The nurses’ uniform in pediatrics, the opinion of children and nurses (original) (raw)

Use of non-conventional nurses’ attire in a paediatric hospital: a quasi-experimental study

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2009

Aims: To test the impact of a multi-coloured non-conventional attire on a population of children admitted to a paediatric hospital.Design: Quasi-experimental before-after controlled study.Background: It has been suggested that non-conventional nurses’ uniforms in paediatric settings may contribute to lowering children’s distrust towards healthcare providers and reduce fear. Little formal research has investigated on the impact of nursing attire in a paediatric setting. No study has so far analysed the effects in actual use of a non-conventional, other than the traditional type of uniform, on a paediatric hospitalised population.Design: A quasi-experimental study.Methods: We introduced multi-coloured nurses’ attire in two wards of a paediatric hospital. Using open questions and semantic differential scales (SDS), we evaluated the effects of this non-conventional attire on a group of hospitalised children, compared to sex-and-age-matched controls interviewed before the introduction. Parents were also interviewed.Results: One hundred and twelve hospitalised children and their parents (n = 112) were studied. The percentage of positive words used by children to define their nurse was higher in children interviewed after the introduction of non-conventional uniforms (96·2% vs. 81·8%, p = 0·01). Children’s perception of nurses was significantly improved by the use of multi-coloured attire (‘bad’–‘good’ SDS: p = 0·01; ‘disagreeable’–‘nice’ SDS: p = 0·001). Children’s perceptions regarding hospital environment did not change. Parents’ perception of nurses’ uniform adequacy to the role and capability to reassure resulted improved (p < 0·0001, p = 0·0003).Conclusions: Multi-coloured non-conventional attire were preferred by hospitalised children and their parents. Their introduction improved the perception children have of their nurses. Moreover, the coloured uniforms improve the parents perception about the reliability of the nurse.Relevance to clinical practice: The use of non-conventional nurses’ attire can contribute to improve the child–nurse relation, which has the potential to ease the discomfort experienced by children due to hospitalisation.

The Effect of Nurses' Uniform Color on Situational Anxiety inthe School Age Inpatients Children

Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science, 2019

Introduction: Hospitalization causes anxiety in children, and nurses play an important role in reducing children's anxiety. Nurses' characteristics, including their costumes, are important factors affecting the quality of care through the relationship between the nurse and the child. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental intervention study, 240 children aged 6-12 years old, admitted to the pediatric ward of Ahvaz Golestan Hospital, were selected and divided into two groups of 120 patients. The data collection tool included a demographic questionnaire and Spielberger's state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI), completed 4 hours after admission and at discharge. Data were analysed using descriptive tests, independent t-test, and covariance analysis using SPSS 21. Results: The mean level of anxiety in children whose nurses were dressed in pink was smaller (39.99 ± 7.79), compared to children whose nurses were dressed in navy blue uniforms (46.12 ± 4.60). In addition...

Impact of nurses clothing on anxiety of hospitalised children

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2009

Aim. To investigate anxiety levels in two groups of children exposed to nurses with white vs. coloured clothing in a university hospital in Iran. Background. Hospitalisation causes anxiety in children and it is documented that nurses have an important role in alleviating children's distress and anxiety. Nurses characteristics, including their clothing is a factor that affects quality of care through child-nurse relationship. Design. Clinical trial. Methods. Children (n = 92) aged 7-15 years old hospitalised for 3-5 days in paediatric surgery ward were exposed to nurses in white or coloured clothing. Children's anxiety was assessed on admission and at discharge using Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale. Results. Children exposed to white nursing uniforms showed higher anxiety levels compared with children exposed to coloured nursing clothing (p £ 0AE05). Besides coloured nursing clothing, female sex, age >11 years old (guidance school) and living in families with more than four members were predictors of lower global anxiety scores. Conclusion. Providing a child-friendly environment through colourful nursing clothing can promote nurses' relationship with hospitalised children. This can satisfy children's expectations of the nursing care and alleviates the need for meeting ideals of nursing care through wearing a white nursing uniform provided that standards of nursing care are favoured. Relevance to clinical practice. Using colourful nursing clothing in paediatric wards reduces anxiety as a psychological parameter which delays improvement and provides a child-friendly environment that helps promotion of quality of nursing care.

