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COMMENTARY

Novel Drug Misuse.

Angus DC, Milbrandt EB. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2004.

BOOK/REPORT

Measuring Patient Safety.

Newhouse R, Poe S, eds. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers; 2005. ISBN: 0763728411.

COMMENTARY

Cups of Error

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

STUDY

Infants at risk: when nurse fatigue jeopardizes quality care.

Dean GE, Scott LD, Rogers AE. Adv Neonatal Care. 2006;6:120-126.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN Guidance Statement: Safe Medication Practices in Perioperative Settings Across the Life Span.

AORN J. 2006;84:276-278, 280-283.

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.

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.

COMMENTARY

Too Hot For Comfort

Cleland H, Wasiak J. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2007.

STUDY

Safety of telephone triage in general practitioner cooperatives: do triage nurses correctly estimate urgency?

Giesen P, Ferwerda R, Tijssen R, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:181-184.

COMMENTARY

Chemotherapy Extravasation

Schulmeister L. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2008.

COMMENTARY

Implementing AORN recommended practices for medication safety.

Hicks RW, Wanzer LJ, Denholm B. AORN J. 2012;96:605-622.

COMMENTARY

Pregnant with Danger.

Pearlman MD, Desmond JS. WebM&M [serial online]. May 2005.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Mental slips and lapses: no one is immune.

Nurse Advise-ERR. October 2005;3:1.

COMMENTARY

Do Me a Favor.

Williamson A. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.

COMMENTARY

Don't Push.

Meltzer HY. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2003.

COMMENTARY

Bedside handover: quality improvement strategy to "transform care at the bedside."

Chaboyer W, McMurray A, Johnson J, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009; 24:136-142.

COMMENTARY

Hidden Mystery.

Brunette DD. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2005.

COMMENTARY

Missed Appendicitis.

Adams JG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2003.

COMMENTARY

Privacy Gone Awry.

Pauker SG, Pauker SP. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How safe are patients in primary care?

Carlowe J. Nursing Times. April 28, 2009.

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