You cant be fashionable for nursing.

Ruby Vee, BSN · Dec 25, 2008

i dont see nothing wrong with nurses who come in a full-painted make up,well of course if you make yourself look like a freaking clown with hair from 80,and your boobs sticking out i admit i might look at you funny(btw i'm refering to a nurse who i saw at a store couple years ago who looked like a waitress from hooters or even playboy bunny,no joke-bleached hair,exposed breast with an tatoo on it,and high hills,every one was looking at her heh,but to me it was unprofesional and i'm not talking about looking trashy...not at all,i'm not underestimating profesionalism all i'm saying is that make up,hair up to the shoulder and nail polish wont hurt,nothing extreme though...

honey, you're far too worried about trivial and superficial matters -- post after post about hair, nails, "cute" scrubs, looking good, etc. concentrate on your studies and perhaps you won't have so much difficulty with your clinical instructors!

Ruby Vee, BSN · Dec 25, 2008

heh.
when i was 18, i thought i was woman of the world.
a darned cocky, little snit.:chuckle
merry christmas, ruby!:redpinkhe
leslie

merry christmas, leslie!:redbeathe

UnchainedFever · Dec 25, 2008

Studies have shown that nail polish chips, this leaves areas where psuedomonas can grow and flourish. Artifical nails are also not good as they do the same thing AND grow multiple types of fungus.

Nurses are to look asexual. It helps the patient feel more able to talk to their caregiver.

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

honey, you're far too worried about trivial and superficial matters -- post after post about hair, nails, "cute" scrubs, looking good, etc. concentrate on your studies and perhaps you won't have so much difficulty with your clinical instructors!

my grades are pretty decent 98%,82%,96%,93% so you cant judge someone based on couple of posts.secondly most instructors are straight down *******,and you can deny it all you want but it is the truth!

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

Studies have shown that nail polish chips, this leaves areas where psuedomonas can grow and flourish. Artifical nails are also not good as they do the same thing AND grow multiple types of fungus.
Nurses are to look asexual. It helps the patient feel more able to talk to their caregiver.

I think you confuse looking asexual for looking profesional.

lpnflorida, LPN · Dec 25, 2008

Loveshospital,

I can not help but notice . You are doing the same thing in this thread as you have done in other threads you have started. Rather than becoming defensive and attempting to tear apart responses of others try and take the time to think about the responses .

In nursing we have all had to look at ourselves, we face constructive criticism frequently. We either grow and learn from it. Or we get bogged down in trying to prove we are right and everyone else is wrong.

People want to be helpful, however I will say, if this continues to occur each and every time you start a thread people will cease to respond.

If you want opinion from others, be gracious enough to consider what they have to say. No need to be defensive.

People are trying to help you grow.

syletteRN · Dec 25, 2008

I am a little old school when it comes to nursing. I believe in the small earings, no nail polish, no excessive parfume, etc... But I do believe times have changed. As long as you look clean and professional and have an attitude to match you should be fine.

Sylette DeBois

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allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2008

My grades are pretty decent 98%,82%,96%,93% so you cant judge someone based on couple of posts.Secondly most instructors are straight down *******,and you can deny it all you want but it is the truth!

Of course the instructors are "whatever"... why should they fool around? Lives are going to be in your hands. You think you're going to be handing out cupcakes?

I know this: if I were an instructor and I thought one of my students was more concerned with "cuteness" than competence, I'd be a "whatever" too.

Grades don't mean doodly if you can't understand RULES and the reason behind rules.

You have given me, at least, enough ammo to judge you (based on a couple posts) as someone who just doesn't "get it".

leslie :-D · Dec 25, 2008

You have given me, at least, enough ammo to judge you (based on a couple posts) as someone who just doesn't "get it".

lovehospital, i have to agree with hygiene q.

you need to see the big picture of nsg before you look at the smaller picture of yourself.

you seem to be way too focused on matters irrelevant to nsg.

when i finally became a nurse, i would wear my white clogs, white pants and brightly colored socks.

or, scrubs w/a smiley face pin above my name badge.

there are ways of self expressing w/o it seeming vain.

there have been sev'l posts explaining these type concepts to you.

but for whatever reason, you're just not hearing us.

"style" has very little to do with what is cute.

rather it defines your uniqueness as a person, which really comes from the inside out.

try it.

i think you'd be pleasantly surprised.

leslie

Melinurse · Dec 25, 2008

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!

LMAO! :chuckle I still remember the first time a co-worker wore crocs with those holes on top and got water spilled on those shoes. It could have just as easily been poop or other bodily yuck. Rules and policies are there for a reason. ( hospital policy was no crocs )

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

We don't tend to wear scrubs on the general wards in NZL, scrubs are mainly for theatre and AE staff. At school we wore the most ugly baby blue tunic.
As for nail polish, as has been said about infection, but also because the colouring can hide your vision from anything under the nail - which I always thought was odd, since you'd feel it, smell it or notice it when you turn your hands over!

I dont like scrubs at all if you ask me............they look like pijamas,all you guys talk so much about profesionalism but you forgot to mention that scrubs totally take away the profesional look,when the nurse walks into the room you cant even tell if she is a nurse or tech or or someone else.Just like social workers,why do they have to pretend to be doctors,proudly wearing their white coats...this is silly...

A nurse is a nurse and she should have nursing uniform,you are not a scrub tech,so I have to ask why you look like one since you so big on profesionalism,double standarts if you ask me...

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

I don't think it's an argument about individuality.
I am a good-looking woman (trying to be positive about myself, but am cracking up at what I just wrote, LOL!) but work is NOT to place to worry about it.
I am clean, pressed, combed and looking sharp.
I do NOT feel dowdy this way. I feel professional which, in turn, makes me feel attractive. I also feel I perform at work better when I dress the part... total mental thing, for sure.
You are not forbidden to be unique. You just need to it simple and clean... for WORK.
Why does that have to be so negative? Are people that afraid of their own natural appearance?
I don't even mind seeing obvious make-up, but, darnit, if you can't get anything done because you're gonna fuss over it or be late to work because you "weren't put together", that's an issue!
But I'll say this, I'd rather have an "over-done" nurse than a filthy looking one! I think, "Geeze! If they can't take care of themselves, they sure can't take care of ME!"

Oh no honey I'm all natural I dont even have colored hair or fake nails,or fake eyelashes and dont have a problem with wearing my hair up,but I find it dull when I have to do it all the time...