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ASU Dress Code (Provided by ASU)

APPENDIX C - CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
Arizona State University College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation (Revised 4/17/12)

Clinical Dress Code
The uniform is a means of identifying nursing students enrolled in the traditional or post-baccalaureate clinical nursing programs. In all clinical settings, it is important for CONHI students to be clearly identifiable as ASU students for their own protection.

Students should take pride in their professional appearance as they represent ASU. As a healthcare provider, students are expected to demonstrate conservative, safe and professional dress and grooming.

This dress code is to be observed by all traditional and post-baccalaureate nursing students. Faculty will review the dress code with students at the beginning of each clinical rotation.  Faculty will provide students with specific instructions where exceptions to the dress code can be made.   

Traditional and Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Nursing Students will comply with the dress code at all times while in a clinical agency.  Course faculty may require students to wear their uniform to laboratory or simulation experiences.  Noncompliance with this dress code will be reflected in the clinical evaluation and may result in dismissal from clinical experiences.  Traditional and Post-Baccalaureate Clinical Nursing Students are also expected to comply with clinical agency dress code requirements. 

Grooming:

Hair:
Students hair must be clean, neat and kept away from the face. If the student’s hair is long, it must be securely fastened back from the face so that long ends remain behind the shoulders. Students may use plain barrettes and plain, non-decorative ponytail holders to secure hair away from the face and behind the shoulders.  . Male students may wear neatly trimmed beards and/or  mustaches.

Fingernails:
Students must keep nails short and trimmed. Students may wear clear, colorless, non-chipped nail polish.  Due to health & safety requirements, sculptured or artificial nails are not acceptable.

Jewelry:
Students are required to wear a watch with second hand.   Students may wear a wedding band, and/or small plain post earrings for pierced ears.  Students may wear one small, post earring per ear. Due to health & safety requirements, ear loops, dangling pierced earrings, or other visible piercings are not permitted.

Makeup:
Students may wear subtle makeup.  Students are not allowed to wear perfume, after-shave, or fragrant lotions or powders. .

Other:
Students may not chew gum during clinical. Students may carry their belongings in a white, washable “fanny” pack.

Uniform:
All uniforms must be clean, neat, wrinkle free, fit well and be of appropriate length.

The uniform fabric is to be heavy enough that it is not transparent.

Students are required to purchase all uniform items with the ASU CONHI insignia through the approved vendor.  These items include:  wine scrub jacket, wine scrub shirt, white polo shirt.

Students may purchase uniform pants and shoes through the approved vendor or a vendor of their choosing. 

Uniform pants or skirts must meet the following requirements: 

• Fabric must be heavy enough that it is not transparent. 
• Jean material is not allowed.
• Pants or skirts must fit at the natural waist line.
• Pants may have a straight or tapered leg.
• Pants are to fit modestly and provide ample room to bend, sit, lift, and turn.

Students will wear either the hospital based or community based uniform.  Faculty will notify students of which uniform they are to wear to which clinical agencies.  

Hospital Based – White scrub pants, wine scrub jacket, wine scrub top, white, round-necked short-sleeved t-shirt may be worn under scrub top. 

Community Based – Navy blue scrub pants, wine scrub jacket, white polo shirt with ASU emblem embroidered on left chest..

Shoes:

  Hospital Based: All white nurse’s or all white, low top leather athletic shoes. Shoes and laces are to be white and clean. Clogs, open toes, sandals, or canvas shoes are not acceptable.

  Community Based: White leather (see above) or plain black or plain navy leather shoes.

  Other – Instructor determined based upon clinical agency requirement. Always wear the College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation ID badge and agency individual badge and agency identification where required.

Dress Code for Client Selection: Student uniform or professional attire with scrub jacket and ID badge(s).

  Identification: The College of Nursing & Healthcare Innovation ID badge, purchased through the recognized student organizations, is to be worn on the upper left side of polo shirt, scrub top, or scrub jacket, if worn.

 Basic Equipment: Bandage scissors, black and red ballpoint pens, stethoscope and Pen light.

Unacceptable Professional Attire:

  NO see through clothes, sleeveless tops, sun dresses, halter tops, tank tops, T shirts, shorts, miniskirts, dye outfits, jean wear of any kind, denim, sweat tops or pants, jogging suits, open toe shoes or thongs.