Respiratory diseases associated with finger clubbing include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, cystic fibrosis (thick mucus in the throat and digestive tract), and bronchiectasis (destruction of the large airways).
Safety culture is fundamentally a local problem, in that wide variations in the perception of safety culture can exist within a single organization. The perception of safety culture might be high in one unit within a hospital and low in another unit, or high among management and low among frontline workers. Research also shows that individual provider burnout negatively affects safety culture perception.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING 13 Hand hygieneNational Institute of Clinical Excellence (2001) Standard principles for preventing hospital acquiredinfections .London: NICE.National Institute of Clinical Excellence (2003) Infection control, prevention of healthcare-associatedinfection in primary and community care.arry out a risk assessment if potentialcontamination by blood or body fluid is likely. Usedisposable gloves, aprons, masks, goggles orvisors to protect yourself and your patient fromthese risks of cross-infection, and when handlingthese substances or hazardous chemicals andsome pharmaceuticals.