Our facility is allowing us to celebrate Nurse's Week this year (as opposed to no recognition for the past 2 years) with a theme week. One day is "Professional White (caps optional)". I have not worn white since 50 lbs ago and my cap is in my Halloween box. Our graduating class "76 BSN ASU" voted to be pinned rather than capped because of the connotation of caps --http://www.civilization.ca/hist -- and the professional image of nursing.
Any suggestions for my attire that day?
My ideas are not practical--either a professional suit (shoes would kill me and environmental factors would not be conducive to work) or a dingy white uniform stained with various bodily secretions and an askew cap tangled with IV tubing or perhaps in the grip of a violent patient.
Couldn't wear whites anyway...against dress code. White pants that is anyway. Agree that professionalism is inside of you and and how you choose to use your professionalism, not the color of scrubs.
Couldn't wear whites anyway...against dress code. White pants that is anyway. Agree that professionalism is inside of you and and how you choose to use your professionalism, not the color of scrubs.
In the mid 90s we were "rightsized". 1/2 the licensed nurses were replaced with unlicensed people who had not chosen patient care and were frightened.
During Nurses Week we RNs and LVNs wore white uniforms or scrubs if we had them, we ALL wore caps, bought the entire stock at the local uniform store. Some even wore a coffee filter on their head!
The CEO and other management complimented us. I am sure they knew we were making a point. It gave us a chance to discuss licensure and nursing education with MDs, patients and family, and other workers.
In the mid 90s we were "rightsized". 1/2 the licensed nurses were replaced with unlicensed people who had not chosen patient care and were frightened.
During Nurses Week we RNs and LVNs wore white uniforms or scrubs if we had them, we ALL wore caps, bought the entire stock at the local uniform store. Some even wore a coffee filter on their head!
The CEO and other management complimented us. I am sure they knew we were making a point. It gave us a chance to discuss licensure and nursing education with MDs, patients and family, and other workers.
Pleated coffee filters make lovely caps. Haines makes lovely white T shirts and Bobbie Brooks makes some $9.99 pants that are very haute couture. Or you could take a sheet and make a long Florence style skirt to wear with your Haines. Bustle in the back is optional of course.
Pleated coffee filters make lovely caps. Haines makes lovely white T shirts and Bobbie Brooks makes some $9.99 pants that are very haute couture. Or you could take a sheet and make a long Florence style skirt to wear with your Haines. Bustle in the back is optional of course.
Thanks for the ideas. I like the sheet idea, and wouldn't even have to put out the money. Somewhere I ran across a site on how to tie a sarong 200 ways. The coffee filters are great too. Another thing that works well is toilet seat covers. One rare slow day we did make them for everyone to wear--of course admin knew we were overstaffed that day.
Thanks for the ideas. I like the sheet idea, and wouldn't even have to put out the money. Somewhere I ran across a site on how to tie a sarong 200 ways. The coffee filters are great too. Another thing that works well is toilet seat covers. One rare slow day we did make them for everyone to wear--of course admin knew we were overstaffed that day.
Our facility is allowing us to celebrate Nurse's Week this year (as opposed to no recognition for the past 2 years) with a theme week. One day is "Professional White (caps optional)". I have not worn white since 50 lbs ago and my cap is in my Halloween box. Our graduating class "76 BSN ASU" voted to be pinned rather than capped because of the connotation of caps --http://www.civilization.ca/hist -- and the professional image of nursing. 
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Couldn't wear whites anyway...against dress code. White pants that is anyway. Agree that professionalism is inside of you and and how you choose to use your professionalism, not the color of scrubs.