In my doctor's office I appreciate a shirt & tie & nice slacks OR a skirt and blouse or dress.
In the hospital I have a whole different opinion mainly because I've worked both sides of the bed.
Doctors in scrubs or shirt, tie, slacks and white coat. I know the difference in the length of coats too. Those 2 attires tell everyone who you are. (Christopher Peters - I wish you didn't feel pretentious wearing your white coat - you earned it, feel proud)
Nurses - wear white, with a cap while working in the hospital.
When people walk into a hospital room and each person is wearing blue scrubs, how could we possibly know who is who without a roster.
When I wear my whites my patients (who are able to) smile knowing who I am and what they are about to get from me. Many of them appreciate my whites as the majority of my patients' ages are baby boomers or the silent generation and even the greatest generation.
I'll take this a step further. I know that what I'm about to say has nothing to do with competency, but anyone with green or blue, or orange etc hair does not project professionalism. Tattoos on forearms, hands, neck, face is fine outside with friends, but again does not project professionalism. Piercings other than on auricular lobe - same story.
Yes, you have a right to do to your body whatever you want, but, hey, I'm a baby boomer.
In my doctor's office I appreciate a shirt & tie & nice slacks OR a skirt and blouse or dress.
In the hospital I have a whole different opinion mainly because I've worked both sides of the bed.
Doctors in scrubs or shirt, tie, slacks and white coat. I know the difference in the length of coats too. Those 2 attires tell everyone who you are. (Christopher Peters - I wish you didn't feel pretentious wearing your white coat - you earned it, feel proud)
Nurses - wear white, with a cap while working in the hospital.
When people walk into a hospital room and each person is wearing blue scrubs, how could we possibly know who is who without a roster.
When I wear my whites my patients (who are able to) smile knowing who I am and what they are about to get from me. Many of them appreciate my whites as the majority of my patients' ages are baby boomers or the silent generation and even the greatest generation.
I'll take this a step further. I know that what I'm about to say has nothing to do with competency, but anyone with green or blue, or orange etc hair does not project professionalism. Tattoos on forearms, hands, neck, face is fine outside with friends, but again does not project professionalism. Piercings other than on auricular lobe - same story.
Yes, you have a right to do to your body whatever you want, but, hey, I'm a baby boomer.