![]() ![]() “It became very obvious to me at that moment that wearing a stethoscope around your neck was a workplace hazard,” she tells .Īfter her initial lightbulb moment, Dickson adds that she also saw other problems with nurses wearing stethoscopes around their necks, like the pressure on your neck and shoulders, introducing germs to your neck and face area, the potential choking hazard, or the stethoscopes piling up in the lost and found. OliveUs Apparel is a line of scrubs that have a built-in stethoscope holder on the outer waistband of the scrubs so that instead of nurses throwing their stethoscopes around their necks, they can safely tuck them away and still have them readily available at a moment’s notice.ĭickson explains that she was inspired to create her scrub line after developing a rash on her neck and realizing it was from wearing her own stethoscope at work. > Click to See the Top Online MSN Programs ![]() “Nursing was a calling for me from my earliest memories,” Dickson says.Īs a cardiology nurse, emergency nurse practitioner, professor at the University of San Diego, and now business founder and entrepreneur, Dickson has seen her nursing career grow and change throughout the years-and now, she’s sharing what that journey has looked like and how she was inspired to start a line of scrubs specifically designed to make wearing a stethoscope more comfortable. Her journey didn’t stop there though-by high school, she was volunteering weekly at the local hospital and asking family friends who were doctors to take her on rounds as they visited patients. She tells that her medical aspirations started with her Fisher Price stethoscope before she progressed to owning a real first aid kit in first grade. ![]() Dickson, now an RN, DNP, FNP-C, ENP-C, is the CEO and founder of OliveUs Apparel in San Diego. ![]()
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