Almost as important as the cap was the nursing school pin. In the 19th century, pins were a tradition of the Nightingale School of Nursing at St Thomas's Hospital in London, where students were ...

What happens when the concepts of utilitarianism, historicism, futurism, art and nursing collide? They produce "RN: The Past, Present and Future of the Nurses' Uniform," a fascinating ...

Twenty-first century school nurses are a far cry from the mythic lady in a crisp white uniform wielding a thermometer, ice pack and students’ home numbers. The profession has undergone enormous ...

It’s a white coat, a cotton-blend garment worn over a dress or a shirt and tie with no extraordinary intrinsic value. Except for this: Who would you rather see standing beside your bed when you wake ...

Caps may have started out being utilitarian (containing or protecting the hair), but they rapidly became symbolic. Affiliated with a specific training school, a nurse's cap conveyed not only where she ...