From Florence Nightingale to Nurse Ratched, pristine white uniforms and crisply starched caps once made the American nurse instantly recognizable. But that iconic image is now a relic of the past. As ...
In the coming months, patients and guests at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will see a more uniform and 'professional' appearance among the facility's thousands of nurses. Instead of the ...
It’s National Nurses Week 2022 and that means deals, discounts and more. So, toss those well worn scrubs, because now is the time to buy. But before you just grab the scrubs with the lowest price tag, ...
Michelle Carrick won't buy scrubs that don't have pockets. "Nurses need them," said Carrick, a registered nurse at Jennings Center for Older Adults. In them she stows alcohol pads, scissors, adhesive ...
No doubt, the most intimidating and yet most fascinating part of any hospital is the operating room. Tile walls, bright lights and the smell of sterility are the backdrops upon which life-and-death ...
A local hospital network has implemented a controversial new rule requiring nurses to wear white uniforms. Hospital officials in the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health hospital system say white ...
In the 25 1 / 2 years that she has been working at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics — the past 15 of which having been in the Medical Intensive Care Unit — nurse Ann Byrne said she has not had ...
The feelings of most nurses who remember the traditional white nurse's uniform fall somewhere in the middle. At one time, they wore their uniforms proudly, and speak of them with fondness today.