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I thought this was about whether there should be a uniform code, not whether nurses should wear whites. In the UK all ward nurses in National Health Service hospitals(which is most) wear uniforms, but blue not white.They can wear tunic and pants, or dresses.Shoes are black. Most female nurses wear dresses, by choice. I have both. Health Care Asistants wear a different colour. Scrubs are worn in the OR and are supplied and cleansed by the employer, as is any other needed protective clothing, such as aprons. Any other protective clothing such as apronThe docs wear white lab coats on the wards but surgeons may sometimes wear scrubs. Porters and service staff have different uniforms.No-one wears jewelry, false nails or heavy makeup.I have not heard much discussion or complaints about uniforms. I am quite happy with mine, and surveys show patients are too. In the private sector there are similar standards, but may be different colours. On the subject of whites, someone pointed out that in some asian countries, white is a mourning colour. Quite true. It is in Islamic countries also. But in most of those countries it is also the colour of nurses and doctors uniforms.