Low rider pants on nurses

salvati08 · Jul 30, 2003

Originally posted by LPN2Be2004
" Since inappropriate, skin revealing pants/shirts "kill" me.

That's sad

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jul 30, 2003

No, that's sarcasm.

salvati08 · Jul 30, 2003

Originally posted by LPN2Be2004
No, that's sarcasm.

Remember, I WAS NOT talking to you in my first post, YOU decided to voice your opinion as if I was talking to you. So, the sarcasm doesn't work.

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jul 30, 2003

No, when it's on a public board, it's a public view, therefore expect public opinion. Enough said, moving on.

salvati08 · Jul 30, 2003

Originally posted by LPN2Be2004
No, when it's on a public board, it's a public view, therefore expect public opinion. Enough said, moving on.

And I completly understand that, so don't get so offended, like you did, when I replyed to what you did. Enough said, moving on

purplemania, BSN, RN · Jul 30, 2003

Appearance is so important if you want to be taken seriously. I have seen MDS look past the frivilous nurse to make remarks, apparently because he/she did not think THIS PERSON could possibly be a nurse.

Furball · Jul 30, 2003

Well! I just cannot believe what I am reading here! My unit is 100% pressed, white and starched dresses to the kness, blinding white nursing caps, white gloves and ZERO make up. We all wear our hair in tight buns, blond locks not allowed. We walk around with Tabors on our heads to improve posture, we never smile and anyone who laughs is ostracized. Anyone who dares to float to our perfect unit wearing these devilish outfits is ridiculed and called devil worshipping vipers behind their backs. Bless their little hearts.....:)

Q. · Jul 30, 2003

Originally posted by Furball
Well! I just cannot believe what I am reading here! My unit is 100% pressed, white and starched dresses to the kness, blinding white nursing caps, white gloves and ZERO make up. We all wear our hair in tight buns, blond locks not allowed. We walk around with Tabors on our heads to improve posture, we never smile and anyone who laughs is ostracized. Anyone who dares to float to our perfect unit is ridiculed and called devil worshipping vipers behind their backs. Bless their little hearts.....:)

Can't......stop.......laughing........

Hey, on OUR unit, we wear ill-filling, crotch down your knees, wrinkled scrubs that get provided to us by the hospital. I've had to roll the waist of the pants up about 50 times to avoid having them drag on the ground. I often try to find scrubs that don't have writing on them, or rips or tears. Tops are often entirely too large and I am drowning in such scrubs. Not to mention, I've had to wear shirts UNDER my scrub top to avoid having my BRA exposed when bending over because the top is too damn large. We all looked like we crawled out of a bag. It's horrible, it's disgusting, and I think downright UNprofessional.

But hey, at least they aren't low riders right? At least I don't have my belly button pierced. The next time we all waddle into a patient's room looking like a dirty rag, I'll remember that to be professional, I must wear these hospital -provided scrubs.

imenid37 · Jul 30, 2003

i haven't read all of the thread. i saw the picture of the pants. i am short, chubby, and 38. they are just not my thing, but i think they are ok. as long as they are clean and pressed, they fall into the realm of acceptable self expression that includes the type of scrubs i wear. clean, unwrinkled, and well-fitting.

the issue of professional dress has been around for ions in nursing as long as it has been in society. i remember in the 1980's working in a catholic hospital where we were required to wear white and our little pseudo-waitress caps. i was fine w/ that. it was the required dress-code. what i hated then and i do now, are those who insisted on wearing dirty, torn, or yellowed clothing. you look a whole lot less professional in dirty or damaged clothes than you ever could in anything which is bright or patterned as long as it is well-laundered and does not show off any body parts that only close associates or others at the beach would want to see.

as a fairly new nurse back in the late 1980's,i was walking a man down the hall after cabg surgery when he remarked as we passed another nurse in her wonderful white pants..."she must be celebrating American Heart Month" he chuckled. it seems she had decided to wear panties w/ bright red hearts and lips on them. we also had a nurse in her 50's who wore the cap and required white dress. it seems she was time-warped in those 60's movies w/ the minnie. she had a great build, but eeven in my early twenties at the time, i'd have never worn my hemline at mid-thigh. imagine the view when she bent over. that was cardiac stress testing for some of those older men. whew!!!

Flynurse · Jul 30, 2003

Hmmm....I have to say that I am very disappointed in this thread, and the comments made here.

Like a few others here, I wear low-rising pants at work. Yes, I said, AT WORK. However, the way I wear them you wouldn't know that I was wearing "low-rider" pants. They look taylored. They fit just right and are comfortable. They are not bell-bottomed. They are straight legged, which I say is a fashion must for large hipped women, and they fit over the tops of my shoes just right. And if you are wondering, yes, I do have enough room to bend over to do patient care. I cannot stand droopy drawers that make it seem as though I'm covering up my large behind.

I do not, and will not wear a mid-drift shirt with these "low-rider" pants. I wear tops that come down past my hips. Tops that fit well, with enough room to move around and do patient care.

I have never had a problem with higher authority concerning my attire (or anything else for that matter). Truth be told, the nurses I work with always comment on how nice my uniforms look.

Now if someone is dressing inappropriatly, shame on them. But don't assume that ALL people who wear those pants are tactless. That's stereotyping. There is no reason why our uniforms have to be baggy and unflattering. But I do agree there is professionalism involved, so don't go over the top. Just like street clothes some people make major mistakes when it comes to uniforms. They are only human. So until there is a famous fashion designer who can put together outfits for us and dress us like drones...come off this subject!

flowerchild · Jul 30, 2003

The whole time I was reading this thread, I thought the kind of attire being referred to was like these found here:

http://www.wickeddealsandsteals.com/p7330aj.html

I finally went back to look at the original picture and wonder what all this fuss is about!

There have almost always been nurses who wear more make up than others, or who have worn short skirts, low cut blouses, etc. Always in contention as a fruitless, neverending arguement for nurses to ponder and discuss, I suppose.

flowerchild · Jul 30, 2003

To be honest, where I live and work, we have been wearing our scrubs on our hips, under our scrub tops, since '90. Trendsetters?? Maybe. We wear them that way b/c traditional scrub pants with draw strings are almost always too long and pulling them up while rolling down the waist is more comfortable and looks better than saggy, droopy pants!