Theatrical makeup ala tammy faye baker

Remember, in this litigenous society we live in now, someone might sue if you criticize their makeup and say you are discriminating against them because of it. I've seen a few things that were taught in nursing school when I went that need to be reinstituted now. i.e makeup, hair, fingernail polish etc.

I don't understand the wisdom of approaching the CI. Surely the CI is very well aware of how this person presents themselves. I agree that there may be a reason heavy make-up is necessary that the classmates don't know about, but even if there isn't, obviously the school has chosen not to ask the student to tone it down.

I have seen with our nursing students that thongs are something that should not be worn under white pants...lol.

They come in with these tight shirts and low rider scrub pants or they roll down the tops of their scrub pants.

I guess I am just getting old but I find it very unprofessional and I think it sets these young ladies up to not be taken seriously in their profession dressed the way they are.

I totally understand not showing boobs, butts, bellybuttons, etc. but I'm not sure how someone's choice of makeup changes their nursing abilities. Personally, I think it looks unprofessional when ladies show up with no makeup on at all and look half dead!

Just be blunt....tell the chic that she is representing herself as someone that cares more about caking makeup on then caring for patients.....you have been too nice to let it go this long lol

I don't think it's any of your business to monitor nursing students makeup. That's up to the nursing instructor. There are just people out there in the world who wear way too much makeup, I have a best friend who does this & trust me I tell her she looks like a clown..yet she continues to do this.

Just deal with it and move on. Her appearance really isn't any of your business. Do I tell my coworkers their scrubs are ugly or I think the cartoon figures on your top makes the nursing profession look stupid? I personally feel the all white starched and hair up in a bun look of nursing students looks absolutely ridiculous.

Anyway...it's none of your business and odd that you're so concerned about a nursing student. She doesn't work for you.

It kinda bugs me that in our society, people think you look "dead" when you have no make up on, instead of looking "natural", etc. Most make-up mimics (even subtly) sexual arousal response. I don't think there is anything wrong with not wearing make-up, and it doesn't make anyone more or less professional.



When I was in school, we were allowed whatever uniforms we wanted. The nurses on the units where we did clinicals were so OUTRAGED by our looks that this was the bulk of their complaining. I guess some students would wear funky socks with pastel uniforms, etc and this was seen as really egregious.

(A nurse I know who did the clinical instructor job for a few terms told me that the biggest hurdle she faced was hostility of the ward nurses to the students and that this was a problem just about everywhere.)

So, after my class, the faculty went to requiring nursing students to wear white.
Then, I remember one student who came to my unit in the required white uniform. Despite being spoken to numerous times, he insisted on wearing coloured, polka-dot, etc boxers under the white scrub uniform. He was one of those socially awkward people who didn't "get it" about a lot of things, I think he eventually dropped out. Just goes to show that you can make whatever "rules" you want, but teaching students the subtleties of looking and acting professional are never that black and white.