Uniforms signify dedication and discipline. Nursing uniforms help create the proper atmosphere in a hospital. If the uniform is in a color that is not at all soothing, like blood-red or fluorescent green, that could bother the person who is being treated. Therefore, a nursing uniform is designed to consider the impact on the patient regarding his well-being and fast recovery.

However, in recent days there has been a lot of debate on the topic. The complexities of nursing uniforms were reviewed and analyzed in an article in the year 2002.

If we look back at the history of the nursing uniforms, we might get some interesting facts: as early as the 1800s, the nursing uniform represented the 'state of the art' protection for the 'visiting nurse'. It was popularly called the 'fever proof uniform' and it covered most of the body