Okay, this is such a weird question, but I'm giving it a shot.
Remember in nursing school how your hair had to be tied back, in a ponytail etc? It always seemed to be a practical thing to do, but in the field with no teachers- HOLY COW! I just don't understand how people work with their beautiful long tresses grazing their shoulders!? Doesn't it "dip into" stuff? Aren't you afraid a patient is going to grab onto it? Am I the only one who thinks it's crazy?
(Don't even get me started on false nails 2" long!!!!! )
I have fine, thin hair (as I get older, it gets finer and thinner). Our caps kind of sat on top of our heads and were held on with a couple of bobby pins. I had a heck of a time keeping mine on, especially after graduation, when I was working in OB. We used fetoscopes, the kind you put over your head (for bone conduction of sound). Between the darned thing falling off and having to take it off for checking FHTs, I was SO happy to quit wearing it.
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NurseShell
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OH PULEEZ NO WHITE CAPS!! Ick!! The hospital I'm at has specific uniforms for specific employees:
Nurses wear scurbs of their choice
CNAs wear navy blue scrubs
Housekeeping wears black pants and lightblue striped shirts.
Transport wears that standard bluish scrub
My school has us wearing hunter green scrubs with our school name embroidered on the shirt in white so it stands out..
Everyone wears photo name badges that must be visible and readable at all times.