• The Canadian nurse · Sep 1993

    A uniform with uniformity.

    • S Coombes and J Heilman.
    • Can Nurse. 1993 Sep 1; 89 (8): 61-2.

    AbstractClothing is a powerful form of non-verbal communication, conveying socio-economic status, occupational role and even the authority and power vested in that role. The traditional hospital nursing uniform reflects its historic military and religious foundations, and, many would say, the servile rank of the wearer.

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