Preventing healthcare-associated infection: risks, healthcare systems and behaviour
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Healthcare culture and the challenge of preventing healthcare-associated infections.
Consider the following story: A patient in a teaching hospital is about to be examined by a resident physician. When asked by the patient to wash his hands, the resident refuses, saying he has done so recently. The staff physician then enters the room and the patient speaks of his disappointment regarding the actions of the resident. The staff physician is displeased and states that the patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1444-0903
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02004.x