hi guys,
Sorry i am not sure if this post is appropriate for this blog but its just a thought that i have had for a long time. The question being 'where should the fine line be drawn across to determine the acceptable level of outlook/appearance professionalism in health care service providers'. As in what kind of hair style/colour, ear rings, nose rings, eye brow rings and so on.... I have seen doctors and nurses with crazy colour/style as well as other 'accessories/piercings' (however have not come across any Physio like that yet). Just wondering what everybody's thought about that is and if the above is acceptable for a clinician during work and during interactions with patients as well as other professionals?and us being students representing curtin, i also understand that the school policy has a dresscode set up for us during clinic but nothing else is restricted and... what are the limitations for us to stay professional in a sense of appearance during clinics??
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Tricky... hmmm...consider this a comment on your comment Robin... As students representing Curtin I think we have an obligation to present with uniform , neat and tidy and professional (hair etc) because we are not just represnting ourselves but also the School of Physiotherapy. But yes the line between hair colour, tattoos, piercings, etc is a bit blurred. I have noticed different standards between pracs as to the level of our uniform eg. black versus navy pants, use of jewellery/earrrings/belts...so yes it is a bit of a mystery!I often feel that we look like sheep in our mathching baby blues, however it is so much easier for patients and staff to identify with who we are (especially as in 4 weeks we never get to meet everybody that we should!). However, once we get out into the 'real' working world perhaps self-expression is more acceptable for whatever reason, coz then we represent ourselves? At PMH the staff could where whatever they wanted (including the physios) to make it less daunting for the kids, but interestingly a lot of nursing staff still chose to wear a uniform as they felt it was easier to have the pockets and something simple to wear :)
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