Talk:Patient gown

message: A user posted a paragraph here that read like ad copy for a given product. I have removed it; Wikipedia is not a free advertising space. If you feel this is in error, re-format your entry in a manner which does not appear to be an advertisement.FA Jon 04:51, 28 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Advertising for the "Spirited Sisters" 

message: What I'd really like to see in this article is some discussion of why and when and how traditional hospital gowns were designed, and by whom; also information about how they're supposed to be worn (usually with the opening in back, right?) and how to tie them closed when they're worn that way. Anyone got any relevant sources? --Elysdir (talk) 21:48, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History and other info wanted 

message: Only in USA?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.200.133.8 (talk) 22:24, 18 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  In which countries are used hospital gowns? 

message: To include this information, we need independent source (i.e. not written by the creator of the robe) to establish that they are important enough to be mentioned in this article.  For example, the Cynthia Rowley robes were mentioned in a major news publication.  Until independent, reliable sources mention the robes, we probably should not, per WP:WEIGHT. Yobol (talk) 22:50, 11 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: While I understand that you believe this is important, it is not what you or I believe, but what our reliable sources say that is important.  In this case, we need substantial independent sources describing its importance; a local news broadcast is probably not really appropriate to establish this is important to include in an encyclopedia.  In fact, I suspect the Rowley information is likewise not really encyclopedic and have removed it as well. We need substantial coverage in independent sources to include this type of information. Yobol (talk) 02:40, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

text: We are not here to "promote" anything, we are here to produce a high quality encyclopedia. Yobol (talk) 15:48, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

text: You are free to take this up with the usual dispute resolution process to get outside opinions to comment on this issue. Yobol (talk) 19:26, 13 July 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that removing information about the needs of Muslim patients is a good idea.  This got a lot of attention a while ago and is not confined to the one hospital.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:01, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Robe to Wellness 

message: I have split the article into United States (big section), England (One sentence with inline citation), and Asia (One sentence). This is not a global treatment. Can other editors add to it? --DThomsen8 (talk) 01:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think that the split was a good idea.  It seems to imply, for example, that only American hospitals have gowns for obese patients and only American teenagers are embarrassed by unexpected erections.  When something is true for pretty much everyone, it shouldn't go in a country-specific section.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:03, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of the world doesn't care about medical staff seeing their bits. Or didn't until recently.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.186.125 (talk) 21:30, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  US Perspective 

message: After reading this article I felt it was written like it was meant to scare people for their first operations. Nearly all of the section "United States" has information that is highly subjective to the patient and nothing to do with the actual clothing itself. I feel the section needs a rewrite. 82.30.199.250 (talk) 22:30, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: So do I.  I'll go ask for help at WT:MED, but feel free to start work on it yourself.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 02:04, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Please note that I added the tag "The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please improve this article and discuss the issue on the talk page. (September 2013)" with the hope or expectation that other editors would improve the article, and especially move material for all countries from the US section. There was only a little about other places before I made additions. I added mention and inline citations references to hospital gowns with Velco (R) closings rather than those strips to tie.--DThomsen8 (talk) 02:13, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Neutrality questioned 

message: The following section in the article is cited.  However, the information in it is not verified by the citation which doesn't address hospital gowns or underwear at all.
A typical child observing a patient in bed, wearing a hospital gown while covered in bedsheets, could easily make the assumption that the hospital let that person keep their underwear on, and it can come as a shocking revelation to learn otherwise. The thought of a patient not even being allowed to wear their own underwear underneath a hospital gown can be a difficult truth for any child to grasp.Preparing Your Child
To me this appears to be some adult's assumption of what children may think. "Shocking revelation" and "a difficult truth for any child to grasp" seem overly dramatic, and the underwear worry seems like a minor matter compared to the concerns addressed in the article cited to support the paragraph.  Further, the wording is in the form of hypothetical statements, and needs some supporting evidence from reliable sources. Also, it seems very culturally biased, maybe based on middle class American kids? For example, in all those pictures we see regularly on the news of refugee children being treated in hospitals, underwear and hospital gowns don't seem to be a worry. Thanks, Soranoch (talk) 13:26, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reactions of children in the "Fashion and design" section 

message: I removed a link to Welcome to Jazzy Hospital Gowns. It's a commercial site for selling gowns using PayPal for payment. I believe this is not a reliable source for anything. It's just a sales site.  Thanks, Soranoch (talk) 16:24, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Someone put this ad link back in. I removed it again. Lesion (talk) 22:29, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removal of link to commercial sales site 

message: Just removed a lot of unsourced content.
This source   also apparently did not support the content which it accompanied in the article. This source may be still be useful for anyone wishing to expand this article in future. I leave it here. Lesion (talk) 22:29, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Unsupported content