Orientation Attire

tookewlandy · Jul 27, 2006

I was just going to ask the same thing. What should i wear to orientation. Should i wear suite and tie? What dod most guys wear to your orientations?

Imafloat, BSN, RN · Jul 27, 2006

We just wore normal street clothes.

NJNursing, ASN, RN · Jul 27, 2006

Do you mean school orientation? I just wore what I'd wear any regular day, but certainly not sloppy looking.

If you mean hospital orientation for a job - we were told business attire and to 'dress to impress'.

Daytonite, BSN, RN · Jul 27, 2006

I would wear some kind of clothing. :lol2: Sorry, I just had to say that.

If you are going to nursing school orientation just wear the same kind of clothes you would wear to go to any other class unless you get a letter advising you differently. If you are going to a clinical site orientation it's probably safer to wear your clinical uniform.

Aren't you excited? It's finally arrived!

Lesli61 · Jul 27, 2006

Why not just call the school or your instructor and ask? It wouldn't hurt! My instructor sent us a very nice letter in the mail describing what to wear. The school's policy is 'professional dress' meaning business/office type attire such as dress slacks and blouse, etc. When we get our first tour of the hospital we put on a lab coat with our ID.

traumaQN · Jul 28, 2006

I was kind of wondering the same thing. I am wearing regular street clothes to school orientation, but not sure about orientation at the hospitals (we go to 2).

Professional business attire. I have a limited wardrobe of "nice" clothes so I have no clue what I am going to wear. I don't think heels would be a good idea to get stuck in for 6 hours at a hospital?

nursecher · Jul 28, 2006

Thanks for the replies.....I was referring to Nursing school orientation. I don't want to go in there in a suit, but I didn't want to be the only one in Jean capris either. Maybe I will wear Khaki type pants and a casual shirt.....I dunno......

And YES I am so excited to attend orientation. I am looking forward to meeting my fellow classmates and instructors! :)

AuntieRN · Jul 28, 2006

We wore regular clothes to our school orientation and it was not long before people were showing up in their jammies to lectures because they were so early. Now to the hospital orientations for our clinicals we had to be in full school uniform.

marilynmom, LPN, NP · Jul 28, 2006

Nursing school orientation I just wore jeans, flip flops and a t-shirt. People just wear normal everyday clothes...shorts, whatever you want. It's very casual and fun.

Have fun!

WDWpixieRN, RN · Jul 28, 2006

I would imagine normal school clothing would be fine for the campus orientation....we haven't been told otherwise; it's just a little earlier day the first day of class....I would hope before we have any kind of hospital orientation that we will be told the expectations!!

Good luck!

missninaRN · Jul 28, 2006

I live in a very casual town. Nobody dresses up for dinner out. I attended an afternoon wedding and saw women there in denim capris. I figure anything that doesn't expose too much of me will be fine. Probably a summer skirt and flip flops. And a top, of course.