How do you wear your hair for work?

[ChasingRain]

I just read the post about hair color and now I'm wondering how most nurses prefer to have their hair for work. I know there are a lot of places that require you to either have your hair put up or to be cut above your shoulders, so which do you prefer??

Is it easier to just get a short hair cut, rather than putting it up everyday, in your opinion?

Or, do you prefer to keep it long and just put it up?

I start school in May and I'm leaning more towards keeping a short hair cut above my shoulders because I look aweful with my hair up. Plus, every time I wear a pony tail my hair constantly slips out and it seems like it would be aggravating to constantly fix it...

So what's your hair do??

[frumpter]

I have hair to the middle of my back. I where it in either a ponytail or twist it up into a bun. It takes about 5 seconds...I love it!!

[Katherined]

ponytail with those weird prewrap things you use for sports injuries. Its the best stuff ever- and headache free! Plus you can buy it in a million colors! YAY! I used to use it for soccer and still LOVE it!

[April, RN, BSN, RN]

My hair is just past my knees, thick and curly, I wear it in a bun while at work. Used to wear a ponytail, but bending over a very involved chest wound doing 45min wound care and pony tail falling in cured me of that...lol

Wow, you have some really long hair! Your bun must be really heavy!

[amber_vie]

hey!

I would also never cut my hair for a job. I wasn't 'born' to be a nurse. I still like being me AND doing my profession.

I wear my (make up) and hair different every other day. My hair is long and thick. Sometimes I braid it, Tomb Raider style; put it in a bun with or with out bangs; use chopsticks.. etc. It's pretty fun and my patients notices it too. (Which is not hard, since I'm the youngest in our team right now).

I like having 'fun' at work, even it's just my hair or the color of my lipstick. :)

xo