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Poll: Should a male nurse with chesthair wearing a scrub top be required to wear a T shirt?
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Should a male nurse with chesthair wearing a scrub top be required to wear a T shirt?

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 12:57 PM
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My husband wears a t-shirt under his scrubs, but he wears t-shirts under everything, I personally don't care either way. He is just sexy hair or no hair.

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 12:58 PM
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Most Guys have "guy" hair in the normal guy hair places. It is part of being a male and goes with the territory.

It is gross to have hair hanging out of your nose and ears, and good grooming in our society dictates that it be removed. Oooh Gross... hairy ears and noses!

Hair on the back of your neck looks "scruffy" guys, especially as you age. Please shave it!!???

Hair on your chest is part of going from boy to man. Remember how excited you were when the first few started to come in.

Wear those chest hairs proudly , but please no farther down than the second button on a dress shirt. That goes for your uniform too.

If you can braid the hair coming out of the top of your uniform then please do, or at least trim it back to a length that can't be braided!

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 01:48 PM
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Love the braiding idea- imagine the dress code saying "chest hair on males must be braided"...Seriously-except for (I think) justifiable reservations about pubic hair showing, hair is hair. We don't have to cover the hair on our heads; only keep it clean and out of the way.

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 03:19 PM
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I always wear a white t-shirt under my scrubs....... I don't like the hair on my chest showing.... Don't think it looks to good.

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 03:43 PM
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yuck!!, that last thing i would want to see in the hospital as a patient is some hairy nurse coming at me. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEK I would run screaming from the room. I know men can't control their carpet but jeez let's be professional and cover-up. yuck i hate chest hair. thank god hubby has none. just some around the belly button.

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 06:26 PM
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I voted for the Tshirt simply because to me it does appear more professional. I would think in a business office setting one wouldn't find men sitting behind their desks with open shirts and bare chest.. hair or no hair.

Tweety... what about those T-shirts (or whatever you guys call them) that have no sleeves...no, not the sleazy muscleshirt tanktop thingies, but they look just like a Tee with the sleeves cut out ? At least that way you have the neck of the tee, but no sleeves hanging out. ??? Just a thought.

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Old Jan 14, 2005, 11:09 PM
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Maybe some enterprising person could design a scrub top that covers most chest hair but is not too restrictive to work in.

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Old Jan 15, 2005, 04:25 AM
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Bloody hell! Next thing people will be peering up our sleeves and regulating how often we need to shave our pits.

For the record I find male armpit hair yuckier than chest hair, but it's part of the package.

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Old Jan 15, 2005, 06:37 AM
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dang it

I need to buy some tshirts......................................I am a female, german, menopausal woman...........dang it.......

Turtlenecks for everyone!!

renerian

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Old Jan 15, 2005, 07:07 AM
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As a hairy scrub wearer I opt out of the t-shirt on a ccount of I am also somewhat of sweaty, swarthy fellow. Like Tweety the sleeves are an issue as well. I find dirty shoes, messy head hair and unkempt nails to be much more offensive professionally. These issues apply to all healthcare professionals not just us boys. So be neat in general and the chest hair becomes a non issue. As a side note the only reason i would address my body hair is for my own safety. i work with one individual that uses pulling it to keep me in line. sort of like the shock collar I have on my big black unruly dog.

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