When did Nurses in Hospitals stop wearing the Nurses hats and uniforms including the white stockings Miss it

Question

I know the times have changed but I always saw Nurses every where like that.

Answer 1

I remember my sister graduating as a Registered Nurse in 1974, all spiffy in her starched white nurse's uniform. (sigh)

It was a short while after that nurses and other health-care providers started wearing the more practical scrubs. Now it's hard to tell an RN from a nurse's aide from a housekeeper. Many institutions use different color scrubs to differentiate between skilled nurses and the cleaning staff, but not all, and there's no color-coded standardization. It would be nice if there were some distinguishment, either by color, badge or other insignia.

Answer 2

Health care can be dirty and bloody, so why get all decked out in white so a patient can puke, bleed or crap on you. It is easier to put on a new pair of scubs than to worry so much about how they look. I work in a hospital, and the last thing on our minds is looks...we are there to help the sick.

Answer 3

I believe that started to happen in the late 1970s, early 1980s.