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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (386)

•Active Errors (256)

•Latent Errors (87)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (407)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (90)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (373)

•Communication Improvement (392)

•Human Factors Engineering (224)

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•Non-Health Care Professionals (439)

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MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Patient Safety First.

AORN, Inc., 2170 South Parker Rd, Suite 300, Denver, CO 80231-5711.

COMMENTARY

The perianesthesia nurse's role in the prevention of opioid-related sentinel events.

Pasero C. J Perianesth Nurs. 2013;28:31-37.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: The Joint Commission's Report on Quality and Safety 2008.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; November 2008.

COMMENTARY

The challenge of medication reconciliation.

Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare. May 10, 2006.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Quality of Anesthesia Care.

Neuman MD, Martinez EA, eds. Anesthesiol Clin. 2011;29:1-178.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

AORN Guidance Statement: Safe Medication Practices in Perioperative Settings Across the Life Span.

AORN J. 2006;84:276-278, 280-283.

BOOK/REPORT

Inspiring Ideas and Celebrating Successes: A Guidebook to Leading Patient Safety Practices in Ontario Hospitals.

OHA Patient Safety Support Service. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Ontario Hospital Association; 2006.

AUDIOVISUAL

Chasing Zero: Winning the War on Healthcare Harm.

Austin, TX: Texas Medical Institute for Technology and the Quaid Foundation; 2010.

COMMENTARY

Passing the "Yo' Mama" test.

Blair R. Health Manage Tech. June 2006;27:16.

STUDY

Adopting National Quality Forum medication safe practices: progress and barriers to hospital implementation.

Rask K, Culler S, Scott T, et al. J Hosp Med. 2007;2:212-218.

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

Medication safety infrastructure in critical-access hospitals in Florida.

Winterstein AG, Hartzema AG, Johns TE, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:442-450.

BOOK/REPORT classic

Safe Practices for Better Healthcare—2010 Update.

National Quality Forum. Washington, DC: National Quality Forum; 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

Pediatric Patient Safety in the Emergency Department.

Krug SE, ed. Oak Brook, IL: Joint Commission Resources and the American Academy of Pediatrics; 2010. ISBN: 9781599402123.

BOOK/REPORT

Improving America's Hospitals: A Report on Quality and Safety.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; March 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

State: nurse error caused death.

Wahlberg D. Wisconsin State Journal. July 22, 2006:A1.

COMMENTARY

Partners in safety: implementing a community-based patient safety advisory council.

Leonhardt KK, Bonin D, Pagel P. Wisc Med J. 2006;105;54-59.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Safety in EMS.

Brice JH, Patterson PD, eds. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2012;16:1-108.

BOOK/REPORT

Medmarx Data Report: A Chartbook of Medication Error Findings from the Perioperative Settings from 1998-2005.

Rockville, MD: United States Pharmacopeia; 2007.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2012;9:50-57.

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