The feelings of most nurses who remember the traditional white nurse's uniform fall somewhere in the middle. At one time, they wore their uniforms proudly, and speak of them with fondness today.

From Florence Nightingale to Nurse Ratched, pristine white uniforms and crisply starched caps once made the American nurse instantly recognizable. But that iconic image is now a relic of the past. As ...

GARDNER —Family and friends gathered on Friday to celebrate the achievements of Mount Wachusett Community College’s associate degree nursing class during a traditional pinning ceremony. The 46th ...

COLUMBUS - If you see a nurse or student in a uniform, chances are it came from Joy's Uniforms N More. Joyce Kucera's business, located at 2402 13th St. in the upper level of Pioneer Plaza, has been a ...

The nurses in this 1928 image wear a traditional uniform for the era, complete with cape, cap and pinafore apron. They are standing near Saint Joseph’s Hospital in South Bend, at a time when hospitals ...

National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and nurses at St. Bernardine Medical Center in San Bernardino observed the week by spending a day wearing traditional white nurses’ uniforms that were common until ...

It’s a white coat, a cotton-blend garment worn over a dress or a shirt and tie with no extraordinary intrinsic value. Except for this: Who would you rather see standing beside your bed when you wake ...

Done the way they are intended, the honor guard has four nurses stand guard over a casket or urn. All are dressed in traditional nurses’ whites – uniforms, stockings, shoes and caps – with navy blue ...

The move to all-white uniforms for nurses—what many consider the traditional look—did not happen overnight. Historical photographs reveal that many nurses were wearing entirely white uniforms in the ...