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Dave C. <mdupre@sff.net> wrote:

[ Whatever happened to white nurses' uniforms? ]

> Nursing is dirty, sweaty, hard work.  Would you expect
> your car mechanic to wear white starched uniforms complete
> with hats? 

No, because the engine of my car would actually be _dirty_,
as in, "covered with actual dirt."  Moreover, my car is 
unlikely to get infected.

The whole point of wearing white, whether one is a nurse or
a chef, is to _show_ dirt...and therefore, to encourage the
wearer to stay as clean as possible at all times.  Or failing
that, to show dirt conspicuously so that the wearer will know
immediately to change into clean clothes if the ones he's
wearing _do_ happen to become soiled.  That's no less true
today than it was 20- odd years ago, or whenever it was when 
those white nurses' uniforms were still _de rigeur_.

Come on, people; this isn't rocket science.  


> The current dress-down style of nurse apparel is the way it
> always should have been.  If I was a patient and saw someone
> enter my room in the more traditional nurses uniform, I'd 
> probably be scared to death.  :)  

Why, especially if the traditional white nurse's uniform was
clean?  Your argument makes no sense.



Geoff

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