All professions, including nursing have set of rules and protocols which
its practitioners have to follow. In nursing, we have Nurses Code of Ethics
which guides us for carrying out nursing duties in a way consistent with the
standard and quality nursing care and moral duties of the profession.
In trans-cultural nursing, it is important to know every
rule related to your profession not only in your country but also in foreign
nations. Most rules related to our profession are common and being practice
everywhere but you may find some rules weird.
Here are the list of weird nursing rules I came across
with and I hope you you’ll have fun time.
1. Color coded nursing uniforms
In Wales, United Kingdom, nurses must wear color coded
uniforms depending on the level or type of nurses. This rule was established in
mid-2010 for the convenience of patients. Example: A staff nurse must wear a
hospital blue uniform while a clinical nurse specialist must wear a royal blue
uniform; green uniform for health care support worker whereas aqua green for
nursery nurse. One good thing is that the government is responsible for
providing these uniforms. I hope nobody in Wales is colorblind.
2. Say “Please” before a blood test
This rule is being implemented at the Worthing Hospital in
West Sussex, England. Nurses can decline to carry out orders involving blood
work if the doctor forgets to write the magic word “Please” on his request.
This was implemented to lessen the pressure of nurses from the doctor by making
the latter think twice before writing the order.
3. You can’t be obese in Japan
As a healthcare professional, we would like to be an example
of a healthy individual by being fit as much as possible. In Japan, they have
passed a law officially known as the Standard Concerning Implementation Special
Health Examinations and Special Public Health Guidance, more commonly known as
“metabo law,” named after “metabolic syndrome” which is Japan’s official name
for obesity. This law restricts not only nurses but all citizens of Japan from
becoming fat. So if you are planning to practice your profession in Japan, you
might want to consider this rule first.
The law was made effective in 2008 by the Japanese
government that made it essential for the citizens to cut their waistline to a
government-specified standard in order to prevent metabolic syndrome, commonly
known as “metabo.”
4. No to pregnancy in United Arab of Emirates (UAE)
In UAE, single nurses are not allowed to be pregnant. It is forbidden to get pregnant without a husband. In Dubai, single women who are
expectant have options to either marry the father or leave the country; the
other option is being arrested for fornication. In the other countries of UAE,
single women who are pregnant may be detained or deported.
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