Part 1: Dignity and Dedication The 'captivating' early history of the nurse's cap is illustrated in this slideshow which includes photos of Medscape readers proudly wearing their caps!
Part 2: Losing the Tradition Was it feminism and the equal rights amendment? Fear of fomites and hair loss? Or plain old practicality? Some were beginning to resent the cap.
Part 3: A Profession Moves On As the cap fell out of favor, a few stalwart nurses continued to wear it, and when that was no longer possible, to display it proudly for the next generation to see.
Articles:
The Dawn of the Cap Gone but not forgotten. Take a walk down memory lane with this photo-filled history of the nurse's cap.
The Demise of the Nurse's Cap This final chapter in the proud and respected history of the nurse's cap incorporates comments about caps from Medscape readers.
Kay's Caps still providing nurses caps to those interested.
Allnurses members are welcomed to post pictures of their caps in this thread.
It's sad but when I go out to eat I think that the average waiter uniform looks more professional than scrubs to me. I think the main thing that looks unprofessional to me is the lack of collars on most uniforms.
suzycap
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Mine is long gone, but, my patients still see it when I greet them with a smile and my name." I am your nurse"