Perceptions of Nurses' Uniforms |
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| Authors: | Sandra Mangum Carolyn Garrison Charlene Lind Renee Thackeray Marla Wyatt |
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| Institution: | Associate Cllnical Professor, College of Nursing, at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.;Assistant Professor, Department of Home Economics, at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.;Associate Professor, at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.;Assistant Professor, Department of Clothing and Textiles, College of Family, Home and Social sciences;at the time of the research;a graduate student in the Department of Home Economics, at Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. |
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| Abstract: | Patients (N=100), nurses (N=30), and administrators (N=15) in a regional medical center were surveyed about the professional image inherent in different styles of nurses' uniform. The Nurse Image Scale (NIS) was used as the data-gathering tool with pictures of the same nurse in a variety of uniforms. Results showed that patients rated some uniforms significantly differently for professional image than did nurses and administrators. There was general agreement among all respondents on the nurse they would most like to have care for them (dress with stethoscope) and the nurse they would least like to have care for them (white pants with colored top). |
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