Introduction and purpose: Risk assessment is a necessity in high-risk work environments like hospitals. During epidemics, the need to maintain the health of healthcare staff increases as they are effective people in controlling the spread of the disease.
Neda Vahedi nezhad +1 more
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System hazards in managing laboratory test requests and results in primary care: medical protection database analysis and conceptual model [PDF]
Objectives To analyse a medical protection organisation's database to identify hazards related to general practice systems for ordering laboratory tests, managing test results and communicating test result outcomes to patients.
Bowie, Paul +4 more
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Nursing and euthanasia : a narrative review of the nursing ethics literature [PDF]
Background: Medical Assistance in Dying, also known as euthanasia or assisted suicide, is expanding internationally. Canada is the first country to permit Nurse Practitioners to provide euthanasia.
Burgess, Michael +7 more
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Health impact (HI-FMEA) decision support application for hospital health technology management [PDF]
The research aims to create an innovative Healthcare Impact Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Hi-FMEA) framework approach that integrates patient safety in identifying and prioritizing critical failure modes in medical equipment and derive appropriate ...
David Mutia +3 more
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A feasibility study for the provision of electronic healthcare tools and services in areas of Greece, Cyprus and Italy [PDF]
Background: Through this paper, we present the initial steps for the creation of an integrated platform for the provision of a series of eHealth tools and services to both citizens and travelers in isolated areas of thesoutheast Mediterranean, and on ...
Androulidakis, Aggelos +10 more
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ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Er:YAG laser, piezosurgery, and surgical drill for bone decortication during orthodontic mini-implant insertion: primary stability analysis-an animal study [PDF]
It is important to identify factors that affect primary stability of orthodontic mini-implants because it determines the success of treatment. We assessed mini-implant primary stability (initial mechanical engagement with the bone) placed in pig jaws. We
Dominiak, Marzena +5 more
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ABSTRACT Background Psychological safety (PS) is essential for teamwork, communication, and patient safety in complex healthcare environments. In pediatric oncology, interprofessional collaboration occurs under high emotional and organizational demands. Low PS may increase stress, burnout, and adverse events.
Alexandros Rahn +4 more
wiley +1 more source
Escaping the Shadow of Malpractice Law [PDF]
Abinovich-Einy addresses several constituencies operating at the meeting point of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), communication theory, healthcare policy, and medical-malpractice doctrine.
Rabinovich-Einy, Orna
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Using the Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Tool to Improve the Automatic Stop Order Process [PDF]
Introduction Automatic stop orders (ASOs) in computerized prescription order entry (CPOE) systems predefine the length of treatment. This can improve resource use for select therapies (e.g., empirical antibiotics).
Ghada Hussain Al Mardawi +3 more
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