Nurses Uniforms History

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What is the history of nursing uniforms?

Nurses Uniforms History

In the 1950s, nursing in the UK explodes into life as the Health Service gets up and running. A 'Golden Age of Uniforms' begins. As hospitals became warmer, short sleeves appear and nurses who roll their long sleeves up start wearing arm cuffs or frills to cover up their rolled-up sleeves. Bib-front aprons also replaced the older aprons.

   

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5/14/2007 1:01:54 PM
Nursing Uniform said:

Nursing uniforms and nursing scrubs have changed over the years...




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