Eventually, the nursing cap came to be seen as impeding on patient care. In the 1980s, with the introduction of “scrubs” in the medical profession and the desire for a unisex uniform, the cap ...

In the late 19th century, as nursing was founded and respected as a worthy and necessary profession, all nurses wore caps to cover their hair for. No paywalls. No subscriptions.

Siblings who graduated from law school and medical school brought their grandfather to tears when they visited him outside his nursing home in their cap and gowns.