Alternative Nurses Uniforms
Since the late 1980s, there has been a move towards alternative designs of nursing uniforms in some countries. Newer style nurse's uniform in the United Kingdom consists of either:
- A tunic-style top and dark blue trousers that are optimally designed to prevent cross-infection, the colour of which depends upon the grade (or, more recently, band) of the nurse—the colour varies between NHS Trusts. The tunics often feature piping around the edges of the uniform.
- A dress in the same colour as the tunic-style top.
Male nurses generally wear a white tunic with epaulettes in a colour or quantity that represents their year of training or grade.
A "scrub dress" is a simpler type of uniform, and is sometimes worn in operating rooms. For outdoor clothing the nurse has a red jacket over the indoor Nurse uniform. If a nurse is seen outside in his or her uniform, this is a reprimandable offence and the nurse may be subjected to a review.
Traditional uniforms remain common in the Third World, but in Western Europe and North America, so-called "scrubs" or tunics have become more popular.
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