Yanuar Primanda, MNS

Objectives

• After the completion of the study, the students are able to:• Explain the definition of grooming• Explain the factors that contribute

to personal grooming• Identify the recommended and not

recommended grooming for nurse students and nurses

• Create an advertising or promotion media to encourage good grooming among the nurses students

Do You:• Take a bath this morning?

• Smells good this morning?

• Wear the correct dress?

• Look beauty and handsome?

• Look professional and smart?

• Ready to make the best impression in every meeting with people?

• Want to make people belief that you are a nursing student?

Watch out your grooming please!

• Grooming refers to the things that people do to keep themselves clean and make their face, hair, and skin look nice. 

• Personal grooming (also called titivating and preening) is the art of cleaning, grooming, and maintaining parts of the body.

• It is a species-typical behavior that is controlled by neural circuits in the brain

• Positive self-image• Professional image• Behaviors image

Remember that you represent the nursing profession at all

times — whether at work or at play. Your clothes, hygiene, actions, and behaviors are

always on display. This can be an intense responsibility and unfair at times, perhaps, but

something you must be aware of.

Grooming areas

1. General appearance2. Dress3. Body language

1. General Appearance

Which one do you prefer to open?

Why??

• The more “put-together” you appearance, the more positive your impression (Whitmore, 2005).

socioeconomic status ?

background ?

level of education ?

personality ?

• People unconsciously judge your socioeconomic status, background, level of education, and personality from your grooming (Whitmore, 2005).

• How you dress makes a powerful statement about yourself.

•Men or women have to concern their grooming??

Common complains about women in a professional setting

•Tight fitting and short skirts•Unprofessional hair•Too much make up•Clothing that is too casual

(Pagana, 2005)

Dress Color

• A flattering color will make your eye color more intense and your skin tone more vibrant, and will give you an energetic look and vice versa.

Dress Style

• No transparent• No tight• No pencil style• No jeans• Blouse covers the back• Wear long sleeves for lady

Hair

Hair• No PUNK style for man• No long hair for man• Shaving regularly for man• Cover with veil for lady• Veil must cover chest• No pony and tail• Should kept out of the eyes• Tucked behind the ears, pulled back

with a barrette, pulled up in a ponytail, or twisted up with a clamp

• Keep it clean and free from odor

Make up

Make up

• Little make up• Use make up to

enhance, not to dominate

• Make sure, no lipstick on your teeth

Finger Nails

Germs/bacteria infection site

Injury patient safety

Piercing and Tattoo

Shoes

Shoes

• Use comfortable shoes• In hospital: do not wear high heels

shoes• Wear dark color of shoes: black,

chocolate, or white• Wear a simple one

Jewelry

• Limit rings to wedding bands or engagement rings

• Jewelry should not be noisy (no metal bangle bracelets), too large, or costume jewelry

• Keep earrings small, simple, and above the earlobe

Smoking

2. Dressing

Dressing in the clinical setting

• Uniform are necessary for professional identification

• Nurses look most professional when wearing white

Impacts of Dress

• Professional image

• Intelligence• Competency• Trustworthines

s• Ability• Authority• Credibility

• Identity • Confidence • Enhance

interpersonal relationship

• Infection control

• Comfort• Utility

General Guideline of Nurse’s Dress

• Neat and professional• Clean• Long hair should be pulled

back and out of face• Name tag should be visible

and readable

What the patients think??

• 55% thought that identifying their RN was not easy.

• 94% thought nurses appeared to be professional.

• 64% thought nurses should be allowed to wear any color uniform.

• 73% thought nurses should keep their hair back and off their shoulders.

What the patients thinks??

• 91% thought nurses should not wear long fingernails.

• 80% said they would like to identify their RN by a large print “RN” on a name badge.

• 39% said they would like to identify their RN by uniform color.

3. Body Language

Body Language

• Communicate: visually, vocally, and verbally

• The visual element has the strongest impact and consists of everything people see when they look at you

Body Language Tips

Standing• Stand tall with your shoulders back

and your chin up• Keep your shoulder relaxed• Avoiding slouching, swaying, and

shifting your feet• Don’t keep your hands in your

pockets• Folding your arms may denote

defensiveness or disagreement• Don’t put your hands on your hips

Sitting

• Sit up straight• Keep legs together,

especially when wearing a skirt

• Avoid slouching• Don’t jiggle your knees or

tap your feet

Facial Expressions• A sincere smile denotes

warmth and friendliness• A false smile makes you look

phony• A frown makes you look

angry or worried• Be animated, but don’t

overdo

Eye Contact• Looking at the eyes of

another shows your interest

• Occasionally look away and move your eyes to another part of the face

• Don’t stare or shift your eyes

Gestures• Use gestures to make a point• Vary your gestures• Gestures with open hands• Don’t wring your hands, point, or make

a fist• Don’t overdo gesturing• Avoid: playing with your hair or

jewelry, biting your lips, twisting your mustache, drumming your fingers, clicking pens, picking your teeth, biting your fingernails, jiggling keys or change in your pocket

Movement

• Move with confidence and purpose

• Don’t drag or shuffle your feet

Communicate with people through SMS

• Bu, q Noni, q mo ktmu iBu tuk konSultAsi biSa bu? Trims.

• Asslammualaikum, bu sy Noni, mhs PSIK 2012. Saya ingin berkonsultasi dengan ibu. Kapan kira-kira saya bisa menemui ibu? Tks.

Conclusion • You will have a better chance of

feeling good on the inside if you look good on the outside

• Dress for the job you aspire to, not for the job you have

• Wear clothes that fit well.• Your clothes impact your credibility• Don’t wear sunglasses or hats inside• Sloppy clothing may imply sloppy

work

• Divide the class into groups : 8-10 persons each group

• Create the promotion media to encourage good grooming among nursing students, ex:• How to wear good clothes• How to maintain body appearance• How to behave• etc

• Media: poster, leaflet, banner, etc• Duration: 2 weeks• Weight: 15% of total score• Week 4: 1 hour meeting to present the

homework and choose the best homework

Thank You…