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12. Central-line-associated bloodstream infection: comprehensive, data-driven prevention

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Bacteremia -- prevention & control
Catheter-Related Infections -- prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous -- adverse effects
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Evidence-Based Practice
Infection Control -- methods
Acute Disease
Catheter-Related Infections -- epidemiology
Data Collection
Equipment Contamination -- prevention & control
Health Facilities
Maintenance
Risk Factors
Safety Management
Time Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

13. Falls risk assessment: a foundational element of falls prevention programs

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Program Development
Risk Assessment -- methods
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Aged
Guideline Adherence
Health Status Indicators
Mobility Limitation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Sensitivity and Specificity
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

14. The breadth of hospital-acquired pneumonia: nonventilated versus ventilated patients in Pennsylvania

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Cross Infection -- epidemiology
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- prevention & control
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- epidemiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- etiology
Cross Infection -- microbiology
Cross Infection -- mortality
Dental Hygienists -- statistics & numerical data
Hospital Departments
Incidence
Intubation, Intratracheal -- adverse effects
Intubation, Intratracheal -- instrumentation
Life Support Care
Oral Hygiene
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- etiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- microbiology
Pneumonia, Bacterial -- mortality
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- etiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- microbiology
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated -- mortality
Respiration, Artificial -- adverse effects
Risk Factors
Tracheostomy
Ventilators, Mechanical -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

15. Class III obese patients: the effect of gait and immobility on patient falls

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Pagano, Maryann, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2013]
Subject(s):
Accidental Falls -- prevention & control
Accidental Falls -- statistics & numerical data
Gait
Mobility Limitation
Obesity -- complications
Moving and Lifting Patients -- instrumentation
Moving and Lifting Patients -- methods
Patient Care Team
Patient safety
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Transportation of Patients -- methods
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

16. An analysis of reported adverse drug reactions

Author(s):
O'Connor, Michael, author
Grissinger, Matthew, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, [2014]
Subject(s):
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions -- epidemiology
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions -- prevention & control
Contrast Media -- adverse effects
Drug Therapy
Medication Therapy Management
Prescription Drugs -- adverse effects
Risk Factors
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

17. Assessment tools help diagnose obstructive sleep apnea

Author(s):
Wallace, Susan C., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, December 2014
Subject(s):
Diagnostic Tests, Routine
Mass Screening
Postoperative Complications -- diagnosis
Preoperative Care
Risk Assessment
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- complications
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive -- diagnosis
Surveys and Questionnaires
Nurse's Role
Patient safety
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Risk Factors
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

18. Delirium: patient safety event reporting and strategies to improve diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Delirium -- diagnosis
Delirium -- etiology
Delirium -- prevention & control
Delirium -- therapy
Age Factors
Aged
Causality
Comorbidity
Hospitalization
Patient safety
Precipitating Factors
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

19. Strategies to improve outcomes in nursing home residents with modifiable risk factors for respiratory tract infections

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2011
Subject(s):
Nursing Homes -- organization & administration
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Respiratory Tract Infections -- prevention & control
Risk Factors
Deglutition Disorders -- diagnosis
Evidence-Based Medicine
Immunization Programs
Influenza Vaccines
Influenza, Human -- immunology
Long-Term Care
Oral Hygiene
Respiratory Tract Infections -- epidemiology
Respiratory Tract Infections -- mortality
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

20. Update on the prevention of retained surgical items

Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, c2012
Subject(s):
Foreign Bodies -- prevention & control
Intraoperative Care -- methods
Intraoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient Safety
Postoperative Complications -- prevention & control
Safety Management
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative -- methods
Documentation
Needles
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
Surgical Instruments -- adverse effects
Surgical Sponges -- adverse effects
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States