Nurses Capes (not caps)

[Ariko]

I have seen older photos of nurses in long capes. I wonder if anyone here actually wore them, were they really warm, practical etc. It is part of nursing of the past, but they look so interesting, I was just wondering if anyone has any personal experiences with them.

Thank you.

[Sunqueen]

I trained in London in the late 80's and was issued a cape (and caps) with my uniforms. We used to wear them during the quiet times at night, The only way to keep warm in those huge old wards!

[DG5]

I trained in South Africa in 75-78 and we were issued capes, really warm woolen ones. The winters were cold and we all wore them between the nursing residence and hospital. We had epaulets on the shoulders which showed everyone what year you were in and what extra training you had. Uniforms were starched stiff and we had to wear black stockings and black shoes with nurses cap.