Uniforms and/or scrubs definitely look professional in the medical field,
even if you have to wear the PPE over them while doing all those nasty
hazardous things.  :-)  Besides, lace-up shoes usually don't look too funky
with a dress or skirt, and my feet feel vulnerable in the exposed area in
flats or heels.  I've had some exciting moments when my barrier gown caught
the scalpel blade and spun it onto the floor!

Bec the Tec


>From: Karen S Pawlowski <kna101@utdallas.edu>
>To: Mary Lou Norman <mlm11@cornell.edu>
>CC: Tamara Howard <howard@cshl.org>, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
>Subject: Re: clothing in lab
>Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 08:54:28 -0500 (CDT)
>
>Along that line of thinking, shouldn't dresses and skirts that don't go
>down to the ankle be considered saftey hazards as they leave the legs
>exposed and nylons should be banned because they would tend to hold
>materials in contact with the the skin?  Long, flowing skirts and dresses
>are a problem too, as they can catch on things as you walk by.  If jeans
>can't be worn in the lab, this leaves only scrubbs or dress pants.
>
>Seems to me uniforms would be the way to go.  But do uniforms make you
>look professional?
>
>Just curious.
>
>Karen Pawlowski
>
>
>
>On Tue, 16 May 2000, Mary Lou Norman wrote:
>
> > Thank you, Tamara. I also thought this person is a snob.
> > Mary Lou
> >
> > >As for the person who said something along the lines of "techs should
>be
> > >dressed professionally, not like manual laborers"....Ouch. Is the
> > >implication that manual laborers are not professional? Or did the crew
> > >that built your house/hospital/car/etc. wear three-piece suits?
> > >
> > >Sorry about the venting - bad morning and this one really rubbed me the
> > >wrong way. Maybe those of us in plain old research fear that this
>clothing
> > >mindset will reach us.....hence the defensiveness.
> > >
> > >My $0.02 (US $, that is)
> > >
> > >Tamara Howard
> > >CSHL
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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