Investigating Children's Perception of Nurses Through Their Drawings

Clinical Nursing Research, 2018

Hospitalized children can have various fantasies about hospital, health staff, and related tools and equipment. They need to develop new coping strategies for compliance with hospitalization.This study aimed to investigate the perception of nurses by children with acute and chronic illness through their drawings. The study was carried out using a descriptive research model. "Nurses through the eyes of sick children data collection form" was used in data collection procedure. The instruction "draw a picture of a nurse, please" was used to get the children to draw a picture. The majority of the children portrayed nurses as a smiling face. The children with chronic diseases featured nurses more in their drawings and they mentioned more nurse duties. The most important sign of the progression of nursing is that the mentioning of the modern roles of nursing by the children in their drawings and expressions. As children are influenced by their emotions, thoughts, observations, and experiences while drawing pictures, nurses can determine their thoughts about the disease, hospitals, physicians, and nurses by having sick children draw pictures.

Exploring How Nursing Student Uniform Influence Professional Image

Uniforms play a key role in the description of occupational margins and the formation of professional identity in healthcare. The aim of this research study is to explore student nurses' perceptions of their uniform on their professional image at the College of Health Sciences. The goal is to investigate the findings of this study to recommend a revision of the dress code policy that would intensively support students' professional identity, promote safety, and offer satisfaction. This is a qualitative interpretive research study, which data collection is done through semi-structured qualitative interviews. Three interviews were conducted with the student nurses registered at the College of Health Sciences in the UAE. Thematic analysis was followed to analyze the collected data. The main finding of the study is that uniforms have positive influence on the student nurses' appearance as health care professionals. Interviews raised issues in the area of cultural perspectives. Since this study shows the importance of uniform to students, uniforms need to reflect the professional image and culture as presented in the recommendation section.

Perceptions of nurses as health educators held by children and adolescents based on their artwork

Purpose: To evaluate perceptions of nurses as health educators held by children and adolescents aged 4 to 17 years based on their artwork. Materials and methods: 514 children's drawings were analyzed. Titled "With a Nurse for Health," drawings were submitted from all over Poland, coming from hospital recreation centers, schools, art studios, sick children, children with special needs, and healthy children. Results: Children created images of nurses engaged in a detailed range of professional duties, including delivering care to children and attending to children"s personal hygiene. The drawings portrayed the nurses delivering first aid care for cases of injury, bleeding, and fractures, as well as applying or changing dressings. Nurses were depicted in hospital rooms, nurse"s offices, and emergency rooms. Conclusion: We believe that the analysis of children's artworks can help in the planning of health programs aimed at children.

The Body of Nursing as seen through the NHS Nursing Uniform

This paper aims to analyse the current NHS nursing uniform, how the uniform impacts upon the identity of the modern day nurse and how efficient the uniform is for the role required. From a design perspective the nursing uniform appears to have little consideration for aesthetics, gender, fit and comfort with practicality, cost and a universal " one-style fits all " overpowering the design thinking. As designers the authors discuss the importance of the aesthetics of a garment as being highest on their agenda, but appreciate that uniform is not fashion and as such practicality is important within the design. However, the authors argue that effective design should have a balance of these characteristics and question can a " one-style fits all " design philosophy really fit all?

Children’s perceptions of the nursing profession in Poland

Nurse Education Today, 2004

The drawing, as a kind of artistic language, used by the child-artist to express his or her thoughts and opinions concerning their environment is an immensely interesting form of cognition for the viewers of such artistic creations.