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haha yes you are right. Our dress code sounds very similar. we have an all white uniform also.

Heh, yes I know. I still hold my opinion. I do see where you are coming from and appreciate your response.

Thanks for your response. you are right, I did find it excessive, almost baffling. I am gathering from responses that nursing has its own culture. I keep comparing it to when I was in school for dietetics.Small things like this always throws me. I posted the email not sure it anyone would see it. I like all the responses I'm receiving. Some of them, like yours are helpful!

I don't mind if people disagree with me ( and yes I know everyone has lol) I didn't post the letter to get reassurance- I just wanted to see how other people felt out of curiosity. I agree with what people are saying- and I agree that I may be looking into the email more then I should. I'm not emotionally distraught about the email- I agree dress code is important and should be followed- but I still think it's badly written. I've never received an email like this from a professor before and I believe there is a reason for that. I follow dress code, but I still care about what kind of emails my professors send out.With this post, I am finding out that within the nursing discipline it's not uncommon to get emails like this? I come from a dietetic background which seems to be a different culture.

I'm just saying that I found the wording unprofessional. I don't disagree with the message she is trying to put forward.

I agree, it wasn't our first clinical.

Thanks:):)

I appreciate everyones opinion. I do agree that it's important to follow dress code, and yes- I am taking it to heart. I don't mind being reminded to follow dress code. I was sent emails about dress code before when I was doing my internship for dietetics (for my 1st degree) Therefore, I don't think it has anything to do about not wanting to be apart of the group. I'm an A student so I don't believe I need to rethink my career choices or that I'm going to suddenly find myself struggling.But, I still think it was an idiotically written email.

I was in dress code, thats not the issue. Also, I do think students should be sent home if they are out of uniform. I'm not looking to be lectured about the issue she is communicating, but how she communicated it. We weren't on the floor today, just in the class room. The only thing I witnessed were people wearing jackets because it was -12 outside. I believe the email was unprofessional because it rambled- and she made up subjective quotes. I just feel that it was a little much.I mean, personally I would have been more direct and matter of fact.

I was in dress code. I did think the email was a little much. I understand that dress code is important, but the tone and going on about hypothetical quotes from imaginary people was unprofessional and overboard. I've been in school for awhile, with other degrees- but I've never received an email from a professor that sounded so demeaning.

Greetings. I just received this email from a professor. I was blown away by the content. I found it unprofessional. I wanted to see what other nursings students had to say. Have you received similar emails before? Hi NUR 150 Students! First of all, I would like to thank the majority of students who took to heart the need to dress professionally at clinical this week. The faculty of NUR 150 appreciates your dedication to learning and professional behavior. This email is aimed at the small number of students who were not in uniform at clinical this week. I wanted all students to read this email, because the unprofessional dress and lack of professional behavior reflects badly on all NUR 150 students. I do not want your clinical group referred to as: the nursing students with the one student whose uniform was so wrinkled it looked like they just rolled out of bed”; the nursing students with the one student with tons of earrings in their ear, it sure was not like that when I went to school”; did you see the fake nails, do they not teach infection control at that college, I am not sure about that clinical group doing anything on my patients”; or lastly WOW, what is with the tattoos that student had, I sure do not want them to be a RN on our floor, my patients would be shocked!” Your first impression is often what you will be judged by for the whole clinical rotation and nursing school career. Being in a clinical group with students who do not follow the dress code and professional policy, does reflect back on you. Every day you wear your uniform you are on a job interview. You represent every nursing student at the college. Your dismissal of the uniform policy and/or professional behavior standards is a direct reflection on every student, faculty member, and alumni of the college. I know that the uniform policy has been taught and enforced previously. I know students are sometimes counseled in their weekly feedback about how to properly follow the professional standards. I am also very disappointed about the dismissal of the policy, since this was discussed in the NUR 150 course and clinical orientation on Monday. I stated the faculty knows that you are able to effectively follow the professional standards and uniform dress code, since you have completed NUR 121. I clearly stated that student who are not in uniform will be sent home for being unprepared. I fully believed that this would be a non-issue, since you are all adult learners. Next clinical day at the beginning of your clinical day, you will line up and your professor will inspect your appearance to ensure that you are fully following the dress code. Students who are not in their proper uniform in accordance with the policy will be sent home. This will count as a clinical absence. No exceptions or excuses will be entertained by the faculty. Dress code policy from the ADN program handbook has been added to the end of this email for your convenience. Again, I would like to apologize the large number of students who were following the uniform policy this week. The college faculty thanks you and is proud of you. Thank you,