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>but I think they're not a cureall was my point. I honestly don't know a single nurse / medical staff or even IT person in a hospital or university that thinks
by 27182818284 12y ago
>but I think they're not a cureall was my point.
I honestly don't know a single nurse / medical staff or even IT person in a hospital or university that thinks they are, though. You might not be giving people enough credit. Anecdotal, yes, but I've never seen people think of them as a "cureall" or even as a replacement of washing hands. It is always in addition or inbetween things where you can't get to a handwashing immediately (e.g., candidates shaking hands)shrug
- escapologybb 12y agoYou're absolutely right, my evidence is anecdotal. But I'm 36 years old now, and I've been in and out of hospital probably thousands of times and had medical care each day in one form or another. So yes, anecdotes for sure. But that's one hell of a lot of anecdotes. :-)
- dragonwriter 12y agoThe difference between anecdote and systematically gathered data to resolve a question isn't one of how extensive the anecdote is, its about how representative it is. (And, of course, there's other issues with anecdote about what other people think, since what that really is is is one persons inferences about what lots of other people think.)
- escapologybb 12y agoAbsolutely, and I would imagine that once I'd made my mind up about this there was a fair degree of confirmation bias thrown in as well. Along with a whole host of other Things One Mustn't Do When Collecting Trustworthy Data™.