The new uniforms have been introduced as part of a strategy for improvement, which is being led by chief nursing officer Kev Parker-Evans. A key part of the strategy is listening to the opinions ...

Tradition has a strong influence on nursing and symbolic items remind us of the “inextricable link” between uniform and the profession’s history (Houweling, 2004). ... Nursing uniforms are a ...

Nurses should be doing this anyway, but it is easy to occasionally skip the introduction if we think patients know us already based on the colour of our uniforms. The truth is, we cannot and should ...

Army physical fitness uniforms and nursing T-shirts are also available, though in limited quantities. Soldiers can keep the uniforms for up to 15 months. After that, items are recycled back into ...

Putting hospital nurses in brightly colored, unconventional uniforms makes children more comfortable and parents more confident, according to a study of 112 children. The children were more likely ...

When Amanda Carter started as a registered nurse in 1982, she was proud of the uniform she wore, although from a comfort and practicality point of view it left plenty to be desired.

The seven nurses at the hospital posed for photographs in uniforms from the 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, as the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham unveiled a ...