Developing a new uniform policy for student nurses.

Abstract

It has been recognized that for many years traditional nurse uniforms are far from ideal. Inappropriate uniforms can be a contributory causative factor in back injury among nurses. Many nurses hold firmly to a traditional view of what constitutes a 'proper' nurse's uniform. Uniforms can act as a barrier and hindrance in the development of the therapeutic relationship between nurse and patient. Many colleges of nursing face amalgamation. This presents them with an opportunity to re-examine their uniform policies and rationalize the many into the one.