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That would be because “doing it right” is completely over the top. You are suppose to wash your hands before and after each patient interaction, which includes
by Engineering-MD 8y ago
That would be because “doing it right” is completely over the top. You are suppose to wash your hands before and after each patient interaction, which includes touching their notes, or coming into a patient environment without touching anything.
This is impractical, as it would slow everything down so much, and would make carrying anything impossible, not to mention the negative impact of doctor-patient interactions. It also doesn’t match how patients then move around, touching objects around hospital and nullify the whole process.
Doctors and nurses tend to common sense check when a hand wash/alcohol gel is needed, which I think is a good thing. I think some go too far the other way, but there will always be variation.
- fabricexpert 8y agoHow can you common sense check when handwashing is required? You can't see germs, it's not possible. The handwashing protocol is there to stop people getting sick, circumventing it because you're a doctor and you know better is not going to help.
- adiusmus 8y agoCommonsense is easy to develop. Just invite anyone who doesn’t believe in germs/handwashing to eat a meal using a public toilet seat as a plate. It’s amazing how real something becomes when beliefs intersect with consequences, especially those involving self-preservation.
- southern_cross 8y ago> That would be because “doing it right” is completely over the top. Understand the over the top and common sense angles here, but the "unmonitored" drop was so dramatic as to imply that this was less a matter of reverting to a more sensible approach and more one of dropping down to outright carelessness. That may not actually be the case though.