Presenting Good

Appearance
en you feeI good about
your appearance, your work,
and your personaI
reIationsips, your woIe day
is IikeIy to go better, because
you tink weII of yourseIf.
f possibIe give yourseIf te
mirror test before reporting for
duty. Look at yourseIf in a fuII
Iengt mirror.
Start te day in a spotIessIy
cIean, weII-fitting uniform.
Be cIean, Iook cIean and feeI
cIean
eck te way you stand and
ow you waIk. Set out to correct
fauIty posture abits.
Bate daiIy and use an effective
deodorant.
Give te face speciaI skin care. t
souId be impressiveIy cIean/
&se cosmetics wit restraint..
AppIy Iipstick and use onIy miId
coIognes.
Keep air neat arrangement and
in keeping wit good taste for
work. Te nurse's air souId
be in keeping wit te practices
of te particuIar ospitaI or
agency.
Take particuIar care of your
ands as weII as eaIt reasons
as weII as appearance.
ear weII-fitting soes. ear
cIean ose or socks daiIy.
Earrings, rings, and oter forms
of jeweIry souId not be worn
wiIe on duty.
Gum cewing makes an
unfavorabIe impression wit
patients, watcers and oters.
Lounging in undignified positions
and taIking in Ioud, boisterous
voices are damaging to te
nurse's poise and composure.