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Dressed for Success

Dressed for Success. PARM September 2010. Agenda. Why Do We Care? Patient Perceptions of Dress Old Dress, New Millennium Business Casual Standards: The Runway Tips and Tools. Why Do We Care?. Healthcare tradition and code Symbols and rituals Values and beliefs of an organization

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Dressed for Success

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  1. Dressed for Success PARM September 2010

  2. Agenda • Why Do We Care? • Patient Perceptions of Dress • Old Dress, New Millennium • Business Casual Standards: The Runway • Tips and Tools

  3. Why Do We Care? • Healthcare tradition and code • Symbols and rituals • Values and beliefs of an organization • Safety and infection control • A culture of expectations

  4. MD White coat Stethoscope Name Tag RN “Nurse” Uniform Name Tag Cleanliness Patient Perceptions

  5. Perceptions in Radiology Draw a Radiologist Draw a Radiology Technologist

  6. Basics • Dress code requirements are in the job description and performance evaluation • Professional image (including specific standards) is discussed during the interview • Image evaluation is completed at the time of application • Employees participate in the design and implementation of the code and changes to it • Consequences for violations are fair, consistently applied, and corrected immediately

  7. The Quest for Professional Imagein the New Millennium • You are what you wear … • Baggy and tight • Piercings and tattoos • Skin • Fashion before function • Electronics

  8. Business Casual Standards • A chance encounter with the CEO • Cocktails, picnics, and parties • Traditional vs. trendy • A compliment to the host • Skin, hands, nails • Clean, new, pressed

  9. Men White, blue, or conservative striped long or short sleeved shirt with collar, tucked in Khaki or dark pants, with leather belt Dark leather shoes, with dark socks, no visible skin when seated Well groomed facial hair Conservative watch, wedding ring (no earrings) Women Solid color blouses, shirts, sweaters or twin sets, never sleeveless Solid color pants or skirts to the knee, slits in the back only no slip showing Dark dress shoes, toes and heels covered, with socks or hose Conservative watch, wedding ring, simple jewelry Business Casual Standards

  10. RUNWAY

  11. Tips and Tools • The Dress Code Policy • The Code of Conduct • The Candidate Interview • The Performance Evaluation • The Challenge of Accountability • Fashion Police • Self Evaluation • Code D • Socks and Hose

  12. Many Thanks!

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