What street clothes do YOU wear in nursing school?

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What type of clothes/outfits do you wear to theory and lab?

Last semester I was so tired I always wore jeans or sweats with T Shirts and hoodies and a ponytail but some of my classmates looked very nice and kind of business casual. Not fancy or overdone just nice. I think it probably affected the way out professors viewed them and I'm going to try to put some effort in it this semester-who knows it might affect my confidence and teachers/peers perceptions of me.

Specializes in Cardiac/Tele.

I'm a little jealous! I *have* to dress nice in my program -- dress code for class is business casual and "fully accessorized" and "fitting the professional appearance of the nursing profession" (their words, paraphrased). Bye, bye holey jeans! :( ;)

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

I wore whatever for lecture. No PJs or anything like that, but just normal everyday clothes.

We were required to wear scrubs for skills lab.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

When I was a kid my mom FORCED me to dress up on the first day of school. It was fourth semester and it was my LAST first day of school EVER (or so I thought at the time) so I dressed up. I was 34. I printed my lecture notes & went into the nursing office to use the 3 hole punch. One of my instructors introduced herself to me & thought I was an adjunct faculty. It was kind of awesome since I want to become a nurse educator someday. She later said I had the vibe. :)

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Our program requires us to wear business casual to class- always. During the first semester it was a bit overwhelming, but now that I've gotten used to it it's really not so bad!

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Specializes in public health, women's health, reproductive health.

We have to wear our uniform scrubs not only to clinicals, theory class and simulation lab...but whenever we are on campus!:yuck: Wearing jeans to class must be nice.

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For lab we had to wear scrubs. For lecture I';d wear jeans/capris and t shirts. Never looked sloppy, but comfy.

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.
We have to wear our uniform scrubs not only to clinicals, theory class and simulation lab...but whenever we are on campus!:yuck:

THAT would be annoying. We were on campus all the time, and my scrubs would never have been clean for CLINICALS! If I was on campus all day to study or whatever, I would be irritated to have to wear my scrubs. Hm. I wonder what their logic is behind this.

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