mermodfreres

I interviewed (I'm from the midwest) -- their relocation package is not so great (2 weeks gross salary for the move). That'll barely pay for the tickets to fly there.

Ruby: I would not object to color coded badges -- I think this is very reasonable and, heaven knows, less expensive for the nurses (who, frankly, don't make enough to have to go out and buy a new set of *decent quality* scrubs). Jack

Frankly I think the reasons we get so much confusion about who we are in the clinical setting is two-fold: 1. Many nurses still do not wear their name badges, identifying their name and licensure. 2. Most nurses are (still) not assertive enough to identify themselves to their patients, visitors and other clinicians. Granted there are those patients/visitors who will forget who "that person in the scrubs" is; but, a uniform is not the root of the problem; rather, it is one of orientation for the patient and others. My belief is that historically uniformed professions establish a "weak" image for themselves as a group. And, while there are still patients who remember nurses in white uniforms/caps they are dying out. I still run into patients who can't believe that I'm a nurse (being a middle aged, gray haried male). But how I address this is by making it crystal clear who I am, what my licensure is and telling my patients, visitors and coworkers what I do in the workplace.