Code for dress, jewelry, nails, & perfumes/sprays

You must dress professionally for ALL SHIFTS to maintain a respectful and comfortable work/home environment. Please adhere to the following dress code:

PLEASE WEAR: 

• Scrub pants and a scrub top are ideal.

• Pants/jeans, t-shirts that allow you to perform all necessary tasks while maintaining a professional image.

PLEASE DO NOT WEAR: 

• Low-cut or tight-fitting clothing

• Tank tops, sleeveless shirts, midriffs, crop tops, open-back shirts

• Tights/leggings

• Shorts, skirts, or dresses

• Clothing with inappropriate messaging, holes, or tears

• Bracelets that dangle and can get in the way of necessary tasks

• Scented perfume/cologne that could trigger asthma.

• Long or artificial nails (please keep nails natural, short, and filed smooth). Based on WHO research:

  • Long fingernails, either natural or artificial, can damage patient skin (especially fragile skin or sites of injuries), puncture gloves easily, and limit performance in hand hygiene practices.

  • Long or artificial nails are more likely to harbor gram-negative pathogens compared to short, natural nails, both before and after handwashing.

  • Nail polish can be used but should not be chipped or peeling.

    • Freshly applied nail polish does not increase the number of bacteria recovered from periungual skin, but chipped nail polish may support the growth of larger numbers of organisms on fingernails