Grooming and appearance are important for nurses. Proper grooming involves being clean, well-groomed and dressed appropriately. It influences how patients and colleagues perceive the nurse's professionalism and competence. The document outlines grooming standards for hair, nails, uniform, makeup, shoes and hygiene. Hair should be clean and tied back. Nails must be short, clean and plain with no nail polish. The uniform should be clean, ironed and only worn at work. Makeup and perfume should be subtle and not overpowering. Shoes must be clean and well-fitting. Identification badges must be worn. Grooming standards help nurses maintain a professional image and establish trust with patients.

1. Grooming
Standard's

2. What is grooming ?
Grooming refers to the
activities and practices
involved in maintaining one's
personal appearance,
cleanliness, and overall
hygiene.

3. ABC of Grooming
• Grooming is a very important
aspect of personality
development.
• "A refers to appearance,
• B for behaviour and
• C for communication.
• Nurses must maintain a confident
posture, dress code, hairstyle and
express a caring attitude to patients.

4. Why Grooming is Important ?
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5. Professional Image
Most nurses would agree that they want to be viewed
as professional, intelligent, and competent.
You need to ask yourself if your appearance mirrors
that image.
If you dress too casually, patients may question your
professionalism and attention to detail. Example: Does a
nurse dressed in cartoon- print scrubs establish
immediate trust, authority, and credibility?.

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 Hair
 Fingernails
 Makeup
 Clothing
 Shoes
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7. Grooming standards - hair
• Hair longer than jaw line to be tied
neatly into a bun & a plain black
net to be tied around the same.
• Only black bands / pins to be used.
• Hair should be clean, non- greasy,
free of oil, color and streaking.

10. Grooming standards –
fingernails
 Nail Neatly cut , shaped and clean.
 Excessively long nails are not allowed.
 No artificial fingernails
 No Dark shade of Nail polish allowed

11. Grooming standards –
uniform
• Uniforms are your
responsibility ensure that
they are clean and freshly
pressed when reporting for
duty.
• Uniforms are not to be worn
socially outside.

12. Grooming standards -
makeup
• Makeup should be lightly applied.
• Appropriate foundation suited to
each skin type should be used to
avoid oily looks
• Eye make up should not be too
heavy and should be checked often
that it is not streaking.
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13. • Eye shadow to be subtle and not too loud.
Eyeliner to be thin, straight and applied neatly
• Perfume should not be overpowering, light and
floral can be used.
• The use of perfume, is discouraged as it may
cause respiratory problems for patients, visitors
or co-workers.
• Don’t use many colours of bindis .

14. Grooming standards –
shoes
• Use cotton socks to avoid
smelly and sweaty feet.
• Footwear should fit well.
• Shoes are to be clean.
• Important that the
condition of your shoes is
maintained.

15. Grooming Standards – Personal Hygiene
Personal hygiene is very
important.
a.Take Daily baths,
b.Use of deodorant,
c. Daily mouth hygiene are
essential for providing a
professional image

16. Grooming standards – Identification card
• All employees should
wear the identification
card.
• If the I.D. card is lost or
misplaced, please report
to Human Resources
immediately.

18. Office Staff
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Admin, PRE & sales team are required to wear business casual,
from Monday to Friday and smart casuals on Saturday’s.
Appropriate clothing for our work environment includes:
 business suits
 Trousers
 Shirts
 dresses and skirts

19. Casual Saturday
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employs a “Casual Saturday” policy, wherein our employees are
welcome to wear workplace appropriate jeans (no rips, tears or
stains), and running shoes (no rips, tears or stains).
While Casual Saturday allows our employees to dress in a more
casual fashion, employees should consider the necessity to
continually conduct themselves in a professional fashion, and
dress in such a way that will not create a negative perception by
customers, either internal or external.

20. Inappropriate
Attire (also
applicable to
Casual
Saturday)
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 The following items are not permitted in any area during
normal working hours:
 Jogging pants.
 Halter tops/Spaghetti strap tops.
 Fire colors t-shirt/shirt/dress i.e., Red, Orange, Yellow
 Miniskirts.
 Any form of clothing that is mesh, sheer, see-through or
otherwise revealing.
 Any form of clothing that is generally offensive, controversial,
disruptive or otherwise distracting
 Any form of clothing that is overtly commercial, contains
political, personal or offensive messages.
 Plastic flip-flops or sandals.
 Beach footwear.
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23. Compliance
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 Departure from appropriate grooming, hygiene and
attire standards will result in employee counseling
and/or disciplinary action up to and including
termination of employment.
 Theme days are occasionally approved by the institution
and/or appropriate department when a deviation from
these guidelines is appropriate, and when the business
necessities will not be affected.
 Personal appearance standards may be reviewed
periodically and updated as deemed necessary.
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24. THANK YOU
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