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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS - If you see a nurse or student in a uniform, chances are it came from Joy's Uniforms N More. Joyce Kucera's business, located at 2402 13th St. in the upper level of Pioneer Plaza, has been a ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nursing uniforms are a “nonverbal, conscious statement that nurses have the skills and knowledge to care for others” (Spragley and Francis, 2006). However, wearing uniform does not automatically mean ...

NURSES at Worcester's new hospital could have access to a laundering service to enable them to keep their uniforms clean. There is a growing concern about the cleanliness of nurses' uniforms, a ...

Guinness World Records has decided to recognize Jessica Anderson as the world record holder for fastest marathon by a woman wearing a nurse’s uniform after initially ruling she didn’t qualify because ...

At the service desk I earwigged a nurse on phone pleading with a colleague to cover for her as she is next to be served, an indication she was running late so, upon hearing that, I opted to move ...

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.