University of Utah Medical Center implements new dress code

[pennyaline]

As had been said here in the past, patients couldn't tell the housekeepers from the nurses.

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10066516

There is another link in the story to the Desert News article.

[cherrybreeze, ADN, RN]

OK, I should explain that the reasoning for my distaste of brown and yellow scrubs in a hospital is more because they resemble the color of bodily excretions (there, I said it) and I guess as a patient I would prefer to have more pleasiing colors around me (blues, purples, even hunter green). Bright red for that matter might also be a no-no if you think about it. Maroon is nice, though ... like fine wine.

OK, you may call me psychotic now ...

I did know what you meant. The brown scrubs I have, though, are more of a rich, coffee/chocolate brown, not...poop brown.

I do have a red top, though....

[Not_A_Hat_Person, RN]

I think color-coding the staff is a good idea, as long as the nurses don't have to wear white. I can live with white tops, but not white bottoms. They show too much, and are very hard to keep clean, especially at certain times of the month.

I volunteered in an ED where everyone but the nurses were color-coded. Housekeeping wore blue and white striped dresses or shirts and navy pants. Clerical staff wore maroon (later navy) polo shirts and khakis. Techs wore navy polo shirts and navy scrub pants. Transport wore black polo shirts and khaki pants. Volunteers had navy blazers. Researchers wore green tops (a few studies were going on). Doctors wore the traditional white jacket, with business casual. Nurses wore whatever they wanted, usually ciel blue scrubs. The only stood out because everyone else was color-coded.

Hospitals should crack down on who wears scrubs. There's no need for janitors, unit secretaries, medical records, transport, or anyone else who doesn't do patient care to wear scrubs.