Uniform Revolution

It appeared at Chicago's Cook County Hospital in February and spread to Monrovia Community Hospital near Pasadena in April. This month it gained a foothold at the Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles: pantsuits for nurses. With official sanction, 20 of the hospital's 400 nurses broke the ice by wearing the snappy new suits in the out-patient clinic, many more were planning to buy one ($14 for the A-shaped tunic, $8 for the pants). Some older nurses feel that the pantsuits look "unprofessional." But even they admit that because of all the leaning, reaching and stooping required of nurses, the style is more sensible than the traditional skirt and nylon stockings. A Cook County Hospital official agrees: "Given the present length of skirts," he says, "the pantsuits are more functional."

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