Male Nurse Hair Styles

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I'm new to the site and before opening this thread I browsed around to see if there were any topics open or even comments on male nurse hair styles. All of the current (to my knowledge) are just hair styles or tips for females which makes sense given the occupation. So if I missed a forum on this topic I apologize. But as the subject states I simply am curious as to what is expected from a male nurse in regards to his doo!

I am starting first year nursing and though my hairstyle may be acceptable through school and maybe not, I figured I'd ask from different sources. I currently have a faux hawk, which essentially is a mo-hawk with short hair on the sides. The center strip isn't any more than 2-3 inches in length so it's not outrageous but it is a little more exotic and wild than most. The reason I'm curious and I don't just cut my hair is, I feel my hair is in some ways apart of my personality. It may sound strange, but I've had this hair style since I was a little boy and I've grown into it.

So, what hair styles are suitable for male nurses?

Many thanks!

Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

I wish I could still sport something like a faux hawk!! I would proudly do so!!!!! Unfortunately my "do" has "waned" over the years and has succumbed to the "wife with clippers in the back yard" look. Enjoy it while you can :yes:.

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At the risk of veering off topic...

You do realize that one of the main points of the show Mad Men and Don Draper is that the belief that the mid-century was some sort of era of innocence and/or chivalry is a bunch of hogwash. And the appearnce that "men were men" and women were women" and of moral superiority was just that, a veneer. All the smart haircuts and suits and dresses can't hide that.

As the show shows, there was sexual harrasment, racial discrimination, closeted homosexuality, corruption, drug use and poverty. People smoked like chimnys and drank like fish. They slept around.

In other words, they were real people, not heroes of some bygone golden age. It was an age that was anything but innocent. No better or worse than any other era, including the current one.

Yes, all that is very true. Anybody would be able to notice the way things were in the 60s from watching that show. And even today, you are right those issues are still prevalent.

However...

The only thing that was suggested was that the hairstyles of the day were superior to all the cuts I see today. And the show is also pretty sweet, not gonna lie.

Also saying you would rather die than having a Don Draper haircut is actually funny. When I started to change my haircut I also got many compliments from the girls in my programs. Something to think about OP.

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Sometimes I hit the don draper sometimes I fist pump with the situation. But I always look good. That's the important part.

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Is this a joke? ha.

If it was, why would I give such great advice?

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Specializes in Critical Care/Vascular Access.
If it was, why would I give such great advice?

Well, it's not particularly good advice. It's an incredibly boring hairstyle. Sure, it works for some people and that's cool, but to suggest all men should wear it and tout it as some manly men's cut is just kind of funny.

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Well, it's not particularly good advice. It's an incredibly boring hairstyle. Sure, it works for some people and that's cool, but to suggest all men should wear it and tout it as some manly men's cut is just kind of funny.

Haha yea it would be kind of boring if all men wore it. I just find it to be a pretty cool haircut. Either way it doesn't matter what kind of haircut you have. As long as you carry yourself as an individual with virtue then have whichever haircut you desire. I just happen to think that kind haircut looks good. To each his own, I suppose.

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I have had my RN for three years and have been working as a floor nurse since then. I have had a faux hawk the entire time and even had one in nursing school. I have never had an issue with it. In fact, I am always getting compliments from patients and nurses, asking how I do it. I have had several mothers on the floor ask how to style it so they can style their young boy's hair. As mentioned by others, it depends on what your hospital says. Ours only requires that no unnatural colors be used as far as hair dye. Other than that, your job isn't really on top of you on things like that.

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I rock a rad hillbilly mullet. Business in front, party in the back.

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I rocked the mullet for a few years...

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Specializes in ED, Telemetry,Hospice, ICU, Supervisor.

buzz cut with s zero setting

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Even if I wasn't in the military, I think I'd still sport a high-n-tight, especially during the summers here in NOLA. It's a professional, "I don't take no guff", easily maintained cut. Just watch out for sunburns on the scalp...ouch!

Full disclosure: I've had LONG hair, a rockabilly, surfer hair...I've tried a lot of styles.

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Specializes in Adult Critical Care, Med-Surg, Obs.

Hey, Welcome to the site,

When I first started I used to have one of those really popular Mo-hawks, mine was more of a V tapper that faded to the back. Most of the staff and patients love it. I have also had a completely shaved head but now, I sport a low Caesar. Its more traditional in African American men. From what I can tell, most patients say very little to nothing about hair on top of the head. However, depending on how you grow your facial hair, it can raise eye brows or lead to questions.

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