Why is it?

At our local hosp...the drs and nurses wear clothes of their own choosing. Spent a week there whne my mom was there, and never saw a whit outfit

ive had white nurses uniforms and navy blue.

doctors only wear white coats...The white coat was introduced to medicine in Canada by Dr. George Armstrong (1855-1933) who was a surgeon at the Montreal General Hospital and President of the Canadian Medical Association to protect their dress clothes

Most docs and nurses here in the Philippines wear white clothes

So the blood stands out more......

clean profession?

suppose to make it look more sanitary but we wear all kinds of colors at my job mekes it more fun i think

and i was gonna say , same reason why emt's and paramedics wear blue...who the hell knows lmao

It is for the patients whichever world the patients wake up to they are not too shocked in both worlds there would be the white doctors or Angels

Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists wear white lab jackets. I always thought that it was so they didn't look like the patients.

So their uniforms can be bleached to get out blood stains & stuff.

White started years and years ago... was suppose to appear to be more "clean and sterile"

over the years, medical facilities are getting more relaxed about it

Sometimes I ponder God's existence.

I don't really ponder the evolution of medical uniforms.



Hope the question doesn't keep you up at night...!

yeh ive heard they might change the coulor because stains show uo easier but in the past, white is a color commonly associated with the medical profession and cleanliness, so in this sense it's tradition. However, there is a practical reason as well: bleach is an extremely common cleaning agent used in medical applications, so a lab coat of any other color wouldn't work.

There are lots of nurses on here I would like to see in no clothes

Initially the nursing students wore some sort of striped uniform with a starched white apron over it, then after graduation were "allowed" to wear the stiff white uniform, and had a blue cape with a red lining, which they wore, with the red flap over one shoulder as a sign of distinction.

The cap was worn at all times, even as a Nursing student. The doctors, as many have indicated have always worn (at least in the past) a white usually knee length lab coat with (in the old days) a suit underneath as ,again, a sign of distinction.

In the "old days" when a doctor entered the room the nurse(s) had to stand up, and surrender their seat to the physician(s), who were highly regarded, and I do believe seldom questioned.

As time went by things began to "ease up" a bit, and now we are able to wear the "sinfully" (as one of my elder OB/GYN bosses once giggled as she donned her first pair due to the heat - she even still wore the stockings and the garters) comfortable scrubs...

OF NOTE: Those of you out there who have, as I (no, I'm not THAT OLD ) been in the profession for awhile - have you ever heard the elderly complain that you cannot tell the nurses from the housekeepers because "they're all dressed alike"? The elderly take comfort in seeing the white uniform - as a symbol of professionalism, not realizing that we're still smart, we're just comfortable ..

NOTE TO WHITE'S WEARERS: To get Betadine out of those whites (this is REALLY COOL): Get some Vitamin C from the pharmacy - have to do this while the betadine is still wet - crush it and add a little water to forma paste, then rub it on the Betadine and it will disappear just like ivisible ink!!!! It's really cool------------

Hey - I've got a question - (had Encephalitis a few years ago and it's left me with some memory deficits) -
What is it that Louis Pasteur is famous for?? One of my geneological lines has been traced back to him, but I can't for the life of me remember what he did ........would appreciate any info - thanks...

was it insulin?

cause they think they're so freaking special

most are snooty stuck up arses without a clue to whats goin on