http://copernicusconsulting.net/the-importance-of-symbols-doctors-and-their-dirty-lab-coats/ Design Research and Strategy Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:29:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://copernicusconsulting.net/the-importance-of-symbols-doctors-and-their-dirty-lab-coats/#comment-1471 Sam Ladner Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:19:50 +0000 http://designresearch.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-1471 Actually the tie is very important, for two reasons. First, anyone who's ever worn a tie can tell you that they hang into everything -- your soup, your tomato sauce...your patients. They are germ magnets. Second, the tie is a symbol of masculine professionalism and for some reason was completely ignored by researchers. Nurses' hands and hats, on the other hand, were continually tested and scrutinized for their germ contents. Interesting contrast, no? Hidden in plain sight was this thing that hung right into the germ-filled patients. Actually the tie is very important, for two reasons. First, anyone who’s ever worn a tie can tell you that they hang into everything — your soup, your tomato sauce…your patients. They are germ magnets. Second, the tie is a symbol of masculine professionalism and for some reason was completely ignored by researchers. Nurses’ hands and hats, on the other hand, were continually tested and scrutinized for their germ contents. Interesting contrast, no? Hidden in plain sight was this thing that hung right into the germ-filled patients.

]]> http://copernicusconsulting.net/the-importance-of-symbols-doctors-and-their-dirty-lab-coats/#comment-1470 Jerry Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:26:36 +0000 http://designresearch.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-1470 Ok..... Won't all clothing have bacteria on it? Why are the labcoat and tie so important? Won't there be just as much bacteria on the shirt as on the tie? Ok….. Won’t all clothing have bacteria on it? Why are the labcoat and tie so important? Won’t there be just as much bacteria on the shirt as on the tie?

]]> http://copernicusconsulting.net/the-importance-of-symbols-doctors-and-their-dirty-lab-coats/#comment-858 JoVE Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:00:21 +0000 http://designresearch.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-858 So can anyone explain why they can't just have MORE lab coats. So that they can change into clean ones regularly? So can anyone explain why they can’t just have MORE lab coats. So that they can change into clean ones regularly?

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