Dressing for Halloween?

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Anyone work someplace that encourages employees to dress? Or just allows it? Anyone planning on wearing something other than a scrub top with pumpkins or witches? :)

I was toying with the idea of going as a nurse, LOL....you know: white hose, cap. Be the first time I LOOKED like what people think one looks like! :D

I think in peds and certain areas it is doable. It should be something that is easily removed. One year this guy ,who was a nut,and dressed every year,was on and we had a code. Family was present and I was so embarressed.A bubble bee doing compressions and intubating a pt is not a pretty site!,, So my two cents is keep it simple and be able to pull it off in case of an emergency.
One of our nurses was dressed as a rabbit in a hat (bunny suit inside a HUGE black tophat). Of course, there was a code and she was up on the bed, trying to do compressions. The patient made it and I have often wondered what the old guy thought when he awoke to see Bugs leaning over him.

Probably scarred him for life...

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A friend and I went to a halloween party, then afterwards came to visit our patients. They loved it. (I was the frog prince, complete with purple silk-y costume and size 18 flipper-feet--- gawd those were hard to walk in LOL)

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Specializes in OB.

Years ago when I worked in Psych, we all came in for Halloween dressed as "Real Nurses" in whites with stockings, caps, etc. Since we normally wore street clothes, the patients got a real kick out of it.

Most of the time I think simple things, easily removed are the best - i.e. - last year where I was all the nurses wore "cat ear" headbands, pin on tails and whiskers drawn on with makeup. Very easy to slip off if needed.

The funniest thing I've seen was when a whole group of docs who were off duty descended on the ER one Halloween in their costumes, among them pushing a stretcher complete with the huge "pregnant woman" puffing and panting!

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I think for those sick little children in peds it would be a great way to cheer them up but aside from doing it for the children I don't know what the point would be, really.

And what would it look like to the family of a deathly ill or dying patient to see ghouls and goblins or anything with a morbid theme?

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Specializes in icu, er, transplant, case management, ps.
One of our nurses was dressed as a rabbit in a hat (bunny suit inside a HUGE black tophat). Of course, there was a code and she was up on the bed, trying to do compressions. The patient made it and I have often wondered what the old guy thought when he awoke to see Bugs leaning over him.

Probably scarred him for life...

I know what I would have done, if it had been me, and the person dressed in the rabbit suit had been a male. I would have thrown my arms around him and planted a big kiss on his cheeck, while thanking him for saving me.:lol2::lol2::lol2:

Woody:balloons:

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Specializes in Trauma ICU,ER,ACLS/BLS instructor.
One of our nurses was dressed as a rabbit in a hat (bunny suit inside a HUGE black tophat). Of course, there was a code and she was up on the bed, trying to do compressions. The patient made it and I have often wondered what the old guy thought when he awoke to see Bugs leaning over him.

Probably scarred him for life...

I bet he tought he went down that big black bunny hole,,,lol. The visual made me laugh, Thanks!

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

The kids from Peds used to come "trick or treating" on all the units. That was fun!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Tele, ER.

I think it's great for nurses and patients alike to have a little fun with the holiday. As has been already said, it should just be easily removable so that a serious situation can be dealt with in a serious manner. I'm not one for dressing-up on Halloween, but I like to see other people's creative costumes.

Also, I love the "gang green" idea. :lol2:

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

I'll be wearing one of my Halloween hats and a pair of Halloween socks.

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Specializes in floor to ICU.
I'll be wearing one of my Halloween hats and a pair of Halloween socks.

Holiday socks are always my way of celebrating, too!

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Specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.

Orange jack o'lantern sock on one foot, black ghosts sock on the other.

Then again, I should come to work in scrubs (usually in a dress), just to scare the life out of everybody ;)

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