Have dress codes changed for clinical prep?

[DoeRN]

I was at work yesterday and the floor I was on had students there preparing for clinicals today. I was floored!! Two of the students had on leggings and super high platform heels. One had on a low cut shirt with her lab coat. I was thinking to myself is this a hospital or a night club?

And the clinical instructor was there!!!

[green34]

Our school requires us to wear our uniform for research. They had issues in the past with people abusing the policy and showing up with holes in their clothes or in PJs. Some of the other schools wear business casual with lab coats that borderlines on just casual with jeans. We have to wear our scrub pants and the shirt that looks like a culinary student's top with a patch on it.