Threatened dismissal because of wrinkly clothes :0(

[hotdog19d]

Hey everyone, I was just trying to get some opinions of an incident that happened to me recently.

I was pulled aside by the director of my nursing program, and was told that if I wore wrinkly clothes to clinical again I would be kicked out of the program. I was wearing a polo and khakis to clinical which I did't think were wrinkly, but apparently the clinical instructor did, she didn't say anything to me about it,but she said something to the director.

Edit= Thanks for everyones advice! I took a lot of it and the next clinicals went fine, as far as my attire went.

[BSNtobe2009]

Ok...I have a TMI question, since I get to hide behind a message board screen name :), I'm going to ask...

How many women here are horrified at the prospect of having to wear white pants when Aunt Flo is visiting?

I'm one of those women who have been "heavy" my entire life. When I was in college, and we had extended classes on Tuesday's and Thursdays, I always wore black pants and prayed, and ran to the bathroom as soon as class was over. It's been a real handicap.

I recently heard that you can take birth control pills to skip them altogether safely, even for years, but I'm 37, and would like to have another baby when I'm done with school, and I'm afraid to go that long without menstruating b/c I'm afraid it will affect my ability to have a baby later. Plus, I don't have insurance to pay for them.

[OnTheRoad]

How many women here are horrified at the prospect of having to wear white pants when Aunt Flo is visiting?

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Had this discussion with the gals in my clinical group and terrified was the general concensus. As a matter of fact we discovered that several of us wear protection even if we don't think there is a chance of a visit coming. We have all promised also to keep an eye out for eachother and notify anyone immediately if we notice a need for hiding in the bathroom LOL!

[Bonny619]

Our uniforms are dark hunter green, no worry about the white!

[BSNtobe2009]

I know that sounds silly, but every OB-GYN that I have told this to says I don't have any of the normal causes for the heaviness, so I have had to learn to live with it...it's been so bad sometimes that I have had to miss work because of it.

Birth Control pills reduce it to almost nothing, but I have had two friends that are in their mid-30's, and have been trying to conceive a baby for years and years...both of them were put on BC pills as teenagers b/c they were not having regular cycles. I'm not sure if one causes the other, but it sure makes you wonder.

I can't help but think this "does something" to the body, so I'm afraid to take anything b/c I'll have an advanced maternal age when I decide to have Baby #2.

[greatshakes]

No one said we couldn't wear make-up. there's just a couple of threads on page 12. I know I just feel better with my mask on and without my lippy I look like death warmed up.

[Bonny619]

I hear you!

No one said we couldn't wear make-up. there's just a couple of threads on page 12. I know I just feel better with my mask on and without my lippy I look like death warmed up.

[AggieNurse99, BSN, RN]

Hyperhydrosis - my MD uses botox injections in the axillary region to help with this; doesn't cure it, but brings you to more normal

Non-deodorant wearers - Addidas recently came out with a non-aluminum cotton based underarm (not anti-persperant or deodorant per se) that will absorb sweat; you can find it in the deodorant isle. Also, from an old granny's tip - since bacteria cause most of the odor, can use zinc oxide powder to help kill the bacteria underarm. Other odors are also related to diet.

That time of the month & whites - this is all of our fear. I timed my BC pills to get my period the day after clinicals! Have had many many friends on BC who went off (or not) and had no problems getting pregnant. There are many different pills out there, and you can find the right one for you. If no insurance, everyone's favorite family planning clinic does annual's and has reasonable rates on BC. Speaking of which, my insurance's 3-tier co-pay always happens to be the same as the cost of the pills at said clinic. Hmmm.

Stains on whites: said it before, I'll say it again: automatic dishwasher detergent is the best!

[I RN A]

We have to wear ugly uniforms:all white, including the shoes, the T-shirt underneath and underwear. The hair should be up in a bun, can't be a ponitail and if you have bangs, good luck with keeping them completely off the face. As far as wrinkled clothes, I think that it is unprofessional if your clothes are wrinkled. I take my uniform to the cleaners and they press it for me, since I'm not iron-friendly type of person. May be you could wear a lab coat over your street clothes and this will look more professional.

[bewell]

I use wrinkle release when needed. just spray-shake-and presto!!! It dries fast too. Wrinkled uniforms do look unprofessional. Your appearance can sometimes reflect what kind of job you do. As a nurse-or any other prof.-you do not want to appear sloppy.:)