Is this badge holder too morose?

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Personally, I like it:)

i've seen so many cutsie type things on uniforms that could potentially harbour bacteria and i just don't get why a nurse, who is supposed to be advocating for their patients would choose to endanger patients and themself just to be all b[color=#00ffff]edazzled at work.

maybe i have a stuffy, not-so-fun attitude about it but if you have to ask if it's ok, it probably isn't.

dress for work professionally while considering safety.

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I can understand the skeleton. I wasn't thinking when I posted this. It represents death to well. But I don't see a problem with wearing the Rosie the riveter one or the others as long as I got the ones without the crystals. I think you should be able to portray your personality a little.

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is it really your personality portrayed, when you snap on an item with logo/saying/artwork of some company?

rosie the riveter is a cultural icon of the united states, representing the american women who worked in factories during world war ii,[1][2][/url] many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.

how is that your personality or even anything related to nursing?

if you want to be unique, or authentic, make it something about you.

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Specializes in Peds/Neo CCT,Flight, ER, Hem/Onc.

I like the ones that are flowers made with vial caps. Plus they are easy to clean!

http://www.etsy.com/listing/101237606/retractable-name-badge-id-holders-made?ref=sr_gallery_10&ga_includes[]=tags&ga_search_query=cap+badge+holder&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

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But I don't see a problem with wearing the Rosie the riveter one or the others as long as I got the ones without the crystals.

I'm glad you asked about the skeleton cameo as I ended up learning something new. Although I do like sparkly things, I haven't seen any "bedazzled" badge reels that appealed to me (yet). While I had considered that a bedazzled one might be harder to clean/sanitize or might be scratchy if accidentally rubbed against a patient's skin, it hadn't occurred to me that the sparkly bits could pop-off potentially causing a host of other problems.

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Is it really YOUR personality portrayed, when you snap on an item with logo/saying/artwork of some company?

Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II,[1][2]https://allnurses.com/#cite_note-LibCon-1 many of whom produced munitions and war supplies.

How is that YOUR personality or even anything related to nursing?

If you want to be unique, or authentic, make it something about YOU.

Or she can wear it because she likes it. That's enough of a reason for me!

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Or she can wear it because she likes it. That's enough of a reason for me!

But aren't you missing the point?

How is it displaying your own personality when you wear the logo/art of some company?

All you are doing is advertising for that company.

There is no individuality displayed in this action....on the contrary, it is a sheep mentality that wears logos.

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Me wearing a juicy badge holder is the same thing as someone wearing a holder with Disney characters or some other animal. You wear it because you like it. I happen to like it. There's nothing wrong with Rosie. I know what she stands for. And to me it represents strength of women and it also represents the battles of breast cancer to which my family has suffered from. So before you pass judgement on someone for wanting to wear a badge holder to add some personality, think twice.

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Thank you stephalump!

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

You should really also check your facility's dress code, as this might be addressed there. Mine does- no badge holders that have any kind of logo, be it a drug company or Disney. It also just makes good sense that it would be something easy to clean with no small bits that can fall off and contaminate anything.

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How does Rosie the Riveter represent breast cancer?

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