Attractive nurses in danger?!

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So today I had the first day of my training for a home-health RN position...i wore a professional cloths-pale pink blouse and an elegant pants.From the get-go the nurse who was my preceptor for the day said you are too beautiful to wear street cloths for a home health job,you need to wear scrubs and stethoscope around your neck so when you go to not so good neighborhoods there is a less chance you someone will bother you.Wow I was surprised and it got me thinking are the attractive nurses in danger?!

It wouldn't matter your looks in a bad neighborhood. Get some pepper spray or something and keep it visible as well. If you keep about your business, keep your phone visible, and stay aware of your surroundings, you will be fine.

As long as you don't dress up like a hooker......

If I wanted to be a hooker i wouldnt be a nurse.

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I work in some less desirable areas. At my company most nurses wear a laid back business casual (no jeans) but some wear scrubs. I usually wear scrub pants or khakis with a high necked solid color tee-my id tag is always out and visible too. I'm young and don't wear anything really fashionable or nice on purpose but its to look more professional and for comfort more than safety. Never had a problem in 2 years of home health in some sketchy neighborhoods.

That is comforting to here,thank!!!

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You have never been in an environment where people eat there young if you think the comments here are on that level. I admit that some of them were rude, but far from that environment.

Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all. ~William Temple

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. ~Kahlil Gibran

Beauty isn't worth thinking about; what's important is your mind. You don't want a fifty-dollar haircut on a fifty-cent head. ~Garrison Keillor

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Vanity is not attractive. And some may feel that it speaks of the OP's motives, inclinations, attitudes, and doesn't speak well if it does.

I have yet to make a post about how much of a gorgeous hunk I am, with my blond hair, blue eyes, wide shoulders, and multiple degrees... oops :rolleyes:

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Specializes in Family Nurse Practitioner.

No matter how beautiful one is now fast forward 20 years and no amount of staying in good shape is going to bring it back. Age waits for no one and while its nice to enjoy the perks of being attractive when young definitely embrace and cultivate other good qualities because your looks are going to fade...count on that.

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Specializes in hospice, ortho,clinical review.
Why does it matter if a person thinks they are beautiful? What's the point of cutting someone down who has confidence in that area? I just don't get it.

And we wonder why so many people need therapists.... because we cut them down when they feel good about themselves!

Because it seems a little ridiculous to broadcast it on an anonymous message board. Instead of confidence it screams of insecurity and immaturity. And if the OP goes around with this over inflated opinion of themselves, the real world will eventually shoot you down.

I've always been uncomfortable with attention to my looks. A person has zero control of that, it's genetics and I've always wanted people to see my heart. Though I guess some people who haven't matured enough need to place emphasis on the superficial.

There's going to be people who are less attractive than you and more attractive, that's life. I think there are plenty of beautiful people including nurses. But true beauty comes from within.

One's looks are the last thing they should be concerned with on the job. If you get comments, you turn it back professional and move on. To insinuate that only the attractive may get into more dangerous situations is truly naive and has nothing to do with cutting her down.

And seriously, elegant pants? Who would wear that on the job? It sounds more like dresssing to try to impress and HH isn't the right place for that attire, I'm a little shocked the OP would think it's appropriate.

So yeah, whether intentional or not the OP comes across as quite self absorbed and that's not an attractive character trait to ever have, let alone in this field.

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I think if you are that concerned that something may happen to you, just find another type of job. I know I would, my life is more precious to me than my beauty (if any:p) Take care :)

"Beauty is in the eye of the Beerholder"

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To be honest, the OPs opening statement/question and her subsequent responses to everyone's comments ALL seem a little out there. It really sounds like it's a joke. I mean, "elegant pants"...were they Prada? Gucci? Basically a pair of pants you got at the mall, right? It seems more like fishing for compliments and I guess that sorta gets on people's nerves. I'm presentable, and I'm sure MANY other people that are reading/posting are at least presentable, if not much better. It seems like this thread was created with the intent to gloat--that's why people get annoyed. If someone came on here and just said they felt beautiful, I don't think people would get so annoyed. But the tone here is different.

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Specializes in LTC.

It just seems to gloaty to be serious...so no one takes it seriously.

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Specializes in M/S, MICU, CVICU, SICU, ER, Trauma, NICU.

I have found that wearing scrubs mean business--when people see me in "civvies"...I do not get the same respect....

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.
I'm just sharing what the nurse said.I kind of freaked out cause I will be going to some bad neighborhoods.

Well, stop going on about how "attractive" you are. As far as I am concerned, it's irrelevant.

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Specializes in ICU/Critical Care.

Oh, and wear scrubs.

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