[KaroSnowQueen]

Solid colors for each section, nurses, pcas, housekeeping have been found to be meaningless at our hospital. Patients have no idea about the color scheme so they still don't understand who is who.
We are allowed to wear whatever we want. I wear jeweltones, burgandy, black, teal, grape, solid color pants with coordinating "adult" prints. I am totally against Spongebob prints and that sort of thing, they look foolish in my opinion.
Wearing all white makes me look much less professional. By the end of the day there is betadine, liquid medicines, hand lotion, blood, sodapop, God only knows what else all over my whites and I look like a bag lady.
I have extremely long hair but keep it in a braid or bun at all times at work. I wear the same jewelry at work or home, simple earrings, three rings, watch, cross around neck, all simple and tasteful.
What gets me are the fake fingernails as long as your arm. I tried to grow mine out once, and once they got long enough to look like you might could wear polish on them, they poked the patients, I caught them on stuff. How people wear inch long nails and get any work done is beyond me. And the managers who try to uphold the official policy, crabbing at nursing staff with long nails while they have some twice as long.

[alwaysthere]

I do agree...
Does one see lawyers wearing something that looks like their childrens pyjamas?
Does one see paramedics wear cartoons as part of their uniform?
Point being that the nursing proffesion seems to be the only one that thinks its ok to wear these 'cutesy' prints. Im sorry, but people do look at image...they do take it into account. And to go to a hospital or doctors office for treatment and see a nurse or cna/ma wearing the same pattern that is on ones child's underwear does give many pause.

[MandyInMS]

At our hospital we are SUPPOSED to have a dress code which is a total joke..certain colors for diff. areas..but with so many agency et prn staffing filling in everyone wears pretty much what they want..I think they are just grateful somebody has shown up to work and don't say anything about it..lol..Guess I'm an old fuddy-duddy..I still think all white looks the most professional..with the majority of our pts being elderly that's what they look for..that clean, white, pressed uniform.Gets a little confusing to them with so many diff looks I think. Agree with baseline about the hair,nails,jewelry too...I'd hate to see Nancy nurse comming to do a rectal on me with 9 inch nails..eeeek!!..lol..I've seen some beautiful uniforms in colors/prints though..I think our supervisor has every single one that's out there..lol...to each his/her own...but I still prefer white

[AmyLiz]

Personally, I think prints...cartoon characters, etc...are appropriate for peds. Other more subtle prints seem to bee ok in other areas, but man, some of those loud prints just make my eyes cross!

I'm just a student at this point...and the school's uniform is all white, which doesn't bother me (except it certainly doesn't make me look "thin"). I tend to be drawn more toward the "traditional" colors anyway. Blue, green, burgandy, etc.

[Repat]

I agree I agree I agree about the fingernails!!!! Yukkkk........

[BadBird]

I could care less what the nurse wears as long as he/she is competent and efficient. I always wear ceil blue uniforms and I resented when I had to wear all whites, made me feel like a ice cream vendor.

[bossynurse]

I wear prints on my adult surgical unit. I get lots of complements on my Hello Kitty scrubs. Kids aren't the only ones who freak at the sight of a nurse in all white. I usually wear white pants so that all of my tops match. I don't think I look unprofessional because I wear prints. I am a good nurse, my appearance is neat and my nails are short.

[cactus wren]

As I have been doing this for many years, I have run the gambit from whites with the white hose to current dress. I have an entire closet full of scrubs, have colors for every season...every holiday... , and love my "Maxine "top. no Spongebob, tho. But, agree about the long nails...yuk and excessive makeup or jewelry. Doesn`t matter to me what you wear as long as it is clean and pressed.At least we don`t look like we work at Denny`s..........

[MishlB]

Totally agree about the uniforms. Everyone on the floor has scrubs on, including housekeeping, makes it difficult to tell who the nurses are! It also wouldn't hurt to pick up an iron...

[webbiedebbie]

{Everyone on the floor has scrubs on, including housekeeping, makes it difficult to tell who the nurses are! }

That's why my hospital is requiring RN's wear white. Each other unit is color coordinated.

Hospital where I just got a new position allows any scrubs.

Wild colors and cutesy cartoon figures are not me. I don't mind seeing them on others, but I wish I could find something to match my personallity.