The retro nurse's outfit has returned

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Specializes in floor to ICU.

When I started work at my hospital (10yrs ago) the nurses where required to wear all white. I had to go buy new tighty-whitey undies and bras :rolleyes: (I came from a pedi background- no white!) Thankfully, that has been phased out.

I do agree that only nurses should wear scrubs. But professional ones. I despise all those cartoon character ones or the really bold loud colored ones. In my opinion, they do not look professional and shouldn't be worn unless you are a pediatric nurse.

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Specializes in Oncology.
Okay, so you're not crazy. Or maybe we both are.

Honestly, I really think what would help with patient satisfaction would be if hospital administrators wore serafuku (Japanese schoolgirl uniforms).

Yes! I completely agree! I can see the press ganey scores a'rising already.

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Specializes in Oncology.

I do agree that only nurses should wear scrubs. But professional ones. I despise all those cartoon character ones or the really bold loud colored ones. In my opinion, they do not look professional and shouldn't be worn unless you are a pediatric nurse.

Agree completely (for real this time).

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I am 'justavolunteer' on a pt. unit. I remember when I was a pt myself and the care I got from the staff during that time. The nurses all wore scrubs of varying colors. I don't remember anything about their outfits in particular. What I DO remember is that their care (and caring) inspired me to try volunteering. The clothes didn't have much to do with it.

People need to remember what matters. It's not a nurse's outfit, it's his or her caring and competence that's the issue.

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Okay, so you're not crazy. Or maybe we both are.

Honestly, I really think what would help with patient satisfaction would be if hospital administrators wore serafuku (Japanese schoolgirl uniforms).

Um, some administrators at the hospital I work at are male or have a body shape that just does not look good in a skanky school uniform. Nevertheless, it would be fun to imagine administrators dancing to

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Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).
Um, some administrators at the hospital I work at are male or have a body shape that just does not look good in a skanky school uniform. Nevertheless, it would be fun to imagine administrators dancing to
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Okay, so maybe the world has gone crazy, and I have, too.

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I really think our patient satisfaction scores would go WAY down if our administrators wore such garb. Staffing would be in the crapper, because I know *I* would vomit blood out my eyeballs if I saw our CEO or our VP of nursing dressed like anime Japanese school girls. I'm nauseated just thinking about it.

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That's a load of BS and insulting to everyone with integrity! I work my a** off when I'm on the clock now, and would still do it even if I had to wear whites, thank you very much! I happen to have a very good work ethic that doesn't hinge on what I'm wearing! :mad:

BTW, your :twocents: isn't worth anything as far as I'm concerned.

That is the problem, "you worked you a** off". Open your eyes dear, no one cares how hard you work. What I want to convey is that smart work, ( and appearance) should be paramount to nurses. The white dress reminds me of some doll who sits pretty on her butt all day.

BTW, what makes you think that I care what you think about my :twocents:. :smokin:

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Um, some administrators at the hospital I work at are male or have a body shape that just does not look good in a skanky school uniform. Nevertheless, it would be fun to imagine administrators dancing to
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And I'd look atrocious in a white dress and cap. But that's not stopping administrators from thinking that's what I should wear.

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Specializes in Rodeo Nursing (Neuro).
That's a load of BS and insulting to everyone with integrity! I work my a** off when I'm on the clock now, and would still do it even if I had to wear whites, thank you very much! I happen to have a very good work ethic that doesn't hinge on what I'm wearing! :mad:

BTW, your :twocents: isn't worth anything as far as I'm concerned.

I believe the poster's intention was to object to the white dresses as a symbol of nursing as a subservient role and impractical for the work we do, and I'm inclined to agree with those points. I don't agree with the "typical female behavior," remark. I'm a retrosexual (opposite of metrosexual--i.e., a slob) male, but I do try to look presentable at work. Obviously, I'd be exempt from the dress and cap, and what I currently wear is more "uniform" than scrubs (white cargo pants and a blue zip-up top with a collar). I usually start the shift looking reasonably professional, though I can look pretty frayed at the end of the shift (dayshift nurses can tell when it has been a rough night by my "Einstein" hairstyle--sometimes even "Frankenstein" hairstyle!)

I don't think my colleagues are petty or lazy for wanting to look good and be comfortable. I do think those goals need not be mutually exclusive. I think if patients want to see starched white dresses and caps, they should do what I do and hire a hooker. Or would, if I wasn't so cheap. I mean, if I didn't respect women too much. Er, uh, I think I'm digging a hole, here...

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Why do hospital employees that do not do patient care wear scrubs? A relative of mine works in admitting behind a desk and wears scrubs. She is not trained in medical at all. She puts info into a computer and has no degree of any kind. What gives? I admit that I have been unable to tell who is who or what is going on when inside a hospital because most people unfamiliar with the hospital color coding system wont be able to tell a CNA from an RN without reading a nametag.

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