“When it comes to infection control, it requires the efforts of everyone involved in the hospital,†Ms. Matthews said. “It’s very important that people – no matter how healthy they are – they take a moment and just wash their hands as they enter the hospital. Because this is an infection that is spread, and a visitor can spread it just as easily as anyone else.â€
Jessie Gruman, PhD - Members of the American public are frequently surveyed about their trust in various professionals. Doctors and nurses usually wind up near the top of the list, especially when compared to lawyers, hairdressers and politicians. Trust in professionals is important to us: they possess expertise we lack but need, to solve problems ranging from the serious (illness) to the relatively trivial (appearance).
The story of scurvy is an object lesson in adaptive policy development. The Royal Navy has traditionally been accused of delaying the application of research results for about 50 years before it introduced the use of fresh lemons and limes to eliminate scurvy among its sailors. In fact, the complex history of this policy shows just the opposite. It demonstrates the navy introduced citrus fruits well in advance of accepted scientific research, and that this introduction was a significant factor in the Napoleonic Wars.