The AHRQ PSNet Collection comprises an extensive selection of resources relevant to the patient safety community. These resources come in a variety of formats, including literature, research, tools, and Web sites. Resources are identified using the National Library of Medicine’s Medline database, various news and content aggregators, and the expertise of the AHRQ PSNet editorial and technical teams.
Jones TL, Hamilton P, Murry N. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015;52:1121-1137.
This review found that missed nursing care is common and appears to be associated with decreased patient satisfaction and higher rates of adverse events. Predictors of missed nursing care include poor safety culture and increased nursing workload.
Hammer JA, Jones TL, Brown SA. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27:352-8.
This study found no association between rapid response team implementation and mortality from failure to rescue among hospitals in a large metropolitan area.
Hamilton P, Mathur S, Gemeinhardt G, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:124-8.
This ethnographic study explores perceptions of patient safety among nurses working night and weekend shifts, and discusses these findings as a means of identifying methods to reduce the documented increase in adverse clinical outcomes for patients hospitalized at night or on weekends.