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COMMENTARY
DNR in the OR and Afterwards
Lo B. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2006.
COMMENTARY
Overriding Considerations.
Holtzman, NA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. December 2004.
COMMENTARY
Drug errors, qualitative research and some reflections on ethics.
Armitage G. J Clin Nurs. 2005;14:869-875.
COMMENTARY
Code Status Confusion.
Lo B, Tulsky JA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.
STUDY
Association between hospital-reported Leapfrog Safe Practices scores and inpatient mortality.
Kernisan LP, Lee SJ, Boscardin WJ, Landefeld CS, Dudley RA. JAMA. 2009;301:1341-1348.
COMMENTARY
The Wrongful Resuscitation
Teno JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2008.
COMMENTARY
OR Peeping.
Mackenzie CF. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.
COMMENTARY
No Blood, Please.
Liang BA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2004.
COMMENTARY
To Resuscitate or Not?
Wu AW, Pronovost PJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. January 2004.
COMMENTARY
In Conversation with...Dean Schillinger, MD
AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February/March 2009.
STUDY
Framing family conversation after early diagnosis of iatrogenic injury and incidental findings.
Barrios L, Tsuda S, Derevianko A, et al. Surg Endosc. 2009;23:2535-2542.
COMMENTARY
Secured But Not Always Safe
Jahr JS, Hosseini P. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
In a crisis, do-not-revive requests don't always work. 
Parker L. USA Today. December 19, 2006.
STUDY
Identification of inpatient DNR status: a safety hazard begging for standardization.
Sehgal NL, Wachter RM. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:366-371.
COMMENTARY
A living will misinterpreted as a DNR order: confusion compromises patient care.
Katsetos AD, Mirarchi FL. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:629-632.
SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE
Language Barriers in Health Care.
Saha S, Fernandez A, eds. J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22(suppl 2):277-372. 
COMMENTARY
Listen to the Family.
Campbell D Jr. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
Improving Patient Safety Through Informed Consent for Patients with Limited Health Literacy.
Wu HW, Nishimi RY, Page-Lopez CM, Kizer KW. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2005.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospitals look to improve informed consent process.
O'Reilly KB. American Medical News. November 19, 2007.
COMMENTARY
Check the Wristband.
Rosenthal MM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2003.
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