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7. Article 7: Attire codes

I. Clothes and Dress code

General Rules and Justification
 Dress code is an important aspect to professional practice.

 The student should exercise reasonable discretion in choosing appropriate dress.
 You must ensure your dress will not cause any harm to you or to the patient.

 Clothing should not restrict easy movement for clinical procedures.

 You must ensure your dress will not cause offence to the patient, staff or visitors.
 All students will ensure their personal appearance is of a proper standard

Dress code will include the following considerations;

a. Whilst in a clinical environment will observe ‘bare below the elbows 'for possible
adequate hygiene, hand washing or scrubbing

b. Appear and be clean, tidy, smart and not offensive to others at all times. Smart
trousers, jeeps and shirts / tops and / or jackets are preferred.

c. Clothes should be fully covering shoulders. Clothes should extend to the level of

ankles in males and as a minimum to reach midway between ankles and knees for
females as a minimum with appropriate coverage of the neckline.

d. Clothes should not be tight, stretchy, transparent, teared, odd-fashioned or worn in
a way to expose body parts , no shirts with Logos, numbers, nor photos.

e. Exposed underwear is totally not allowed , nor hooded or sleeveless sweatshirt.

f. White coats with IDs must be worn in all practical, small group work, clinical or

laboratory situation. each activity where patient is present, should be clean, tide
and laundered. Coats must be clean and neat. If wearing scrubs outside the

operating area, a clean white coat should be worn over scrubs.

g. Scrubs should be worn at the hospital or laboratory situations mandating infection

control and procedures. Scrubs are expected to be clean when worn in a public
area, and should be covered with a white coat. The ID Badge must be worn

outside the white coat.

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