Help design new nursing uniform

jnette, ASN, EMT-I · Jul 14, 2003

Now let's see... "stars" to set us apart? Stars and stripes, perhaps? What comes next..? A salute?

No. Don't think so. Let the military be military.. I gave them my time and my service, and rather enjoy the comaraderie of just my "fellow nurses" with nothing too obvious to "separate the ranks". We should be more concerned with pulling nurses together instead of pulling the body apart, IMO.

We wear nametags already with LPN or RN so why would I want to advertise any louder? And at many facilities, those RNs who wish to tack on their well earned BSN, MSN, PHD are free to do so, but to incorporate this into a "uniform"... nah.

Kinda reminds me too much of the German authoritarianism I grew up with (and learned to despise)..and having to curtsey when passing a teacher walking down the hall... not to mention their insistance on being addressed by their TITLE, not merely their name.

I'm all for improving our lot in life and futhering our education, but my thinking is if you have to "show it for others to know it", then leave me out.

I want my respect to come from the care I give, and my relationship with my patients as their advocate... not from what I'm wearing on my sleeve or collar.

Marlo2bRN · Jul 14, 2003

Only suggestion I can give is make sure that ALL uniforms are available in petite sizes. I do know that they make them in petite but not all pants (scrubs, cargo, drawstring) come in petite sizes!