Uniforms and your appearance

[sassysteph7]

O.K. this is starting to bug me so I have to vent and see if there are any other nurses out there who thing like me. I believe your uniform and how you present yourself says alot about who you are, how you do your job, and what you think about your career. In the past few months I've seen CNA's in shorts (well above the so called 3 inches above their knees), nurses in shorts and nurses with sunglasses on their heads for their entire shifts.

Maybe my views stem from 8 years in the Air Force or maybe it's just that I'm being fussy.....what do you all think?

Steph

[agent66]

our hospital had started reinforcing the uniform policy which was always there but never really enforced since most of the "old school" managers/headnurses were gone. The young girls did need a kick in the pants so to speak , with the thongs popping out the bottom end , and the boobs popping out the top end which was great for our brady, pre-pacer patients but not so great for the post-op with high rate control issues. LOL. Common sense is the main thing, as someone else said if you look like your're clubbing then darlin, you got the wrong ensemble on for work. I am no prude but there is a place for tight pants and low cut shirts, and in a health care setting while trying to be recognized as professionals is not the place. Of course there are still a few older gals who forget not to wear floral undies under the white pants as well so....

[herecomestrouble]

low rider pants with thongs showing,tight v-neck tops down to the bra line and belly shirts with belly button rings showing.Street clothes,sandals,flip flops and in one case bedroom slippers.What the **** were you thinking when you got dressed for work???!!!

Just wanted to clarify,that's not what I wear,it's what I've seen others wear

[EmeraldMom76]

I agree with Jen - it's great to show your personality. I do that with my eyeshadow. I have about 3,547,935 shades and I make it fun to match my scrubs. (Nothing garish or freaky, just fun) I also try to find fun scrunchies and such to dress up my hair. I think quirky ways of showing your personality is perfectly acceptable as long as you can do it and still look professional.

[zuzi]

As much as you are not indecent, or as much your LTC policy allows your style dress, what is wrong?

If you are in Capri pants or longs pants, tight or large, who cares if it's allowed and you feel ok and confident wearing them!

Colors also....not policy, so......

Zuzi style, classy style with love colors and signs all around, pink, red, purple, yellow, green, flowers, rainbows, hearts, smiles, songs signs......nice colors, happy Zuzi

Now everybody knows the own style and using it and feels ok!

Somenthing like to be your self!

[Ginger45]

I believe in looking professional. I wear a uniform always. I don't wear earrings unless they are very small. I do wear makeup but not to the extreme. I keep my nails tidy and short, no acrylics. I also wear nursing tennis shoes. I don't know how anyone can work in those flip flop things.

[bluegeegoo2, LPN]

If those "flip flop things" you are referring to are crocs, they are COMFY!!! Ugly, but very, very comfortable. I LOVE mine. In fact, I have 3 pairs. I swore I wouldn't wear them because I do think they're ugly, but once I wore a pair to work I was sold. $50-60+ shoes can't touch my little ol' $10 pair of shoes when it comes to comfort.

[Speechie]

We are an Eden facility; we are encouraged to wear street clothes instead of uniforms or scrubs. The hope is that we reflect a less institutional, more homelike environment. That said, however, there are still standards of good taste and appropriateness. Well-kept jeans, khakis, or capris, with a logo shirt for the facility, present well.

[achot chavi]

Yes appearances R IMPORTANT and I hate to see a nurse giving off an unprofessional image ( it taints us all) but lets not 4get whats really important- proper professional behavior, judgement, compassion, helping each other, etc. I'd rather an improperly dressed nurse who gives her all and is terrrific on the unit than a lazy good-4 -tnothing nurse (u know what I mean) who is properly attired. of course the best of both worlds is always what to strive 4,

[bsrn0523]

i suppose i am a bit "old school"- i wear whites with white polished nursing shoes during shifts- hair pulled back, minimal jewelry, no nail polish, minimal makeup. when i do visits (home care), i wear trousers with a cute blouse and ballerina flats- comfy, cute, and professional.

jenn

[ILClaire]

Oh my gosh! I totally agree! I have worked in a hospital for 9 years now, and some of the new hire CNA's that we hire, I totally understand that when you're just out of class/certification money is tight...but I swear some of them wear the same outfit every day! I'm not a prude, but even just being a CNA, I get paid well I think for my job, and take pride in my work and buy nice scrubs. I am a cartoon scrub addict, but I always buy nice fitting, and colorful scrubs. I buy shoes as soon as they begin to look dingy, and have my hair and make-up nicely done. Our hospital HAS fired girls for showing too much skin and not having properly cleaned clothes.

What is this world coming to? No wonder there is such high turnover amongst CNA's...absolutely no pride in your job! So I totally agree with all the complaints here! When you look good, you FEEL good, and are the best CNA, Nurse, etc to your pt.!!!

[nratchet]

Amen sister

[nratchet]

low rider pants with thongs showing,tight v-neck tops down to the bra line and belly shirts with belly button rings showing.Street clothes,sandals,flip flops and in one case bedroom slippers.What the **** were you thinking when you got dressed for work???!!!

AMEN TO THAT. What about the jeans so tight they must have been spray painted on. I think they got dropped on their heads as children.