Before entering the locker room, a nurse approaches a large vending machine. After swiping his badge, he presses several buttons on a digital screen. He then removes a pair of correctly sized scrubs ...

Since the days of Florence Nightingale, nurses have worn uniforms to differentiate them from other hospital staff and promote their image as professionals. Only 40 years ago, professional attire for a ...

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 ...

Kate Shaw, MNursSci, RN, is staff nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals, City Campus; Stephen Timmons, PhD, MSc, MA, MA, PGCAP, BA, is associate professor, School of ...

If you need proof of a uniform that’s not exactly uniform, check out scrubs. They come in all colors, patterns and styles. There’s the exotic (animal patterns), the cheery (happy faces or hearts), the ...

Kangana Ranaut has shared her thoughts on the traditional dress code followed by nurses in India, saying that the uniform still reflects a strong colonial influence and could perhaps be redesigned in ...

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.