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No. 10
from cookie78
Old Mar 04, 2004, 12:32 PM

The woman at the uniform store said the trick to no underwear showing is wear the shade closest to your skin so you do not create contrast. It works I am very pale so I wear light nude color or pale pink no undies showing at all. It was very hard for me to believe this at first because I wear white underwear with everything I am not a fancy pants type of girl. go for the cheaper the better option as far as quality or pricing.
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No. 11
Old Mar 04, 2004, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by chris_at_lucas
White underwear???? Isn't that going a little bit too far?
Considering someone in the other class got sent home for wearing blue underwear with a white heart printed design under their white pants, i can see why schools would require white drawers.

I agree with what other people said, it depends on the skin tone.
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No. 12
from rnmi2004
Old Mar 08, 2004, 10:00 PM

Our dress code not only specifies the color of the underwear, it also says it must be "full coverage." I wonder how many instructors actually go around checking out student's rears for an appropriate panty line?

I sometimes wish we could wear more than just white, but I must say that it does make a very good impression on a lot of patients--especially the older ones. I have received many compliments from patients on how professional I look.
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No. 13
from LauraLou
Old Mar 09, 2004, 12:45 PM

We also have to wear all white. It has to be a uniform (i.e. buttons down the front), not scrubs. We have a school patch that goes on the left sleeve and a name tag with the school name. We also have to wear white or beige underwear and no thongs allowed. Our shoes have to be all white but can be regular nursing shoes or tennis shoes. We have to wear our hair pulled back and no jewelry except a watch and tiny stud earrings. It makes me look like a big marshmallow puff, but once I get to the hospital I am so busy I forget how bad I look!
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No. 14
from Tanzanite
Old Mar 09, 2004, 02:10 PM
Updated Mar 09, 2004 at 02:15 PM by Tanzanite

Your school uniforms sound a lot nicer than what I will be wearing! Our uniforms are all white pants, shirts, socks & shoes, with a blue smock. (like a school lunch lady ) Hair also has to be pulled up off the nape, so when in uniform, the nursing student's look like a bunch of cafeteria workers. (not that anything's wrong with being a cafeteria worker ,but I don't want to be mistaken for one..sorry to any one I may have offended by stating my opinion.)

Since I'm not in the nursing program yet, I will have to wait to find out the underware policy
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No. 15
from RNBN2B
Old Mar 10, 2004, 10:42 PM

Hi there,
My nursing school allows us to wear colours ... I like to wear scrub dresses because I'm kind of "girly" and I don't have a problem with wearing nylons. Most of my classmates wear matching scrub shirts and pants, but some have complained that one or the other will fade to a lighter shade after several washings so that they don't match each other in the end (especially with dark colours like navy blue). I bought my scrub dresses from a company in Canada, but they also sell to the US. EBay is also a good site for cheap uniforms. Scrub dresses tend to fit quite well as far as online shopping goes. Just thought I'd throw in my two cents.
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No. 16
from SkyDancer
Old Mar 13, 2004, 04:11 PM

Im in an LVN program in Texas. In our class, girls have to wear white nurses uniforms (blouse & pants), and a navy blue cobbler's apron over it

The boys get to wear a navy blue top with white uniform pants...

Hair has to be up and above the collar, only single lobe stud earrings, white undies, white bra, white socks or stockings, white polished shoes, no nail polish, short nails, no fake nails, nametag on the left.....
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