The Today Show

[bklynborn]

Anyone watch this morning? Their medical expert was on giving tips to patients on how to prevent errors while they are in the hospital.

One thing she mentioned was that hospitals (nurses especially) need to go back to being more professional. She mentioned nurses wearing caps or at least going back to wearing white in order to be distinguished from other hospital staff. Matt Laur said he had recently been in the hospital and that nurses are dressing much to casually. Hmmmmmm.......................

[caroladybelle, BSN, RN]

I have noticed that once you get beyond 10 pages of any thread the topic switches to one of three things: ADN vs. BSN (or RN vs. LPN), the nursing shortage, or uniforms.

There are a few "one issue posters" than insist on dragging out a few dead horses and beating them in places where the horses don't belong.

[LydiaNN]

Do dead horses belong anywhere, really?

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

Or people who drag the same-sounding post from thread to thread, dragging that ADN/BSN stank dead horse up. :stone

[AtlantaRN, RN]

My best friend is 90 yrs young, and she too longs for the "good old days" when the nurses wore caps and white crisp uniform dresses...

I like scrubs, NOT white...but butt is too big for white pants...

linda

[Nurseterr7, ASN, RN]

This is just my opinion but I wish hospital staff would wear BIG badges or name tags or pins or what ever identifying them selves as RN's LPN's, House keeping, whatever. I work at places where people come into the pt.'s room and have their hanging badges turned back wards so you can't even identify who they are. Not only do I think that the print should be BIG enough for the pt's to read . I think the person should identify themselves to the pt. every time they walk into the room . Example: Hello My name is xxxxx and I am your RN today. I say this because I work private duty and so many times people have just walked into the room and do not identify themselves at all to me or the pt. I always introduce myself and tell them my role but I feel awkward twisting my head into contortions trying to read someone's small print half back wards name badge. I really hate the badges that say the person's name in BIG print and then in little print under the name it will say nursing services. Guess I should buy a clue... OK . Thanks for lettin' me vent...

[TraceyRN]

Or people who drag the same-sounding post from thread to thread, dragging that ADN/BSN stank dead horse up. :stone

Were you making a point?

You may feel differntly when you have earned nyour BSN.

[TraceyRN]

Younger thatn 50 a female SURGEON, who I might add doesn't do insurance billing.That tell you anything??

I agree with you to a degree.

Nurses could do more to be recognized as a profession by behaving more professionally. How many execs where cartoon tops and sneakers to work?

Dress for success, though the hat I'd leave at home!!

[TraceyRN]

I agree with you to a degree.

I mean, we do want to be recognnized as a profession don't we?

How many execs do you see running around in cartoon shirts and sneakers?

[introspectiveRN]

I'm not wearing the hat. It gets caught on the curtains between the patients beds, and that makes me cranky.

:monkeydance:

:roll :chuckle :roll :chuckle

Thank you for the GREAT visual and for the tremendous belly laugh!

[TraceyRN]

I watched it. I actually think she was trying to say that nursing is not recognized. Something we already know. One of the reasons may be that we don't listen to the advice of other professionals and give it some consideration, at least.

[TraceyRN]

You make an excellent point. People are wearing scrubs, everywhere!

[TraceyRN]

I'm sorry were you trying to make a point?