

Brunt BA, Gifford IL. J Nurses Staff Dev. 2009;25:E11-E18.

COMMENTARY

CPOE: strategies for success.

Manor PJ. Nurs Manage. 2010;41:18-20.

COMMENTARY

Smart pumps: implications for nurse leaders.

Kirkbride G, Vermace B. Nurs Adm Q. 2011;35:110-118.

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

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.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

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

STUDY

Spreading a medication administration intervention organizationwide in six hospitals.

Kliger J, Singer S, Hoffman F, O'Neil E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:51-60.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Results of ISMP survey on high-alert medications: differences between nursing, pharmacy, and risk/quality/safety perspectives.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 9, 2012;17:1-4.

STUDY

Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

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

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.

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.

STUDY

The ins and outs of change of shift handoffs between nurses: a communication challenge.

Carroll JS, Williams M, Gallivan TM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 21:586-593.

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