Help! What to wear to work when you use hospital scrubs

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Specializes in Critical Care.

My first day is tomorrow and I'm trying to decide what to wear into the hospital because we use the OR scrubs in my new department...what do other nurses do???!

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Jeans, shirt, runners.

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Specializes in Med Surg.

Underwear?

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Specializes in Surgical, quality,management.

Clean underwear?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Jeans and a t-shirt, or whatever you would normally wear on a day off at home. You're not expected to wear business casual or anything like that, if that's what you're wondering.

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Specializes in Primary Care, OR.

Don't forget socks!!! Haha I did that once, what an awkward day:facepalm:

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Eventually you will wear shorts and a t shirt or sweats/ yoga pants. I second don't forget socks if it is flip flop season.

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This is a real question? Wear whatever floats your boat. Personally I'd avoid stockings and high heels, but that's just me.

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I'd go with a tuxedo with one of those spraying carnations in the lapel.

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Specializes in ICU.

I've def had to rock the hospital grippy bright yellow "fall precaution" socks for a shift or two...

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Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

Now be nice..... this is a new position and they just want to be sure they don't make a bad impression.

OP.....You can wear whatever is "decent" in public...there isn't a "dress code" casual. Wear underwear and socks or whatever you normally wear under scrubs.

Don't forget to bring your work shoes!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good Luck!!!!

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most of the nurses that wear hospital scrubs just wear in whatever - most kept socks/shoes in their lockers and wore flip flops or slip ons (even in cold weather)

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