Pinning up long hair

Hair off the collar. I wear mine in a bun or pony tail.

Edited May 14, 2014 by JDZ344

Mine is always in a bun for all of the reasons previous posters mentioned, but mostly because I work with infants to toddlers and any loose hair loves to wrap around those little fingers. Ouch!

eh, personally i sweat like a beast when i'm running up and down the halls caring for my patients, so nine times out of ten my hair is up as a matter of necessity. i have worn it down a few times, but i generally prefer to pull it back.

When I worked in a hospital setting, I always wore my hair up because you'd never know when you'd have to do something and not have time to tie it back. Now that I'm working in a clinic setting, I wear it down most of the time, but I do always keep a hair tie on my wrist so that I can quickly put it up if I have to. During school, my instructors were always very adamant that it had to be up at all times. I agree that hair should always be tied back when working with a patient, whether it's a procedure, helping them eat, or anything else.

I'm also a fan of the minimal jewelry rule when you're in a job that you have a lot of patient contact. And low or no perfume. Shoes should always be closed-toed -- not just for safety, but for cleanliness too (feet are kinda gross...).

I usually braid it. Its not long enough though that it falls forward when I bend over so its ok. If not a braid then a ponytail.

our policy says off the collar, but nobody listens. I put mine up cause I don't want poop on it. But some have waist length hair and son't put it up. I don't understand why so many people won't go with the policys.

Because they can. Simple. If noone is going to enforce those policies, staff will walk all over them. In school I had a fellow student with a facial piercing (eyebrow). Our handbook specifically told you what you could and could not wear for jewelry (watch, wedding ring, medic alert piece, and one pair of small earrings: stone, pearl-like or metal stud). Another student pointed out that she had left her eyebrow ring in and she said "yeah, I know, but if they aren't going to say anything, I'm NOT taking it out!"

The unit that i work on hair is worn however the nurse wishes. i have shoulder length hair and always keep it pulled back. Can't stand leaning over a pt and have hair falling in my face.

Mine is long- while doing medpass, It's either up in a loose bun, or down in a ponytail. I like it better that way, and it looks better like that.

Now, doing wound care? It's up, and it's TIGHT. No hair in the pressure sores, m'kay?

When I worked in a hospital setting, I always wore my hair up because you'd never know when you'd have to do something and not have time to tie it back. Now that I'm working in a clinic setting, I wear it down most of the time, but I do always keep a hair tie on my wrist so that I can quickly put it up if I have to. During school, my instructors were always very adamant that it had to be up at all times. I agree that hair should always be tied back when working with a patient, whether it's a procedure, helping them eat, or anything else.

I'm also a fan of the minimal jewelry rule when you're in a job that you have a lot of patient contact. And low or no perfume. Shoes should always be closed-toed -- not just for safety, but for cleanliness too (feet are kinda gross...).

Definitely minimal jewelry. I only wear bracelets. That can easily come off. I am afraid to wear necklaces or earrings because we may have a resident who decides to go wacko and pull on my necklace or pull out my earrings.

The one and only time I had my hair down at work, a psych patient thought my hair would make a great 3am snack when I was positioning her. Never again. When it's long it's in a pony tail and when I chop it off, it's pinned back with a head band.

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I agree! As nurses we never know what situations may arise. People are unpredictable at times so it is better to be safe than sorry. Wear the hair up! That is my philosophy.

Definitely minimal jewelry. I only wear bracelets. That can easily come off. I am afraid to wear necklaces or earrings because we may have a resident who decides to go wacko and pull on my necklace or pull out my earrings.

Wearing jewelry can be an issue as well. I couldn't imagine having an earring pulled out or being trapped by a necklace. Yikes!

When I went to school and first in nursing we had some really strict rules. Hair was to be OFF the collar and not hanging down the back......but I think as long as when they bend over it doesn't drape across the patents face and can stay out of a sterile field then a pony tail or braid is just fine.

I agree. If someone has shoulder length hair, it would be hard to pin up but if the hair stays out of the sterile field and out of the face then its fine.