Should nurses return to wearing uniforms?

Nope!

1. How long have you been a nurse?
18 years
2. In what field of nursing are you working (i.e. long term care, acute care, rehab, etc.)?
long term care
3. Where geographically are you located?
Illinois
4. What is your level of training? (i.e., ADN, LPN, CNA, BSN, masters or higher education level, CNP, CRNA, etc.)
LPN
5. Do you think nurses should return to wearing a uniform? Why or why not?
I personally feel the all white uniform is to cold and sterile and doesn't make the patient feel more comfortable. I work a cap when I was in nursing school but have not wore one since and would not like to go back to that!

nurses should wear uniform but not those florence nightale hat please i am wearing uniforn at my job but no hat some people at my job still wear those hat people still wear those hat in my country i love to see others wear the hat. good luck on the project

I have been a nurse since 2000. I currently work in long term care, but have worked other places. I live in North Carolina. I am a LPN pursuing my RN. I wish nursing could return to all white uniforms. I think this sets nurses apart from housekeeping, or dietary. I feel like I worked really hard to become a nurse and a white uniform would allow me to be recognized as a person that deserves at least a little respect.

Years ago when I started out as a CNA, we switched from all white to white pants and pastel tops. Only the nurses could wear all white. For several years as a new RN, I wore my whites proudly. As we began to wear colored scrubs, my whites took longer getting back from the wash. (Turns out my wife didn't care for me looking like the ice cream man.)
Now, we have many more options. I can always wear white IF I choose. The fact of the matter is I am happy wearing my colored scrubs. Identification of the staff isn't such a big deal in Long Term Care. Our residents know who we are..