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  1. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Well you can start by researching the work of Anna Hambraeus done in 1988 regarding air borne bacteria in

  2. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Just in case anyone is wondering the above photo shows "Hanes House School of Nursing" which is still around and part of Duke University. HANES HOUSE | Open

  3. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Final note on skirts, especially minis and nursing. Those wearing soon became acutely aware of how proper body mechanics not only preserved one's back but also modesty. *LOL* That is when having to...

  4. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Article refers to "hose" which could be either knee highs or panty hose (highly doubt for many reasons anyone work a suspender belt and stockings). One assumes the dress code requiring "hose" meant no...

  5. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Though many today associate all uniforms of the past with prim and proper dresses, that was *NOT* always the case. Since nursing was by and large a female dominated profession often uniforms followed...

  6. Throwing out pillows!? Does anyone else do this!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to paramedic-RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Modern hospital or healthcare linen laundries are more than capable of dealing with moderate to severe soiled and or bio contaminated items. In fact the laundering process for hospital linens going...

  7. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I can top that! *LOL* From: Nurses on Pinterest | 156

  8. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Actually there is an infection control issue with skirts and dresses which is the reason they were for the most part gotten shot of in OR, L&D and other units/floors where nurses once wore scrub...

  9. Are starting wages negotiable?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to KSU-SN's topic in General Nursing

    For some time now bedside is where the one finds big money. This explains in some part why so many experienced nurses returned when the economy lost its collective mind and or aren't retiring/leaving....

  10. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Search out a place that offers "French Hand Laundry" and or "Textile Restoration" services. There are a few left in the USA but not as many as in years past. If your cap does not require complicated...

  11. Was it always this way?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Wheels28's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse to patient ratios since back in the days has fluctuated and often were much higher than even today. Much depended upon what model of nursing care was being used and who was defined as a "nurse"...

  12. Was it always this way?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Wheels28's topic in General Nursing

    Seems to me the prevailing view from "upstairs" is that nurses must chart enough so the place gets paid but not enough they will be sued. *LOL* In the old days of paper charting some nurses darn near...

  13. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Dry cleaning involves the use of solvents and as such certain finishes and or materials can suffer an adverse reaction. One assumes whatever material these "Perma-Starch" caps are made from and or...

  14. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Kay's caps both as original makers and via absorption of now defunct cap makers has the patterns for hundreds if not thousands. Their website/catalog lists the most common but if your particular...

  15. Early Fashion...remember this?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    To clean a Kay's or other "Perma-Starch" cap: From Kay's Caps: NEED NO STARCH - WASHING INSTRUCTIONS IF SLIGHTLY SOILED: 1. Rub clean with small hand brush, soap and warm water 2. Run off soap under...

  16. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    That is the one saving grace for the anti-cap camp. Between today's "equality" movement and federal/local anti-discrimination laws gender based dress codes for both schools and employment will not...

  17. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    "..And looking grim because they have been sitting choosing a hat... does anyone still wear a hat? That famous line from the song "Ladies Who Lunch" in the Steven Sondheim musical Company was a query...

  18. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    This one? Nurse's cap - Wikipedia, the free

  19. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner! Actually mirror, side of Fridge, bathroom tile, or a marble slab (if you bake lots of pastry, *LOL*), any smooth surface will do. Slap that wet cap on, peel off...

  20. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Well some parts were just a tad "corny" or best left out IMHO. *LOL* For instance knew more than a few girls who pledged to "pass their lives in purity..." when that ship had long since sailed. *LOL*...

  21. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Another bonus round question: What is the best way to dry a just washed cap so it is flat and looks as if it were starched and

  22. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Give the lady a Kewpie Doll!

  23. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    YW, though some would consider it a mind cluttered with useless information

  24. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Interestingly enough the whole thing about caps and uniforms for that matter being of questionable hygiene began to grow louder when hospitals began cheaping out in regards to laundering and or...

  25. White Coat Ceremony for Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Well they wouldn't would they? Men dominated and or still do dominate the ranks of physicians and no such custom existed. Nurses caps come from two distinct traditions; various head covering worn by...