Clinical Dress Code

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Women/Men

  • Wine-colored uniform tops and bottoms. (Females are allowed to wear skirts that are knee length or longer).
  • The required brand for scrubs is Dickies. The color code is WINZ. Students can choose from two lines:
    • Xtreme Flex Stretch
    • EDS Signature Line
  • Pants should fall on top of shoes (no cuffs).
  • White hose should be worn with a skirt.
  • White socks (mid-calf length) should be worn with pants.
  • Official Wallace Community College ADN Program patch is to be sewn onto upper right side of front shirt.
  • White shoes: NO CANVAS or CLOTH (must be ALL white with clean white shoe laces). No thong type sandal, flip flop, croc style shoes with holes, etc. are permitted. Shoes must be closed-toe.
  • A professional white lab coat may be worn over uniform during clinical. The lab coat must have the Wallace Community College ADN Program patch sewn onto the top left sleeve. The student lab coat is not to be worn when the student is an employee role at his/her workplace.

ALL Students in Clinical

Jewelry

  • A wedding band, without stone(s), may be worn.
  • A non-digital watch may be worn.
  • Religious medals may be worn if the chain is long enough that it can be tucked into the uniform.
  • No visible body piercings i.e., tongue rings/apparatuses, will be allowed.
  • No wrist or ankle bracelets are allowed.
  • No earrings are permissible.

Fingernails

  • Fingernails are to be kept short, neat, and clean.
  • Clear, light/subtle tones of pink polish are allowed.
  • APPLIQUES ARE NOT ALLOWED.
  • ARTIFICIAL NAILS ARE NOT ALLOWED.

Tattoos

  • All tattoos should be covered. If necessary, students with questions should arrange to meet with an instructor on an individual basis to determine any indiviual course of action.

Perfume

  • NO scented hairspray, perfume, cologne, or lotions are to be worn while in uniform and clinical setting.

Hair

  • All students are to wear clean, neat, attractive and appropriate hairstyles (pulled away from the eyes and face) while in uniform.
  • air that falls past the level of the chin, when bending forward, must be fixed so that the hair does not touch the uniform collar.
  • Only plain barrettes or rubber bands are to be worn in hair.
  • No scarves or headbands.
  • No extreme look or hair color (i.e. neon colors) including shaved heads with designs or symbols is permitted.
  • If male students wear beards, they must be neat and clean (no more than 1” from the face).
  • If male students have long hair, then they must abide by the guidelines for the female students.