title: Uniforms. Removing barriers to communication.
abstract: Nurses have engaged in debate over the advantages and disadvantages of the traditional uniform for many years, Stephen O'Connor and Martinne Wright describe an imaginative approach to attire which was adopted by nurses in a rehabilitation Results indicate that the particular needs of patients in this unit are better met in the less formal atmosphere which subsequently developed.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D003020:Clothing; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000451:nursing