Need nursing cap tutorial!

DogWmn · Dec 15, 2009

Old Fashion bobby pins

elkpark · Dec 16, 2009

Well, the first question is what does the cap look like? Different caps are secured in different ways. Typically, for most caps, you use bobby pins to secure the cap to your hair. If the cap has one or more little loops sewn into the inside of the cap, those are for bobby pins or the old fashioned little hair combs, to secure the cap. You can also bobby pin the back end(s) of the cap to your hair.

Aren't the school faculty offering any guidance on this (proper positioning as well as how to secure it)??

RockyCreek · Dec 16, 2009

Gosh! It has been a long time since I had to think about this one! I used to sew a hair comb into the cap to hold the front and then I used two really really huge white bobby pins to hold the back [one on each side]. Because my hair has always been very thin and fine, I usually had to put my hair in a ponytail or bun and secure to that; other people used braids, rubber bands or hair clips for the same purpose.

As for the position, we were told that it had to be visible when viewed face on but not on top of the head.

elkpark · Dec 16, 2009

Gosh! It has been a long time since I had to think about this one! I used to sew a hair comb into the cap to hold the front and then I used two really really huge white bobby pins to hold the back [one on each side]. Because my hair has always been very thin and fine, I usually had to put my hair in a ponytail or bun and secure to that; other people used braids, rubber bands or hair clips for the same purpose.
As for the position, we were told that it had to be visible when viewed face on but not on top of the head.

Yes, I had forgotten about the possibility of sewing in a small comb (because that wasn't something we did with our (school) caps).

As for positioning, the correct positioning varies depending on the specific cap. Some are supposed to sit on top of the head.

DroogieRN · Dec 16, 2009

(I have to wear a cap at clinical so I am pretty good at getting it on securely and quickly.)

If there is a loop or a tag on the inside front, put a bobby pin through it pointed downward. Secure two bobby pins in your hair in an "X" fashion about an inch or so anterior to the crown of your head (or wherever you want the front of the cap to sit). Separate that bobby pin that you've put through the loop (it's kind of awkward at this point and the cap might flip over but you will just adjust it) and shove it tightly to your head through that "X" you've made to fasten it there (when you feel skin tearing and hear hair breaking, you'll know it's taut:D).

Clap it down with your non-dominant hand (have several bobby pins ready before this) and then pin the back of the hat to the back of your hair with two or three -- just make sure you get hold of a good bit of hair with it and then secure the bottom edge of the cap. You can then readjust your hair a little so that it doesn't really look displaced by the bobby pins. It takes just a little practice but really isn't hard.

Hope this makes sense!

(You can buy white bobby pins at Sally's Beauty Supply, if you have access to one.)

onetiredmomma · Dec 16, 2009

Oh my gosh! I had forgotten the x bobby pin trick!!!