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=== MITS Dress Code Policy ===
=== MITS Dress Code Policy ===
All students will dress in a professional manner, appropriate for the situation and according to the following guidelines.  
All students will dress in a professional manner, appropriate for the situation and according to the following guidelines.  
# All MITS students will wear Caribbean Blue scrubs with or without a Caribbean Blue lab jacket for both class and clinic.
==== Attire ====
# The uniform top will have the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine logo on upper left chest. All uniforms should be purchased [http://nebraska-medicine.scrubsandbeyond.com/ online here].  
# All MITS students will wear Caribbean Blue scrubs with or without a Caribbean Blue lab jacket for both class and clinic.  
# The uniform top will have the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine logo on upper left chest. All uniforms should be purchased online here.  
# A solid white or gray shirt may be worn under the scrub top and must be tucked into the scrub pant.
# A solid white or gray shirt may be worn under the scrub top and must be tucked into the scrub pant.
# Pant hemlines should not touch or drag on the ground.
# Pant hemlines should not touch or drag on the ground.
# Simple jewelry may be worn with the uniform, i.e., small earrings, wedding rings, and watches.
## Visible piercings and transdermal implants must be removed or covered except ear piercings.
## Ear gauges must be plugged with flesh colored plugs while in clinic.
## Earrings must be small and not touching the neck.
## Bandanas are not permitted.
# Visible tattoos that are larger than 2” x 2” or clearly offensive, including but not limited to anything hateful, violent, profane and/or containing nudity, must be completely covered.
# Flat, enclosed-toe, neutral colored shoes are acceptable. Socks must be worn at all times.
# Flat, enclosed-toe, neutral colored shoes are acceptable. Socks must be worn at all times.
# Students assigned to a surgery rotation will follow the surgical dress code policy of the clinical facility in which he or she is rotating.
# Students assigned to a surgery rotation will follow the surgical dress code policy of the clinical facility in which he or she is rotating.  
## Students are to wear from home their uniform or proper street clothing and then change into clean scrubs after they arrive at the hospital/clinic. At the end of the shift, the students are to change back into their uniform or proper street clothing.
## Students are to wear from home their uniform or proper street clothing and change into clean scrubs after they arrive at the hospital/clinic. At the end of the shift, the students are to change back into their uniform or proper street clothing.
## All scrub clothing provided by the hospital/clinic may not be removed from the property. Scrubs must not be worn outside of the hospital/clinic buildings.
## No scrub clothing provided by the hospital/clinic may be removed from the property. These scrubs must only be worn in the hospital/clinic buildings.
 
==== Accessories & Tattoos ====
# Proper UNMC photo ID and personnel monitoring devices must be worn at all times. The ID must be visible at all times to identify student status.
# Proper UNMC photo ID and personnel monitoring devices must be worn at all times. The ID must be visible at all times to identify student status.
# Simple jewelry may be worn with the uniform, i.e., small earrings, wedding rings, and watches.
## Earrings must be small and not touching the neck.
# Single and/or discreet piercings of the ears, nose, lip, tongue and eyebrow are permitted.
## Examples of piercings not permissible may include but are not limited to large or multiple loops in the eyebrows, lip or nose, visible transdermal implants, or piercings on other areas of the face.
## Ear gauges must be plugged with flesh colored plugs while in clinic.
# Bandanas are not permitted.
# All visible tattoos on the face or neck must be covered (except permanent makeup).
# All visible tattoo designs that the average person would find offensive, including but not limited to hateful, violent, profane and/or nudity, must be completely covered.


Students are held responsible for their appearance and will be dismissed from clinic if inappropriately attired, or groomed. If a student is sent home from clinic due to a dress code violation, the amount of time missed from clinic will be deducted from the student comp time allotment.
Students are held responsible for their appearance and will be dismissed from clinic if inappropriately attired or groomed, per discretion of their clinical site. Should a clinical site have different policies, the student must adhere to those during the rotation. If a student is sent home from clinic due to a dress code violation, the amount of time missed from clinic will be deducted from the student comp time allotment.


=== Use of Technology ===
=== Use of Technology ===

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