What Is a Candy Striper? Discussion Comments Byanon132059— On Dec 05, 2010 are you suppose to tip the hospital housekeeper who cleans your room? Bysnappy— On Feb 07, 2010 It's stunning how often people have no sense of etiquette or simple consideration of others in the hospital. My gr...
When I was a teen, I volunteered as a candy-striper at a hospital in hopes I could peek inside labor and delivery, and I eventually went to college for nursing solely to be able to practice in labor and delivery. During my time in nursing school, I quickly became exposed to the medica...
Maybe it will be a way to transition them to come in to your classroom someday. Or if they truly cannot get there. I get it. Everybody’s working. Mom is working two jobs. Dad’s working two jobs. Maybe the student stays with a grandparent most of the time or at a babysitter or...
Hospital administrators were also impressed with how cost-effective scrubs were, as well as with their easy maintenance. Today, many hospitals use a variety of colors to differentiate between departments, while surgical scrubs continue to be primarily green. Pediatric staff often wear scrubs ...
then she told me what it meant and now i'm a candy striper Byanon4444— On Oct 18, 2007 Hi my name is Shana. I'm doing a research project on Candy Stripers and I want to know if you can tell me who founded the first Hospital that decided on the idea of having Candy Stripers?
My daughter is a VA hospital volunteer, and she actually gets to visit patients in their rooms and offer them something to read. She said a lot of patients still call her a candy striper, even though the hospital volunteer uniforms are a solid blue color. She's planning on becoming a re...
What Is a Candy Striper? What are the Different Types of Health Care Professionals? Discussion Comments ByRotergirl— On Jan 11, 2015 I remember the scrubs fad. I wore them as pajamas a lot. They're loose fitting and nearly indestructible. I see people in doctor's offices now who wear ...