You cant be fashionable for nursing.

allnurses Guide · Dec 25, 2008

"lovehospital"?????... "lovehostility" is more like it.

No more attention for you from Hygiene Queen.

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

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.

That is the reason I dont want to work in nursing home...

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

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.

No the instructors are looking for an argument with me...it is hard to explain but it is the truth...

listry · Dec 25, 2008

Shame Lovehospital, as I am sure elderly residents would appreciate somebody young and with a bit of spirit (and who look nice too).As a general rule, they always seem to enjoy the presence of students, with their enthusiasm, optimism and energy

Off topic, I know, but I think I'm done with this thread now, hey, maybe you are having a bit of fun here!

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

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!

white color has been always associated with an image of nursing,that is what i meant.you dont see doctors wearing blue,red,purple right????they wear white or gray coats...

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

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!

not necesarly true....how the patient can see if you look competent and profesional.you can be the smartest nurse on the block but when you look unkept the patients will trully doubt your skills...and knowledge unless of course they will work with you...

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

you wear shoes with sequins to clinical?! why?

what is sequins..?i wear shoes to clinicals with open back,they are all white and look damn profesional,and i think it is silly that any nursing instructors have problem with it,if i wanted to go to the convent i would sign up for it intead i signed up for bootcamp in disguise...:usarm:

growing777 · Dec 25, 2008

Loveshospital,

Why are you even going into nursing at all? What do you know about the dress codes at the hospitals and what social workers are required to wear? What difference does it make if you have to wear your hair up every day? Would you rather dip it in someone's barf or diarrhea or have someone hock a loogey in it? Why do you post if you're just going to put other people down when they don't agree with you? FYI - Scrubs CAN look professional, all it takes is taking the time to iron them and make sure they are neat and clean. At our facility, nurses and doctors are identified by the color of their badge, so it doesn't matter what people wear. Our docs don't wear lab coats. Our nurse educators and discharge planners do, but no one has ever mistaken them for a doctor. I hope I never have to be your patient. It sounds to me like you don't have your patients at the top of your priority list.

RN1982 · Dec 25, 2008

Please make it go away...

The most ridiculous part of this thread is that there are 18 pages.

listry · Dec 25, 2008

Wish I had more students like you, wake everything up a bit

You ARE having a bit of fun here aren't you?

As they say here: good onya!

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

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".

No you are very wrong,I try to be competent and safe and looking "good" has never been my major rules,I just think that some of these rules are too much...

lovehospital · Dec 25, 2008

Loveshospital,
Why are you even going into nursing at all? What do you know about the dress codes at the hospitals and what social workers are required to wear? What difference does it make if you have to wear your hair up every day? Would you rather dip it in someone's barf or diarrhea or have someone hock a loogey in it? Why do you post if you're just going to put other people down when they don't agree with you? FYI - Scrubs CAN look professional, all it takes is taking the time to iron them and make sure they are neat and clean. At our facility, nurses and doctors are identified by the color of their badge, so it doesn't matter what people wear. Our docs don't wear lab coats. Our nurse educators and discharge planners do, but no one has ever mistaken them for a doctor. I hope I never have to be your patient. It sounds to me like you don't have your patients at the top of your priority list.

I'm going into nursing because I like it,believe it or not and I dont think I will one of those nurses who complain all the time or burn out quickly! Just because I like old good white uniform doesnt mean I dont belong in nursing or I wont be a competent nurse..