hairstyles on nurses....your opinion

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what is your opinion on appropriate hairstyles for nurses? i've seen some nurses with hair down to the middle of their backs. maybe they pulled it up when going into pt care, maybe not. wouldnt hair that long get in your way? or get caught on something?

im still a student, so we have to have hair off our collars, and we can't even wear ponytails, b/c htey can swing forward when you lean over. dont think it should be that strict, but i just wonder about the really long hair and how to keep it out of the way when you wear it down to work, unless you pull it up every time you go into a room,which isn't that practical.

whats the general consensus on this?

Specializes in Geriatrics/Oncology/Psych/College Health.

I have med length hair. Not long enough to pull back, too short to be totally practical. Keep trying to grow it but it's a slow process.

Clean, out of your face. Generic descriptor that my hospital uses is that anything in your personal grooming that draws attention away from the pt and toward you is a no-no.

Specializes in Med/Surg, ER, L&D, ICU, OR, Educator.

Appropriate hair style for nurses?

Common sense is what is required. What hairstyle is appropriate for an art teacher, a paralegal, a pharmaceutical rep, a school cook, a life guard? If it's in the way or is controversial, it takes away from job performance. Off the job site, to each his own.

Specializes in jack of all trades, master of none.

When I had long hair (middle of back) I always wore it up in a pony with a jumbo claw clip. My hair is fine, but I have so darn much of it, that was the only way to keep it out of my face & possibly ickky stuff, lol. One day, I just couldn't get it to stay up, no matter what I did, so went nuts & chopped it off.... chin length with some whispy stuff.. always ended up wearing a head band b/c it wouldn't stay out of my face. Fortunately my hair grows super fast, so, I am now with a chin length funky bob, that I can take my bangs back into a barrette. Now, if I could just get released to go back to work so I can try it out for pt care... Must say, it works great when I am using my glue gun & fabric paints to decorate stuff for the holidays....

Specializes in Renal, Haemo and Peritoneal.
what is your opinion on appropriate hairstyles for nurses? i've seen some nurses with hair down to the middle of their backs. maybe they pulled it up when going into pt care, maybe not. wouldnt hair that long get in your way? or get caught on something?

im still a student, so we have to have hair off our collars, and we can't even wear ponytails, b/c htey can swing forward when you lean over. dont think it should be that strict, but i just wonder about the really long hair and how to keep it out of the way when you wear it down to work, unless you pull it up every time you go into a room,which isn't that practical.

whats the general consensus on this?

Get a life?

I used to wear my hair in a braid, but when I worked in psych, unfortunately several people would come up from behind me and pull the braid - I figured that some people (patients and staff) just can't control their impulses. The braid must have been a stimulus, they responded.

In one post above - you asked about art teachers and hair - when I took a printmaking class, my art teacher insisted that I tied my hair back when using the machinery. Safety precaution. She explained that in her earlier days, her hair got caught and ripped much of it off her scalp.

Specializes in Orthopedic, WOCN, Telemetry, Dialysis.

I can not believe the response this posting is getting. WOW what a hot topic! I have short fine hair that is very difficult to style. Most nights I just go natural, maybe small amount of mousse. My friends with long hair usually wear thiers up. I think nurses should look professional always, hair, cleanliness, and uniforms included. :)

my answer is fake hair!!! my hair doesn't like to be up in ponytail or whatever. when it is it just looks blah. thus fake hair. i have the ones that go around the ponytail for cute up-dos and the clip on ponytails. my hair always looks cute. and since i have black hair it is easy to match. as for makeup i usually just wear foundation (luv bare minerals) and some light pink eyeshadow. not much cuz i tan alot to keep my olive skin looking nice in the winter. call it vain or whatever but my mother always taught me "hair done, makeup done, good attitude and good day!!"

I have hair that goes down to the middle of my back. I work in the ER and I ALWAYS keep it tied back. My favorite way to wear it is twisted up in a clip so that its off my neck (cool) and I can grab my stethescope from around my neck easily. Alternately, I may wear it in a high ponytail or single braid. Either way I keep it out of the way of patient care, sterile fields, and chest compressions - not to mention the little tots I have to weigh. It seems to me to just be common sense and hygeine to keep it back just as I do when cooking or baking. But you will find that not all nurses follow common sense.

Get a life?

LOL

Specializes in LDRP.
Originally Posted by Farkinott

Get a life?

LOL

rudeness was uncalled for. yeah its a trivial question. so what. don't like it, don't answer it, but there is no need to be rude.

I always do a nice job braiding my hair. I like it well out of my face. I braid it on both sides, weaving the hair nicely to keep it in place, then pull it into a pony tail or braid in the back. I have very fine hair, so that keeps it from slipping out of the hairtie.

I think it makes me look crisper and more professional, definately a comfort to the pt.

In Denmark, your hair has to be up. If your hair hangs forward at any length you have to pin it up. Ponytails are ok, as long as they don't swing forward too much. If you have long hair --- it's bun time!!

In America it has to be up or off your shoulders.Nursing is the same no matter where you are. Some places of employment are just not very strict. Standards have not changed.....
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