Make up...?

ails · Jun 16, 2006

Nope, the guys are not required to put on make up.

I really do not like being forced to put on make up. It's because what's the use of beauty without the brains and the skills to do what a nurse does, right? I admit that I'm not that good looking as my classmates, and I'm kind of tomboyish (NOT lesbian), but some people just think of making themselves look beautiful and are not serious with learning the nursing skills and concepts. Heheh, I really don't know. On the first day of our duty, I'm thinking not putting make up on. If they put me on the demerit logbook, then they've crossed the line.

MrsMommaRN · Jun 16, 2006

we are not "required" to wear make up but to have a polished appearance no garrish makeup, one pair of earings, (in our ears) no engagement rings, (bands only) no false nails or long nails and clear nail polish only.

LydiaNN · Jun 16, 2006

I'd think as long as skin, hair and nails are clean and of neat appearance, a requirement to wear make up is both pointless and impossibly vague (who decides how much make up is ''enough''? Who decides what shade of foundation or lipstick is ''right''?) I think it's a stupid rule. The first 2 years I worked at my current job, both years I got dinged on my annual evaluation for not styling my hair. I have long, shiny healthy hair. My supervisor at the time has short, spiked hair that she has teased the life out of and that I think looks ugly. In the comments section of the 2nd evaluation, I wrote that I would like clarification of expectation for hairstyles, as I had searched the employee handbook and failed to find mention of one style being preferable to another. Voila, no more catty hair comments on my evals.

NurseyTonyaLPN · Jun 16, 2006

Wow! That blows my mind. I've only had one job that had in my contract that I was supposed to wear makeup while on the job, and that was as a promotional model (trade shows, car shows, events representing a product) and that was understandable. We were told if we wore makeup to make it look professional, not clownish or too many bright colors, along with the no nailpolish, no dangly jewelry, etc. I do like wearing a little makeup so I don't get mistaken for a teenager though.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Jun 16, 2006

Do the men have to wear make up?

If you just put on lip gloss, is that acceptable?

What if you are just butt ugly by nature?

Stoo-pid rule, and has nothing to do with your ability to take care of patients.

elizabells, BSN, RN · Jun 16, 2006

I was required to wear makeup when I worked at Denny's. I don't wear much usually, but I make a point of wearing light makeup at work - I don't really want the patients to wonder who the fourteen-year-old zombie in their room is...

elizabells, BSN, RN · Jun 16, 2006

Do the men have to wear make up?
If you just put on lip gloss, is that acceptable?
What if you are just butt ugly by nature?
Stoo-pid rule, and has nothing to do with your ability to take care of patients.

:yeahthat: As always, canoehead, you hit it on the nose.

Bumashes, MSN, APRN, NP · Jun 16, 2006

I'd be like, "Alright, as long as it goes for the guys, too."

nursekathi · Jun 16, 2006

I am in shock

In my LPN program, they were very strict about NO makup

In my Rn transition, it was allowed, but very light, and they were scrutinizing that.

I think I would go to the school admin. about this one. I put up with a lot of demeaning crap in school, but this is VERY sexist and demeaning, and is ruining the whole concept of the nursing PROFESSION.:angryfire

SaraO'Hara · Jun 16, 2006

As far as appearance goes, CNAs where I work are expected to have their hair short or styled above the collar - in either case, off the face. My hair comes nearly to my waist, so I pull it back in a low ponytail, then clamp it to the back of my head with a claw clip.

Makeup is understood as something normal, but is technically required to be non-garish - however, that's not really enforced. Several aides wear heavy eyeliner / brightly coloured eyeshadow. I wear a bit of concealer on zits, powder, mascara, and lip balm.

SmilingBluEyes · Jun 16, 2006

I think requiring make up is plain stupid. It has nothing whatever to do with good hygiene and professional appearance in my book. Sounds like an old, outdated notion my mom would have held from the 60s.....

That said, I do wear makeup cause it makes me feel better. But requiring it of others? Stupid in my book.

SmilingBluEyes · Jun 16, 2006

Another consideration: some people are hyper-sensitive to makeup or highly allergic. Do they require THEM to wear it? I think they would have a hard time based on that, alone.