tucking scrub pants in shoes

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

that quick escalation though. to clarify, the reason for me wanting to engage in tuck action is due to the fact that 1) my shoes are made for eating tucks 2) it's just a style.
plus, the tuck won't really be major. i kind of see it like choosing what color scrubs you wanna wear -a matter of personal preference.
excuse me if the dude/dudette thing offended u lol. i am what i came from lol. there's no changing that.

Wow, your writing style sure is painting a picture in my mind of you. If I get flamed, it's OK, I've got my fire-retardant scrubs on today.

"my shoes are made for eating tucks"? "Dude/dudette"? "No changing that"? A little free advice? Unless you SERIOUSLY want to limit where you will one day work as a nurse, you might want to work on your slang and delivery. "Changing that" would probably benefit you greatly. Maybe even before finishing nursing school....

BuckyBadgerRN, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

I had some of those!

Oh those were awful! Rode up when you sat down and then didn't slide back down!

NurseOnAMotorcycle, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

My hospital wouldn't care if you tucked or not, they care about your patient care skills. Tuck away, dude! 80s and 90s style is so retro now, people! I laugh all the time about the young 'uns wearing stuff that got us laughed at fifteen years ago. Waiting for mullets to come back. ha ha!! :roflmao:

SueBergRN · Sep 25, 2013

I believe you should focus more on patients and your professional practice than how your "high tops" are going to look with your pants tucked in. We need to look professional but if fashion is your priorty than you went into the wrong profession. Scrubs are not than funky.

i♥words · Sep 25, 2013

I seriously thought this thread was about scrub pants being too long. I was going to say that maybe you should try rolling them under or hemming them before you resort to tucking them into your shoes. Oh well . . . :cheeky:

brennan4ever · Sep 25, 2013

I read your past comments...its nice to be hip as long as upu care for your patients...u kinda remimind me of myself...I love geriatric ltc ..nursing home work...the residents love me and I love each one like my own GMA and GPA...love wearing Jordan's or any cool hitop just like I explained....I don't talk like a surfer though..like some stated about you..I just talk in simple terms that the average old dude will understand...keep on with the nursing...but remember most docs don't talk to you like a normal person they talk like your a nurse....fyi

OCNRN63, RN · Sep 25, 2013

that quick escalation though. to clarify, the reason for me wanting to engage in tuck action is due to the fact that 1) my shoes are made for eating tucks 2) it's just a style.
plus, the tuck won't really be major. i kind of see it like choosing what color scrubs you wanna wear -a matter of personal preference.
excuse me if the dude/dudette thing offended u lol. i am what i came from lol. there's no changing that.

Many hospitals won't even allow staff to choose the color of their scrubs, so your desire to express yourself is going to be in direct conflict with hospital policy. Who do you think is going to win that battle?

And yes, I have to say I wasn't thrilled with the salutation. I am where I came from as well, and we don't speak that way. There's no changing that. You may want to remember that in your clinicals when you're dealing with patients of varied backgrounds.

GadgetRN71, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

Some OR nurses tuck the bottoms into their socks or cuff them..Sometimes the hospital provided scrubs are long and you don't want them trailing in blood and other goop.

md/vaRN · Sep 25, 2013

When I first read this I thought "is this person for real?". I don't care how young or hip a peron thinks they are, nursing school clinicals, and the hospital are where you suck it up and blend in fashion wise. I just graduated in May and we all wore the same ugly elastic top navy pants and a ridiculously ugly whte top. We all had to have leather or leather-like shoes. Did we all look like morons?...yes. And did we want to be caught dead elsewhere in those get ups?..heck no. Your respect for what you should wear as a professional adult should be reevauated, along with the slang...leave that on the high school bus.

PalmHarborMom · Sep 25, 2013

Tucking pants into your shoes will, in my opinion, look ridiculous. But consider the gross factor... Not tucked into shoes means that when feces, urine, blood or vomit hits your pants that it will run down and hopefully onto the floor and worst case scenario, your shoes. If your pants are tucked into your shoes..... feces, urine, blood or vomit might end up on the floor or it could go right into your shoes or socks and onto your skin; which poses a possibility of being exposed to whatever the patient has... YUCK!!!

CountryMomma, ASN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

I'd like to point out that the way a person talks here on the forums may be their relaxed self, with less emphasis on "proper" grammar and appearance. This isn't a job interview, and you have no idea if this gentleman talks like this in the professional setting.

OP: If you really have your heart set on standing out, I'd ask your precept or instructor first. Also, there are other ways of standing out, such as outstanding skills or an enthusiastic drive.

Esme12, ASN, BSN, RN · Sep 25, 2013

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