PERSONAL APPEARANCE

1. PERSONAL APPEARANCE PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE

2. OBJECTIVES • Explain how diet, rest, exercise, good posture, and avoiding use of tobacco and drugs contribute to good health • Demonstrate the standards of a professional appearance as they apply to uniforms, clothing, shoes, nails, hair, jewelry, and makeup.

3. PRESENTATION OF APPEARANCE • Confidence • Self-image

4. Good health • promoting health and preventing disease • health appearance

5. Diet • Eat well-balanced meals with nutritious foods • Provides body with materials for optimum health • Food from each of five major food groups

6. Rest • Need adequate rest and sleep • Provides energy and ability to deal with stress • Amount of sleep needed varies from each person

7. Exercise • Maintains circulation and improves muscle tone • Helps mental attitude • Contributes to more restful sleep • Chose form best suited to your needs • obtain some type of exercise daily

8. Good Posture • Prevents fatigue and puts less stress on muscles • Stand straight with stomach muscles pulled in, shoulders relaxed, and weight balanced equally on both feet

9. Avoid use of tobacco drugs • Use of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs seriously affects good health • tobacco affects function of heart, circulatory system, lungs, and digestive system • Impairs mental function • Decreases ability to make decisions • Affects many body systems • Use of substances can result in loss of a job

10. UNIFORM • Required in some health occupations • Neat, well fitting, clean and free of wrinkles • White or neutral undergarments should be worn under white uniforms • Find out what type and color is required

11. CLOTHING • Neat, clean, and in good repair • Freedom of movement • Washable fabrics usually best because of frequent washing • Should be appropriate for position • Jeans:Recreational Therapist

12. NAME BADGE • Most facilities require personnel to wear name badge or photo identification tag • States name, title, and department of health care worker

13. SHOES • White shoes frequently required • Fit well and provide good support • Low heels are best because they prevent fatigue and accidents • Females wear white or beige stockings with uniform • Males wear white socks

14. NAILS • Keep short and clean • Long pointed nails could cause injury to a patient, puncuture or tear gloves • Germs transmitted when dirt collects under nails • Avoid colored polish • Use hand cream to prevent cracking or chapping and dryness of hands

15. HAIR • Clean and neat • Styled attractively • Pinned back and kept off collar • keep hair from touching patient • prevents hair from falling on tray or equipment • avoids blocking vision during a procedure

16. JEWELRY • Usually not permitted with uniform • Can cause injury to patient and transmit germs • Exceptions include • watch, wedding ring, and small pierced earrings • Excessive jewelry interferes with patient care and detracts from professional appearance

17. MAKEUP • Avoid excessive makeup • Should create natural appearance and add to attractiveness

18. SUMMARY • Rules or standards established by agency • Abide by the rules • Maintain a neat, clean, professional appearance