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No. 30
from TiffyRN
Old Jan 01, 2004, 03:49 PM

I work an NICU where we don't have to wear hospital scrubs. We wear white or royal pants with any coordinating top which gives a lot of flexibility (matching white isn't difficult). I enjoy wearing cutsy cartoon tops but I think it's appropriate for a NICU or pedi setting. I used to work with adults and didn't wear the same kind of scrubs. I think it's hilarious some of the uniform regulations out there. The best was my last adult job. They allowed us to wear any color solid pants with any coordinating top with just a few guidelines;

1. No solid black scrubs.
2. No angels (could offend some religious groups?).
3. No faces; human or animals.

That last one we really loved. We were told the rationale was that if a patient was coming out of anesthesia they could be frightened if they saw those faces and they were to be disturbed. Nevermind that PACU nurses wore OR scrubs. And if there was a delusional patient, are faces the only thing they would misinterpret? Compliance was very low on that one.
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No. 31
Old Jan 17, 2004, 03:03 PM

I work in nicu, and I hear some of you saying you work in nicu/ob/peds. Does anyone know of a website that has printed tops with babies or storks or something on them? I'd really appreciate it-i've been searching for awhile.
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No. 32
from n8isgr8
Old Jan 17, 2004, 07:55 PM

At the lab I worked at, you could wear any scrub you wanted. I learned how to sew, bought a real simple scrub shirt pattern, and I made the coolest holiday scrub shirts, they have fabric out at Joanne Fabrics that have sparkly glitter in them"not too much not tacky" , but festive. I got TONS of compliments from all the nurses, and patients and families and even a few requests.
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No. 33
from NeuroICURN
Old Jan 17, 2004, 08:09 PM

I love my place of work! When I asked my nurse manager what color scrubs we had to wear, she said "clean"!!!

We wear whatever we want and as long as it's clean (and not tattered), that's all that matters! Really, it doesn't make people work any better by forcing them to wear the same color!!!

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No. 34
from zenman
Old Jan 17, 2004, 11:50 PM

Here in Hawaii lots of us wear Aloha print scrub tops. Got one on right now. It's cool; even the docs and administrators wear Aloha shirts.
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No. 35
from MickyB-RN
Old Jan 18, 2004, 09:50 AM

I learned how to sew, bought a real simple scrub shirt pattern, and I made the coolest holiday scrub shirts,>>

Is it pretty easy to sew together a scrub top? I'd love to be able to make my own.


Kelly
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No. 36
from VaKidPN
Old Jan 18, 2004, 10:58 AM

I work in a Pediatric clinic and I wear character scrubs everyday. It makes it a little easier when a scared child comes in for immunizations or stitches. They seem a little more interested in my clothes and I dont come off as one of the regular nurses they have been held down by. A nice friendly smile and some cute scrubs goes over great with the kiddos.
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No. 37
from Liann
Old Jan 18, 2004, 11:31 AM

I work in a hospital laboratory and our dress code was recently changed. We used to be able to wear black jeans or khakis and any kind of shirt, but now, jeans are taboo and no t shirts at all. Reason- because they are not PROFESSIONAL. BUT...scrub clothes are OK! Really, I think scrub clothes look like pajamas.

However, I went and bought a bunch of coordinating colors of scrubs and wear them all the time. Still dont see how its better than nice black jeans, but who am I to say?
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No. 38
Old Jan 18, 2004, 11:46 AM

The only rule with our dress code is no denims...Some of the stuff these girls wear is pretty wild...especially the peds nurses...Even what some of the uniform shops around here are selling now is kinda crazy. Girls can walk in and shop for hours just as if they are at the mall. Guys walk in and goto the corner that has all the plain stuff and we're outta there. I just wear plain old green, royal blue, or navy blue unisex scrubs...boring!
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No. 39
from Liann
Old Jan 18, 2004, 02:06 PM

I dont care for cartoon scrubs unless the job is in peds, but I do like the celestial and animal prints. I recently got a catalog that had scrubs in a denim print...sounds interesting...probably not allowed in my hospital.
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