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Have any Muslim nursing students had problems wearing a hijab to class or clinical. I am worried about being asked to take mine off for class.

Specializes in public health, women's health, reproductive health.
Many people here are not accepting of Muslims.

This is the reality in some places, unfortunately. It's easy to talk about legalities and such. But when it comes down to it, hijab is not going to go over well at all in some places. Sad really. I wish you well and hope that you find a place where you are comfortable and accepted. Good luck to you.

This is the reality in some places, unfortunately. It's easy to talk about legalities and such. But when it comes down to it, hijab is not going to go over well at all in some places. Sad really. I wish you well and hope that you find a place where you are comfortable and accepted. Good luck to you.

Thank you.

I have just read through this entire thread and not once did I see mention of student nurses being asked to scrub in for a Csection or other OR procedure, even if they aren't really doing much. You can't scrub in without pushing up your sleeves. I believe your religious advisor would allow you to push up your sleeves a part of your doing good works (nursing care) for your own and patient safety.

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

Our hospital does not allow long sleeves at all, no jackets at the bedside. Think about it, you are leaning on things with your arms, you can get things on those sleeves, etc. You can wash your arms, you can't wash those sleeves. Also if they are not tight they can contaminate sterile fields, if they are loose and you push them up and they slide down you can unconsciously push them up with gloves that are contaminated. Many places in the UK are phasing out ties on docs since they can fall into things.

We have a lot of Muslim nurses and docs. They don't have a problem with the no sleeve rule.

I'm an atheist, and I know a lot of atheists, and I have never met one who was offended that other people practice religion. That's a bit ridiculous. I've certainly been offended when people have told me I'm going to hell because I don't believe what they believe, but I couldn't really care less about what other people choose to believe.

Our hospital does not allow long sleeves at all, no jackets at the bedside. Think about it, you are leaning on things with your arms, you can get things on those sleeves, etc. You can wash your arms, you can't wash those sleeves. Also if they are not tight they can contaminate sterile fields, if they are loose and you push them up and they slide down you can unconsciously push them up with gloves that are contaminated. Many places in the UK are phasing out ties on docs since they can fall into things.

We have a lot of Muslim nurses and docs. They don't have a problem with the no sleeve rule.

Your co workers and me are very different people. To me no sleeves is a huge deal.

Specializes in NICU, PICU, PACU.

I suppose they are in the sense they had to comply with infection control or lose their job. You are the only one who can decide what is important to you. They are allowed to wear shirts that come to above the elbow but nothing below.

Specializes in Transitional Nursing.

If you don't want to be a nurse, you will likely hate it. It is NOTHING like what the average person thinks it is. I joke that I work in healthcare and STILL want to do it, so that must say something! Seriously, though, I don't think you being covered would be a big deal at all.

The infection issue people are talking about to me is mainly the fact that you can't wash your sleeves like you can wash your arms after a major code brown cleanup or whatnot. I never wear long sleeves because I am so HOT when I work, but lots of other people do. Most will push their sleeves up when they have to clean up something major, but you would always have the option of putting a disposable gown on over your uniform if you came across a large mess. (which, you wil).

If you're willing to dismiss the idea of pursuing nursing because you will find remaining covered a challenge (what job wouldn't present a challenge in one way or another to someone who is "different") I agree that you should not consider a career in nursing.

Do what you love! Whatever it may be! Don't let others push you into a career you don't want. Do what makes you happy, not what makes your family happy!

Specializes in ER.

They will probably defer to the clinical site and say that it will be the clinical site's decision. In my clinicals, we were allowed to wear long sleeves except in certain areas such as OB or surgery. Obviously you cannot wear the scrub jacket or hair covering into the OR. Overall, you would be able to follow the rules in most situations.

I am sorry for this.

They will probably defer to the clinical site and say that it will be the clinical site's decision. In my clinicals we were allowed to wear long sleeves except in certain areas such as OB or surgery. Obviously you cannot wear the scrub jacket or hair covering into the OR. Overall, you would be able to follow the rules in most situations.[/quote']

I work in the OR and we wear jackets all the time. The only time you can't wear long sleeves in the OR is if you scrub.

I am sorry for this.

Sorry for what?

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