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STUDY

Comparing two safety culture surveys: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire and Hospital Survey on Patient Safety.

Etchegaray JM, Thomas EJ. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:490-498.

REVIEW

Hospital do-not-resuscitate orders: why they have failed and how to fix them.

Yuen JK, Reid MC, Fetters MD. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:791-797.

STUDY

Perceptions of hospital safety climate and incidence of readmission.

Hansen LO, Williams MV, Singer SJ. Health Serv Res. 2011;46:596-616.

STUDY

Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.

Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.

COMMENTARY

Creating high reliability: a new approach for patient safety.

McGinnis L. AORN J. 2011;94:219-222.

STUDY

Eradicating medical student mistreatment: a longitudinal study of one institution's efforts.

Fried JM, Vermillion M, Parker NH, Uijtdehaage S. Acad Med. 2012;87:1191-1198.

STUDY

An inpatient fall prevention initiative in a tertiary care hospital.

Weinberg J, Proske D, Szerszen A, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:317-325.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

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

BOOK/REPORT

The Patient Safety Leadership WalkRounds Guide.

Frankel AS, Grillo S, Pittman MA. Chicago, IL: Health Research and Educational Trust; 2006.

STUDY

Adverse-event-reporting practices by US hospitals: results of a national survey.

Farley DO, Haviland A, Champagne S, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:416-423.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE classic

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Improving America's Hospitals—The Joint Commission's Annual Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission.

STUDY

Exploring relationships between hospital patient safety culture and adverse events.

Mardon RE, Khanna K, Sorra J, Dyer N, Famolaro T. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:226-232.

COMMENTARY

The role of nursing surveillance in keeping patients safe.

Dresser S. J Nurs Adm. 2012;42:361-368.

BOOK/REPORT

Safe Practices for Better Healthcare–2009 Update.

National Quality Forum. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2009.

STUDY

He thought the "lady in the door" was the "lady in the window": a qualitative study of patient identification practices.

Phipps E, Turkel M, Mackenzie ER, Urrea C. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:127-134.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

10 Tips to Help Promote Patient Safety.

Chicago, IL: American Society for Healthcare Risk Management; 2013.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

5 sure-fire methods: complying with NPSG.03.04.01.

Joint Commission: The Source. January 2012;10:5-6.

STUDY

Improving situation awareness to reduce unrecognized clinical deterioration and serious safety events.

Brady PW, Muething S, Kotagal U, et al. Pediatrics. 2013;131:e298-e308.

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

Achieving a high-reliability organization through implementation of the ARCC model for systemwide sustainability of evidence-based practice.

Melnyk BM. Nurs Adm Q. 2012;36:127-135.

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