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.
The following are commonly recognized elements required to create and nurture a safety culture: 1  Commitment (buy-in) at all levels. 2  Treatment as an investment, not a cost. 3  Integration into continuous process improvement.  Training and information for 1  all. System for hazard prevention and control.  Blame-free work 1  environment. Celebrating successes.