Topic > The Mental Image of a Nurse: Nurse Uniform - 587

The mental image that most people think of a nurse wearing is a long white dress, white socks, and shoes with a white hat. People ask: what makes a nurse so beautiful? It all started in (1850-1900) the early days when the nursing uniform was based on the customs of religious orders. Uniforms were introduced into Adelaide Hospital in 1898. When nurses were in training wearing the color blue they also wore a veil (folded square of starched muslin) for protection. This way they knew what kind of trainees they were based on color. Blue (ACH), Pink (RAH). What they wore in those colors were a white collar, cuffs and apron. Before the twentieth century, nurses traditionally wore uniforms, surgeons wore their own clothes during surgeries. Do not use anything such as sterilized clothing or protective clothing on any part of your body. They eventually began to practice the use of aprons during medical procedures. In 1918 the Spanish flu pandemic raised awareness of the spread of the dangerous infection. Nurses and doctors began wearing cotton gauze masks to protect themselves from sick people who the 18...