What's the deal with scrubs?

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Hey guys do you get to choose the color of scrubs that you're wearing or does it depend on which department of hte hospital you work at?

Can I buy white scrubs if I love the color?

We get to wear scrubs of our choice. I do not like white scrubs because of the way they look about 3 hours into the shift. I learned this the hard way in nursing school.

Specializes in Critical Care.

It depends on where you work, many hospitals had different color scrubs depending upon the unit. Since I am a agency RN I have many colors and choose whatever I feel like wearing that day.

Originally posted by Rapheal

We get to wear scrubs of our choice. I do not like white scrubs because of the way they look about 3 hours into the shift. I learned this the hard way in nursing school.

Oh lol

Yeah I was thinking that there would be that problem with white :)

I'd have to get a lot of sets of scrubs to change everyday :)

It's just nice to know that I have a choice.

I guess it really depends on the area where you work.

The replies are so different.

I liked the white pants and lab coat policy we had in the medical office. I too wore professional type shirts and jewelry and did receive more respect. Now it teal green pants, tops, and jackets tho the jackets can have either of the two color combo brushstrokes designs. ICK, HATE IT, and I have to buy my own. I hated this hospitals dress code so much, I was starting to base my decision to not work there on it. O WELL.

I wearing having to wear scrubs again after 4 years working in jobs where we wore street clothes. I am glad I hadn't gotten rid of mine but they are barely fitting (*sob* I am no longer a size medium). I ordered 5 pair of pants & 5 tops online last night, I am really hoping the rear-end seams hold out until they get here.

BTW, if anyone is interested in some good sites for cheap name brand scrubs PM me, I have a pretty good list...I got 5 Winnie the Pooh tops (Barco) for

If I worked somewhere that required a specific color I think I could still have fun with it. You can get many of the common colors in some unusual fabrics, saw some (light weight) corduroy ones where you can mix & match fine & wide wale, linen & linen blends, sanded, tencel blend etc.

I wear any color of scrubs I want unless I work on a unit that supplies them............I do have white scrubs.....and the patients often compliment me when I wear them.....for looking so "professional".....by the end of a shift----that "professional" look is a mess!

~Sardonica

In the hospital I work at you a few of the dept. have scurbs and there are color specific for that area. On most of the floors you can wear any color you want except for black.

WAIT until you know the hospitals policy!!!

we can wear any scrubs we choose, that part is nice. But they get pricy for someone who can't sew!

Originally posted by win

we can wear any scrubs we choose, that part is nice. But they get pricy for someone who can't sew!

lol I better learn how to sew then ;)

Well I can knit, can you wear knitted scrubs? ;)

We can wear anything we want to, and I like my different colors, but I have noticed that the older people like me to wear white (I work in LTC).

I think maybe soon, I'm going to go buy a new pattern and try my hand at making some. I've recently lost 30 pounds (YEA!!!) and my others just hang, don't look to good anymore.

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