AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (158)

•Diagnostic Errors (129)

•Identification Errors (118)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (407)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (97)

•Medication Safety (1006)

•Medical Complications (399)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (91)

•Surgical Complications (369)

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•Psychological and Social Complications (117)

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•United States Federal Government (108)

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•Book/Report (149)

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•Journal Article (2392)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (698)

•Active Errors (612)

•Latent Errors (226)

•Near Miss (72)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (829)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (339)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (911)

•Communication Improvement (780)

•Human Factors Engineering (438)

•Teamwork (263)

•Specialization of Care (247)

•Logistical Approaches (309)

•Culture of Safety (467)

•Technologic Approaches (590)

•Education and Training (677)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (6)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (2281)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (2756)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1154)

•Patients (316)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (2499)

•Psychiatric Facilities (11)

•Residential Facilities (60)

•Ambulatory Care (255)

•Outpatient Surgery (35)

•Patient Transport (19)

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STUDY

No interruptions please: impact of a no interruption zone on medication safety in intensive care units.

Anthony K, Wiencek C, Bauer C, Daly B, Anthony MK. Crit Care Nurse. 2010;30:21-29.

STUDY

Relationship between systems-level factors and hand hygiene adherence.

Dunn-Navarra AM, Cohen B, Stone PW, Pogorzelska M, Jordan S, Larson E. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:30-38.

COMMENTARY

Implementing a safe and reliable process for medication administration.

Richardson B, Bromirski B, Hayden A. Clin Nurse Spec. 2012;26:169-176.

STUDY

A case of mistaken identity: staff input on patient ID errors.

Ortiz J, Amatucci C. Nurs Manage. April 2009;4:37-41.

COMMENTARY

Nursing student medication errors: a case study using root cause analysis.

Dolansky MA, Druschel K, Helba M, Courtney K. J Prof Nurs. 2013;29:102-108.

COMMENTARY

Using simulation to teach nursing students and licensed clinicians obstetric emergencies.

Alderman JT. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2012;37:394-400.

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.

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

Intrahospital transport to the radiology department: risk for adverse events, nursing surveillance, utilization of a MET and practice implications.

Ott LK, Hoffman LA, Hravnak M. J Radiol Nurs. 2011;30:49-52.

STUDY

Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

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

COMMENTARY

A model for developing high-reliability teams.

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

STUDY

Interruptions and multitasking in nursing care.

Kalisch BJ, Aebersold M. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:126-132.

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.

COMMENTARY

Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts?: Part 3. Harm Reduction Strategies if Keeping 12-Hour Shifts.

Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:357-359.

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

Patient safety outcomes: the importance of understanding the organizational culture and safety climate.

Ross J. J Perianesth Nurs. 2011;26:347-348.

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.

STUDY

Strategic work-arounds to accommodate new technology: the case of smart pumps in hospital care.

McAlearney AS, Vrontos J Jr, Schneider PJ, Curran CR, Czerwinski BS, Pedersen CA. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:75-81.

STUDY

The effect of hospital electronic health record adoption on nurse-assessed quality of care and patient safety.

Kutney-Lee A, Kelly D. J Nurs Adm. 2011;41:466-472.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

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

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