These gals are all wearing different colored smocks and scrubs these days, which is confusing as fuck to me.
I don’t need this headache when trying to identify a nurse. Who the hell is who around here?? Take my blood… please.
(Tongue firmly in cheek, BTW… before anyone accuses me of having a loose wire)
What was that weird little front flap folded back, pinned to the back of the head, pilgrim-y woman type of nurse’s cap all about anyway? Did anybody really wear those?
gals?
I don’t think the nearly 10% of US nurses who are male are going to be too happy about being expected to wear that white dress. Not to mention the nylon pantyhose.
Seriously, though, if nurses find scrubs and colored smocks more comfortable and practical than a white dress and stockings, then that’s what they should wear. A nurse experiencing discomfort and inconvenience from her/his uniform is a nurse who is being distracted from caring for patients.
There are male nurses, you sexist f*ck!
Hey, if “Guinness World Record (GWR) rules stipulate that a nurse’s uniform must include a blue or white dress, a white pinafore apron and a traditional white nurse’s cap.” it’s good enough for me.
Actually, they just relented so scrubs are okay.
I KNOW! You run the risk of confusing them for real people, like Doctors*!! 
ETA *Man doctors, that is. Woman doctors should know their place and be nurses. Heavy on the starch!
I dunno what you’re complaining about; nurses in scrubs are gorgeous.
Maybe they could print the word NURSE!! in big friendly letters all over their nice comfy scrubs.
I’m sure my (female) doctor friends would approve of this too
Ayup. The C-store I stop at most mornings is right down the road from a hospital AND a vet clinic or two.
Scrubs can be very flattering, especially on a woman with curves. Guys who work out can wear them really well too.
So are you saying that men are too good to wear the traditional uniform?
Why is the assumption that a man doing something women would do is degrading to men, but not vice versa?
The current male record holder for fastest marathon in a nurse’s uniform didn’t think he was above wearing a traditional nurse’s uniform.
You can’t tell who’s an orderly or janitor or a nurse. I think different colors for different job duties would work. With a key posted on the front door.
What happened to lab coats, btw?
The hospital where I spend a lot of time hanging out requires their staff to wear ID cards with their titles in big, clearly visible letters. Unfortunately, nearly all of the nurses and other staff wear them turned around so you can’t see them.
No, I’m saying the traditional uniform is crap. Especially since it seems to be designed for women. And there are men nurses. Which belies the use of the term “gals” in the OP.
I was actually in an emergency department not so long ago. They gave me a card explaining ER procedures. One of the things on there was that nurses wear a certain shade of blue and patient care technicians wear a different shade of blue. (I forget what the exact shades were.) I honestly was in no condition to differentiate subtle differences in blue.
And I always thought white coats were for doctors, but some nurses and therapists wore white coats over their scrubs.
So designing something for women makes it crap?
No, designing “something” for women doesn’t make it crap.
Why do they turn them around? That seems counterproductive.
Oooh, good idea; that way they won’t get confused with the prisoners that are in the ER, who also happen to wear scrubs & have “PRISONER” in big letters but only on their back.
Looks kinda like a naughty nurse uniform. :eek:
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