Does anyone have any creative ideas for a T-shirt slogan for intensive/critical care nurses. My unit is a mixed medical/surgical ICU at a fairly conservative hospital. I really wanted to design a shirt that says, "ICU nurses, here to save your a$$, not kiss it" BUT I don't think that is going to go over well.
For example, our cardiac unit recently used: "Cardiac Unit: Never misses a beat" (I would have said, "We got the beat" but I am a big dork).
I love cafepress.com...I have the shirt santhony44 mentioned...another one that says:
"I'm an nurse, I care for a living but I'm not at work right now...so (naughty word) off." I usually wear that to sleep in...forgot one day I had it on and opened the door for the pizza guy....
My favorite though is the one that reads "Evil Mutant Nurse". I figure well you've been warned. (Naw I don't wear it to work, just when running errands.
Call me old fashioned, but what happened to nurses wearing neat, clean cut scrubs? Where I work at, the T-shirt phenomenon has taken hold, but I think as "professionals" we should look professional in scrubs, not wearing T-shirts with logos. When was the last time you saw a doctor or lawyer or engineer or teacher or any sort of profession with respect wearing a t-shirt? I am not saying we have to go back to wearing all whites or skirts or even a hat, but on a serious note, what is with the t-shirts?
It's possible that the shirts are just a one time thing, like for Nurse's week or something. Or a softball league. I doubt the OP's ICU is changing to T-shirts all the time.
Several years ago, I worked on a tele unit in a small hospital. We and the ER/ICU staff had t-shirts made with a rhythm strip in V-Fib that said, "It's not nice to fib" with the hospital logo on the back.
Call me old fashioned, but what happened to nurses wearing neat, clean cut scrubs? Where I work at, the T-shirt phenomenon has taken hold, but I think as "professionals" we should look professional in scrubs, not wearing T-shirts with logos. When was the last time you saw a doctor or lawyer or engineer or teacher or any sort of profession with respect wearing a t-shirt? I am not saying we have to go back to wearing all whites or skirts or even a hat, but on a serious note, what is with the t-shirts?
Well, bah humbug to you too, but I work in a cardiology office and every February, we have red T-shirts made with a "Go Red for Women's Heart Health" theme. We wear them every Friday with black or white scrub pants. Many patients have complimented us, and we do make it a point to let them know that we are dressing that way to help spread the word that heart disease is the #1 killer of women.
IMNSHO, anything within reason that gets peoples' attention and opens an opportunity for nurses to do some extra teaching is a good thing. In fact, we've decided to go crazy and wear our tees on Friday all the way through March!!! :heartbeat
A cute bumper sticker I once saw said ER Nurse (substitute ICU Nurse)..Pass Me Now, See Me Later and a t-shirt that the Duke School of Nursing Student Nurses Association has says "We call the shots". Both I thought were cute.
Call me old fashioned, but what happened to nurses wearing neat, clean cut scrubs? Where I work at, the T-shirt phenomenon has taken hold, but I think as "professionals" we should look professional in scrubs, not wearing T-shirts with logos. When was the last time you saw a doctor or lawyer or engineer or teacher or any sort of profession with respect wearing a t-shirt? I am not saying we have to go back to wearing all whites or skirts or even a hat, but on a serious note, what is with the t-shirts?
Katie, I appreciate your point about nurses dressing professionally. One of the reasons the "T-shirt phenomenon" has become popular at my hospital is because we have a strict dress code. Nurses have to wear navy blue scrubs with the option of wearing a navy, white, or khaki undershirt. Our shoes have to be white, black, or navy AND our socks have to match our shoes. Annoying as it can be, all of our nurses look darn good and professional.
One of the goals of the logo shirts is to instill pride and recognition to our nurses. I guess this would be an example of the "meaningful recognition" the AACN supports in the Healthy Work Environments initiative.
i have one:
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Also from cafepress...I really like (printed above an ECG strip) "Sinus Rhythm is Overrated" but it would probably work better on a cardiac unit.