Professional Dress
Interns should dress in a manner which reflects positively on the department, hospital and their profession. Clothing worn to work should:
- Be of a suitable color, fabric and style to reflect professional status.
- Be clean, neat and in good repair at all times
- Provide for the mechanical safety of the employee and patients
- Allow for full performance of all duties
- Allow easy identification of the employee and department affiliation
Requirements:
- Name badges, provided by Stanford Hospital and Clinics, will be worn at all times. The goal is identification, and the name badge should be easily visible to persons lying in bed or to other professionals.
- Badges must be worn above the waist
- Badges should never be clipped to pants
- If a lanyard is worn, make sure it is above the waist, and does not interfere with patient care
- White lab coats are worn by staff members and students providing direct patient care, except in areas where other protective clothing is required, such as BMT. In the psychiatric units, lab coats are not required. Scrubs may be worn in some units, with a lab coat over the scrubs, but are not required. Consult with your clinical instructor about clothing in the area where you are assigned.
- A watch with a second hand shall be worn at all times by staff members providing direct patient care.
- No jeans are to be worn by students.
- Shoes must have closed toes and without high heels or built up soles such that it could endanger employees or patients. Some soles are slippery, and culd be a danger to therapists teaching transfers or ambulating with patients. Shoes with these types of soles should not be worn.
- T-shirts and tank tops are not permitted. Polo shirts or styled cotton tops with pockets are acceptable.
- Sweatshirts are not suitable in direct patient care areas.
- Tops and pants need to be long enough and high enough to provide adequate coverage of abdomen, back and chest during patient treatment activities.
- No fragrances, perfumes, scented aftershaves
- Jewelry must be discrete and provide no risk to the wearer or patient.
- No artificial nails are permitted.
The requirements listed above are not all-encompassing. Circumstances may arise which are not covered by this policy. Any decisions on the interpretation of these guidelines are at the discretion of the clinical instructor and the clinical education coordinator.