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61. 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

62. Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers remain a top concern for hospitals

Author(s):
Feil, Michelle, author
Bisbee, Janette, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, March 2015
Subject(s):
Hospitals
Pressure Ulcer -- epidemiology
Pressure Ulcer -- etiology
Pressure Ulcer -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Patient safety
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Management
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

64. 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

65. The current state of "wrong patient" insulin pen injections

Author(s):
Gaunt, Michael J., author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Equipment Contamination
Injections
Insulin
Medication Errors -- prevention & control
Medication Errors -- statistics & numerical data
Needles
Forecasting
Medication Errors -- trends
Patient Identification Systems
Patient safety
Self Administration -- instrumentation
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

66. Antimicrobial therapy for pneumonia in Pennsylvania long-term care: a spotlight on culture

Author(s):
Davis, James, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Culture Techniques -- statistics & numerical data
Inappropriate Prescribing
Long-Term Care
Microbial Sensitivity Tests -- statistics & numerical data
Nursing Homes
Pneumonia -- drug therapy
Aged
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Patient safety
Referral and Consultation
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

67. Identify sufficient supplemental oxygen for patient intrahospital transport

Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2015
Subject(s):
Hypoxia -- prevention & control
Medical Errors -- prevention & control
Oxygen Inhalation Therapy -- instrumentation
Transportation of Patients
Equipment Safety
Hospitals
Oxygen -- administration & dosage
Patient safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States

70. Data snapshot: Clostridium difficile infections in long-term care facilities

Author(s):
Adkins, JoAnn, author
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, June 2016
Subject(s):
Clostridium difficile
Clostridium Infections -- epidemiology
Clostridium Infections -- prevention & control
Cross Infection -- prevention & control
Nursing Homes
Anti-Bacterial Agents -- therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Inappropriate Prescribing
Long-Term Care
Patient safety
Humans
Pennsylvania
United States