You cant be fashionable for nursing.

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Ok so I was told by my instructor that one cannot be too fashionable in nursing.What she meant by it is that you cant have your hair down (I have a hair that is medium-lenght and layered so it doesnt really touch my neck,so I dont see the problem why cant I wear it down.Also she she mentioned something about the nails,they cant be too long.Ok I agree with this because the lenght provide the site for microorganism colonization,however why cant they be painted???It is not like it willrelease the odor which then can be offending to the patients.

Rules are rules but in the reality how many of you nurses put your hair up and wear no nail polish to work.Just curious...

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i dont see what is your point seriously.if you want to pull an argument you should know that adult means 18 and up...:banghead:

and when you're 40 or so you'll understand just how ridiculous that statement was![/size]

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It is not the male patient who ever got me hurt, well almost never. But I can attest that female patients can be much much worse. They can truly try and hurt you, most men patients it happened by accident.

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First I can't believe this thread has gone on so long or engendered so many wise responses. Hopefully experience will teach the OP why some rules are neccessary because it doesn't seem we are able to. Sorry blunt.

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and when you're 40 or so you'll understand just how ridiculous that statement was![/size]

heh.

when i was 18, i thought i was woman of the world.

a darned cocky, little snit.:chuckle

merry christmas, ruby!:redpinkhe

leslie

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heh.

when i was 18, i thought i was woman of the world.

a darned cocky, little snit.:chuckle

merry Christmas, ruby!:redpinkhe

leslie

ROFL, sorry to say but at 18 I did more than most people have done by 40.

Age ain't nothing but a number and to clearly call EITHER adulthood is seriously wrong.

I may have been cocky (OK MORE cocky than I am now) but that didn't make me any less of an adult.

I think what the other poster means to say is that 18 y/os aren't MATURE. They are still adults though...

(Ooops! Sorry Leslie, I quoted your post but am referring to the one YOU quoted... I am referring to Ruby Vee))

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First off, get over the idea that older men are somehow worse than older women.

There are good patients and bad patients. Period... How you deal with them depends on the patient.

You will deelop LOTS of patience.

And yes Detroit ;) The only time I've been laid out was by an old woman. Laugh it up. :D

On topic, it's nice to be a guy. It's so much easiers to look good and fashionable without all the extra stuff women need. :up:

Oh, wow...a 90 y/o sacked ya?? I'm loving it already...:chuckle

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Specializes in psych. rehab nursing, float pool.

I love a professional appearance. I believe that can be defined by the individual. Look around you. What nurses appearance do you admire, and then ask yourself why do you admire it?

While in school suck it up, quit looking to find arguement with your instructors. As you are a second year student you do not have much longer , and all too soon you will be in the work force and defining your own professional look.

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It is not the male patient who ever got me hurt, well almost never. But I can attest that female patients can be much much worse. They can truly try and hurt you, most men patients it happened by accident.

SO TRUE! Most (not all, but most) men innately do not set out to harm women, especially those known to be caretakers. But the vast majority of females have no boundaries from my experience...and this is across the board...in psych, corrections, geriatrics and good old med-surg. Give me a male patient anyday, to be honest...at least I can charm him a bit.

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i adore white scrubs/uniform because it reminds me of how a real nurse looks like/dont take it the wrong way.

and the right way to take this would be?

a "real nurse" looks competent and professional -- it has nothing to do with the color of the scrubs!

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and the right way to take this would be?

a "real nurse" looks competent and professional -- it has nothing to do with the color of the scrubs!

i think she was referring to the image the white scrubs presents to her.

no need for snarkiness. i have heard some patients actually assume the only people that were nurses where the ones in white...

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i had a prof get on to me for being "too fashionable" in her words.. my shoes had a few sequins on them. the wear was professional dress. they were close toed heels and match the outfit and not tacky or anything. she was always finding something wrong with me and another younger student the whole semester and the older students never got in trouble..even for being late.

you wear shoes with sequins to clinical?! why?

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you wear shoes with sequins to clinical?! why?

lmao!

lmao!

sequins????????????????????????

girrrrrrrrrrrrrrl, those frou-frou bling-bling sequins aren't gonna be all that shiny after a little poo-poo fling-fling sinks in!

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