Deacon Barry's Nurse Recognition Guide
Student Nurse. Two Species. (named after the colleges where they were hatched)
a) Napier. Plumage - blue-grey trousers, white tunic with blue piping. No epaulettes.
b) Queen Margaret. Plumage - as Napier, only burgundy.
Clinical Support Worker (CSW) Plumage - Similar trousers as Napier. No piping on tunic. Brown epaulettes. This species is rapidly supplanting the now rare:
Auxiliary. Plumage - yellow A-line dress.
Auxiliary. Plumage - yellow A-line dress.
Staff Nurse. Junior and senior have identical plumage. Dark trousers, white tunic, with blue epaulettes. Some females also seen in white dress with epaulettes.
Junior Sister/Charge Nurse. Epaulettes are burgundy.
Sister/Charge Nurse. Blue dress. No epaulettes. Existence of males rumoured, but not confirmed. Their epaulettes possibly black.
Higher ranks of nurses camouflaged in civilian clothing.
4 comments:
This girl loves epaulettes. They are so sexy.
I love epaulettes, too! I saw some on a KLM pilot's uniform once that were so cool. I wish we got to wear them!
epaulettes for a phlebotomy technician......hmmm
bohemian road nurse
Glad we are singing from the same songsheet. Epaulettes rock.
anonymous
Did you know that the fleam (a blood letting tool) is a word derived from phlebotomy? Probably too anal for most, but it works for me.
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