Patient Safety Resources
The inclusion of web sites is intended to assist patients and clinicians in finding additional information to promote patient safety and does not constitute endorsement of the contents of any particular site.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Patient Safety
Equipment/Device
Fall Risk
AHRQ Patient Safety
Morbidity & Mortality Cases and Commentaries
- Cups of Error
- Moving Pains
- Getting to the Root of the Matter
- Over Not So Easy
- Discharging Our Responsibility
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments
20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children
Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses
Equipment/Device
Clinicalcases.Org – Procedure Guides
University of Ottawa - Medical & Surgical Clinical Procedures
Brookside Associates - Insert a Nasogastric Tube
MedAu - Insertion Of Nasogastric Tube
PatientPlus - Nasogastric (Ryles) Tubes
Queen’s University Belfast Clinical Skills Education Center - Nasogastric tube insertion
UNC Hospitals Nursing Procedure Manual
London Health Sciences Center - Procedures
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde- The Ward Nutrition handbook
Directorate of Nursing Affairs - Nursing Procedures
University of Connecticut Health Center - Unit Practice Manuals
Leicestershire County and Rutland Primary Care Trust - Nursing Policies and Procedures
University Hospital and Clinical Programs Professional Nursing Organization - PROCEDURES
Queen's University Belfast Clinical Skills Education Center - Clinical Procedures
Fall Risk
National Center for Patient Safety 2004 Falls Toolkit
