[Jessy_RN]

Originally Posted by CHATSDALE

i would not wear a dress or a hat but as for the rest as long as i don't get arrested for indecent exposure i couldn't care less

I agree

[lapappey]

Originally Posted by spacenurse

A couple months ago I worked registry and saw a really odd one. The unit secretary wore scrubs AND a stethoscope around his neck!

Was he cross trained as a PCA, who did things like take blood pressures?

Otherwise that's really weird/inappropriate/who knows.

[jmgrn65]

I read an article in a nursing journal I don't recall which one, any way they were suggesting that a special RN patch be worn by all RN so that they can be easily noticed. I just make sure I introduce myself and my credentials. We have small greaseboards in each room, so we put our name and the aids name this seems to help.

[TypicalFish]

Originally Posted by cotjockey

I personally think that we need to get everyone who is not a direct care giver out of scrubs. No scrubs for laundry, housekeeping, dietary, or the admissions clerk. All of the people who are not nurses but currently wear scrubs could change to something like comfortable pants and a polo shirt.

I have a funny story about the everyone-wears-scrubs-issue; When I worked in L&D, many of the housekeepers were hispanic ladies, and on the unit, everyone wore the same scrubs-typical faded blue-green. One day, this older, male doctor comes out of his sleep room, into the docs break-room. On the couch, a young hispanic woman is sitting, wearing scrubs and watching the news. This doctor goes "I need the sheets changed in my sleep room" the woman looks at him and smiles, then turns back to the TV. Angry, the doc goes "I said, I need the sheets changed in my sleep room, and I mean now!" The young woman stands up, smiles, extends her hand and says, "we haven't met, I'm Dr. XXX's new partner, Dr. Vargas" She shakes his hand, smiles and walks out. Oh it was so funny-she even told us he went white, then red....

[ZZTopRN]

Originally Posted by brian

The Cherry Ames nursing cap is still out. But at hospitals nationwide, nurses are bringing back all-white uniforms, hoping to help patients figure out who gives the shots and who hands out lunch.

It was just a few decades ago that nurses tossed the cap and stockings for more comfortable scrubs. Then the scrubs covered in teddy bears, candy canes and snazzy stripes started appearing.

"Nurses were wearing a variety of things, from T-shirts to golf shirts, things that didn't always match," says Joan Massella, chief nursing officer at St. Clair Hospital in Mount Lebanon, Pa.

"Patients had a hard time telling the difference between nurses and housekeepers and lab techs."

It's unclear exactly how many hospitals have returned to uniforms. Nursing officers say there's no doubt it's happening, even though it hasn't been easy.

To begin with, most nurses don't want to wear uniforms. In a 2003 online survey by the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, 21 percent of more than 1,000 nurses said they preferred wearing a uniform, compared with 64 percent of those who wanted to wear scrubs.

Nurses worry that white shows stains more easily, is harder to clean and costs more -- about $18 for regular scrubs vs. $20-$25 for white ones or a uniform.

Some hospitals have given nurses a stipend, from $50 to $100 for the new clothes, and by making arrangements with manufacturers for cheaper costs.

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Kitty CAT, RN, Joan of ARC, LVN? Jack in the Box, respiratory Therapist?

[RN4NICU]

Originally Posted by OntCaRPN

I do have a thing about shoes. They should be white. I don't mind a little silver swoosh or some orange along the lacing holes but, that's it. White shoes for me please. We had a student who told me she got up early her first morning of clinical, scrubbed her runners and brought them to work in. Ick! for two reasons. Outdoor shoes?!? and they were grey with navy trim!

Great. YOUR shoes can be white. However, not all of us are so blessed that we can be on our feet for 12+ hours in any old shoe that happens to come in white. Personally, I have a very hard time finding shoes that I can work in and when I do happen to find a pair that are comfortable, I do not care if they are neon pink with green polka dots, I am going to wear them and heaven help anyone who opens their mouth about it.

[VivaLasViejas]

Originally Posted by cotjockey

I personally think that we need to get everyone who is not a direct care giver out of scrubs. No scrubs for laundry, housekeeping, dietary, or the admissions clerk. All of the people who are not nurses but currently wear scrubs could change to something like comfortable pants and a polo shirt.

Hear, hear!!

[cheerfuldoer]

Well, BEFORE I went to work in a LTC that REQUIRED nurses to wear all white including the nurses cap, I used to like digging out my whites once a year to wear to work. NOT anymore! White now makes me think of that awful LTC I lasted five days in, and now when I look in my closet and see the whites hanging next to my color uniforms, I want to barf. I'm getting rid of those darn white uniforms. They are NEW ones, too, as I only had one before I took that job, and went out and bought several more.

Anyone in need of white uniforms? They are yours at a discounted price since I only wore them a week.

I worked at a huge teaching university last year, and the nurses on the unit I worked mostly wore navy pants and navy scrub tops. I liked that. We looked pretty sharp together. The CNAs wore something different. I never saw one with the navyblue scrubs on. It wasn't mandatory, it is just what the nurses wore on that floor by their own choosing.

[RN4NICU]

Cheerful, I agree that navy does look very sharp and professional. I don't really understand nursing's love affair with white. Navy looks much better.

[mucilage madge]

Originally Posted by RN4NICU

Cheerful, I agree that navy does look very sharp and professional. I don't really understand nursing's love affair with white. Navy looks much better.

I think navy is crisp and professional. I know I am in the minority here, but I like something a little more structured than scrubs.