AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Device-related Complications (54)

•Diagnostic Errors (25)

•Identification Errors (33)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (125)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (21)

•Medication Safety (411)

•Medical Complications (135)

•Nonsurgical Procedural Complications (25)

•Surgical Complications (113)

•Transfusion Complications (6)

•Psychological and Social Complications (29)

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United States of America

•United States Federal Government (41)

•State Governments and Agencies (4)

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•Clinical Guideline (5)

•Journal Article (950)

•Legislation/Regulation (18)

•Meeting/Conference (12)

•Newsletter/Journal (6)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (139)

•Press Release/Announcement (3)

•Special or Theme Issue (28)

•Tools/Toolkit (19)

•Web Resource (31)

•Grant (3)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (195)

•Active Errors (134)

•Latent Errors (55)

•Near Miss (21)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (631)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (103)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (286)

•Communication Improvement (272)

•Human Factors Engineering (144)

•Teamwork (116)

•Specialization of Care (73)

•Logistical Approaches (124)

•Culture of Safety (233)

•Technologic Approaches (161)

•Education and Training (230)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

•Medicine (729)

•Nursing (450)

•Pharmacy (107)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (1012)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (1087)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (349)

•Patients (73)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (741)

•Psychiatric Facilities (6)

•Residential Facilities (62)

•Ambulatory Care (111)

•Outpatient Surgery (7)

•Patient Transport (4)

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COMMENTARY

Strategies to improve the patient safety outcome indicator: preventing or reducing falls.

Bright L. Home Healthc Nurse. 2005;23:29-36.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Improving Patient Safety.

Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:145-224.

STUDY

Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork.

Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:236-242.

STUDY

Challenges in posthospital care: nurses as coaches for medication management.

Costa LL, Poe SS, Lee MC. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:243-251.

STUDY

Managing the care of patients discharged from home health: a quiet threat to patient safety?

Flynn L. Home Healthc Nurse. 2007;25:184-190.

REVIEW

Fall prevention in hospitals: an integrative review.

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

COMMENTARY

HomeNet: ensuring patient safety with medical device use in the home.

Kaufman D, Weick-Brady M. Home Healthc Nurse. 2009;27:300-307.

COMMENTARY

Keeping safety a priority in home care and hospice: one agency's journey.

Mullin L. Home Healthc Nurse. 2010;28:63-70.

STUDY

Safety culture of nursing homes: opinions of top managers.

Castle NG, Wagner LM, Ferguson JC, Handler SM. Health Care Manage Rev. 2011;36:175-187.

STUDY

Improving patient safety using the sterile cockpit principle during medication administration: a collaborative, unit-based project.

Fore AM, Sculli GL, Albee D, Neily J. J Nurs Manag. 2013;21:106-111.

COMMENTARY

Teaching quality improvement.

Murray ME, Douglas S, Girdley D, Jarzemsky P. J Nurs Educ. 2010;49:466-469.

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

Perinatal patient safety from the perspective of nurse executives: a round table discussion.

Thorman KE, Capitulo KL, Dubow J, Hanold K, Noonan M, Wehmeyer J. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2006;35:409-416.

COMMENTARY

On the scene at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Malone G, Akre M, Hauck M. Nurs Adm Q. 2009;33:54-61.

STUDY

Strategies used by critical care nurses to identify, interrupt, and correct medical errors.

Henneman EA, Gawlinski A, Blank FS, Henneman PL, Jordan D, McKenzie JB. Am J Crit Care. 2010;19:500-509.

COMMENTARY

Medication safety: look-alike/sound-alike drugs in home care.

Friedman MM. Home Healthc Nurse. 2005;23:243-253.

STUDY

Adoption of National Quality Forum safe practices by magnet hospitals.

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

STUDY

Skilful anticipation: maternity nurses' perspectives on maintaining safety.

Lyndon A. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e8.

COMMENTARY

Reducing the incidence of retained surgical instrument fragments.

Reece M, Troeleman ND, McGowan JE, Furuno JP. AORN J. 2011;94:301-304.

COMMENTARY

Rolling out the rapid response team.

Gallagher-Ford L, Fineout-Overholt E, Melnyk BM, Stillwell SB. Am J Nurs. 2011;111:42-47.

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