Make up...?

RN4NICU, LPN, LVN · Jun 22, 2006

i have been in nursing school for 3 years and everytime we go on duty our clinical instructor whether a boy or a girl always reminds us to wear a make-up...they said it would look nice to look pretty for the patients at least when we face them were not only giving them a warm comforting and caring smile but also with a face that may seem to brighten a sick persons day...so i think make-up may help,but don't put too much on it though so that we won't look like a clown after a sweaty day on duty...

Oh good grief. :uhoh3:

We aren't there to "brighten their day", we aren't flowers in the room for goodness sake. We are there to keep them from getting sicker than they already are or dying. That is why they are in the hospital. Otherwise, they could have home care.

Rn2bKatie · Jun 23, 2006

The only reason I can think of a reason to require makeup is maybe to cover up pimples no patient wants to be taken care of by a nurse with huge red zits!! Just an assumption

smk1, LPN · Jun 23, 2006

what sort of makeup? I went through a phase where all foundation and pressed powder would maek my skin break out (still can only use certain brands). That sounds ridiculous!

Angie O'Plasty · Jun 23, 2006

The only reason I can think of a reason to require makeup is maybe to cover up pimples no patient wants to be taken care of by a nurse with huge red zits!! Just an assumption

Well, y'know, zit happens! (Sorry, couldn't resist) Another thing I noticed in this thread is that someone posted something about getting tattooed eyeliner etc. "to look human" when she doesn't feel like putting on makeup. That's the thing that really irks me about the whole makeup thing (no offense to the person who posted the comment)--since when does one not look human without makeup??? Ridiculous, I say. :rolleyes:

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Jun 23, 2006

The only reason I can think of a reason to require makeup is maybe to cover up pimples no patient wants to be taken care of by a nurse with huge red zits!! Just an assumption

Or scars, or dark circles, or age spots, or lines. :rolleyes: Covering up zits with makeup can actually aggravate the problem.

glenwood · Jun 23, 2006

Most nurses I have worked with dont wear make up. It is absurd that teachers would require it. I supose a little powder and a natural tone lipstick might be bearable but I would appeal this policy. Do male nursing students have to wear make up too? Sexual discrimination?

PedsER-RN, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2006

if you have time to put on make up before a shiftyour life lacks something; spouse children, a social life but something. any way i look silly in make up.

[color=#483d8b]never mind. it's not worth responding to.

PedsER-RN, BSN, RN · Jun 23, 2006

that's weird that a school would require students to wear makeup. at my school (and in our work p/p) it was supposed to be 'modest' and 'in good taste'. i'd check to see if there's actually a policy.

i do wear makeup. i'm very fair skinned and don't tan easily (plus skin cancer runs in my family so i always wear a hat outside), so without makeup i look either ghostly or sunburned. i also get dark circles under my eyes b/c my allergies are so bad. even when i've had plenty of sleep they're there. i use a foundation that i mix with my moisturizer so it's thinner (also keeps it from looking cakey), then use it un-mixed under my eyes. i use minimal eyeliner, neutral eye/cheek colors, mascara, and clear gloss. i usually use a little bronzer if i'm looking especially pale. i like my makeup to look natural-if it weren't for my circles and uneven skin i'd go without!

nursecher · Jun 23, 2006

I look so much better with makeup than without but I don't always have the time and energy to wear it. Maybe what the school was trying to say is make the time and energy to wear it if you should or normally do. I can't see them forcing you to wear makeup though. But as another poster said you live in another country and things could be different there.

jhawks83 · Jun 26, 2006

What about male students?

meintheUSA · Jun 26, 2006

Anyone have tatooed lashes or liner done? I am 50+ and am considering it just to look human on the days I don't feel like it. Have not applyed makeup since my son's wedding in Oct of 2005.

:uhoh3: I used to wear makeup in my other lives... When I worked in accounts receivable for 12 years I was even "required" to wear stockings. Once I had on slacks and was called on it. Had to go home and put my knee highs on... Wore LOTS of makeup when I managed a bar and was a bartender, (More tips...LOL) Then I worked with babies with my Certified Daycare Assoc. Degree. I wore a little makeup to pass inspection with the moms and dads. The kids didn't care WHAT I looked like, they just wanted to be held and loved. Now that I am in my "Golden Years", I am HOT AND TIRED at the end of my shift as CNA with LTC. I look like a drowned rat at the end of my shift, work 11-7 and work hard. My question is if anyone has a tattooed liner or lashes, not if I want to look human, I know I don't at the end of my shift, but I put in one heck of a fight for 8 hours and go home knowing I have done 8 hours worth of work....

not now, RN · Jun 26, 2006

I used to wear makeup in my other lives... When I worked in accounts receivable for 12 years I was even "required" to wear stockings. Once I had on slacks and was called on it. Had to go home and put my knee highs on... Wore LOTS of makeup when I managed a bar and was a bartender, (More tips...LOL) Then I worked with babies with my Certified Daycare Assoc. Degree. I wore a little makeup to pass inspection with the moms and dads. The kids didn't care WHAT I looked like, they just wanted to be held and loved. Now that I am in my "Golden Years", I am HOT AND TIRED at the end of my shift as CNA with LTC. I look like a drowned rat at the end of my shift, work 11-7 and work hard. My question is if anyone has a tattooed liner or lashes, not if I want to look human, I know I don't at the end of my shift, but I put in one heck of a fight for 8 hours and go home knowing I have done 8 hours worth of work....

I know a couple girls that have their eyebrows tattooed on and they love it, saves them time. These were girls who shaved/plucked the entire eyebrow and drew it back on. It cut down the amount of time to get ready and the eyebrows were always the same shape, size and position.

My friends mother has her eyeliner tatooed on and she likes the time it saves and the look but she said it was terribly painful. Also, you aren't able to change you makeup style over the years if you want.

Remember that even the best tattoos fade and you'd have to have it touched up every couple of years. Oh, and even lines that are tattooed fine can blur. Ever seen a 80 year old with a tattoo he got when he was 18? You can't even figure out what it is half the time :lol2: