The photo referred to is Mary Kay Smith. I have had the honor of knowing her for more years that either of us probably wants to admit to. I'm not sure why this photo was brought up. Was there an objection to the fact that the LC is in a "white coat" and all the implications (positive? negative?) of the coat? I hope no one looks upon that picture negatively. When one is employed in a hospital one is expected to play the game to an extent. This always includes wardrobe expectations. I know this has been discussed before on Lactnet, so I won't belabor the point other than to say that most families in the hospital setting tend to look upon the LC (in her "white coat") as another of the health care professionals there to look after them. And that ain't such a bad thing! My white coat serves several purposes - I wear it on "offical" rounds in the morning. The staff and parents know that I am visible and out on the units and available to them. (I also have pockets available!). When I am "officially" done with rounds for that day, I remove my white coat, and take care of my myriad other responsibilities, some of which involve direct patient care, others involving more management aspects of my job. Everyone knows I am still available to them, but now on an as needed basis. Works for me. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html