Vent about scrubs

[NellieRN10]

So, I was very excited about the Grey's Anatomy scrubs that came out. Flattering and nicely made. Lately though, I've noticed an ugly trend. Every nurse and student nurse I see wearing them is wearing the top as tight as humanly possible! It drives me crazy, it looks so unprofessional! I understand wanting to look like you have a shape, but your breasts should not be on display in a healthcare setting. Just saying....

[RJmanuone]

i'm a guy...

[Nurse_]

When scrub pants perfectly fits to a nurse's butt, is that considered unprofessional too?

I have breasts, my scrubs are snug on my breasts and nowhere else. I do wear Grey's and probably am one of those nurses you see. . But I don't do it to display my breast. Any scrub I wear is the same, except if I go a couple sizes up.

I hate loose scrubs. I don't like my scrub touching anything that doesn't need to be touched. I have enough to worry about and I don't like to add my scrubs on to that list. I don't like my scrubs dragging on a patient's bed/floor. I've seen enough nosocomial infections.

I've seen scrubs with stain on it, wrinkled and worn out, some nurses even wear henley t-shirts with their scrub pants, black underwear over light scrubs, even camel toes and IMHO, that's more unprofessional than a fitted scrub top. I make sure my scrubs are clean, even iron them if I have to. It's one of the things that keeps me comfortable doing my job.

[AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN]

My pet peeve are scrubs that drag on the floor. The patient makes an assessment of you by your appearance. The way you choose to dress can affect your professional career as well. My advice is to chose your uniform wisely.

THIS! If I had a dollar for every person I ever worked with that didn't believe in hemming...they literally 'walked' the excess length off!

[BSNbeauty, BSN, RN]

I love greys but they do show my chest. As long as there are not busting at the seams, I don't care.

[christophernftl]

i'm a guy...

There are plenty of guys who don't wear supportive underwear in scrubs that definitely should be. It can be just as shocking in my opinion.

[nrsang97, BSN, RN]

I can't wear grey's anatomy scrubs because they just don't fit in the shoulders. I either have to wear unisex tops or men's. I have huge football player shoulders for a woman LOL.

[thelema13]

I, for one, do not have a problem with tight scrub tops- if you have the appropriate body to show off.

[BostonFNP, APRN]

Don't let them drag on the floor!

I was getting report on a patient I was rounding on today from a nurse with bell-bottom looking scrub pants that had at least 5cm dragging on the floor. I really had to fight the urge to ask her what she was thinking.

As for them being too tight, I am not one to complain.

[Stephalump]

I can't wear the greys cause I have a big chest the kois give me the same issue. I go with the dickies ones because I prefer my psych clients to not be focusing on my chest...[/quote']

I've discovered this problem. They looked fine in the store (why are store mirrors so deceptive?) but they are seriously too tight on top. As in sometimes I'm afraid I might get stuck when I'm taking them off. And a bigger size makes me look like I'm wearing pajamas.

I might try Dickies.

More in line with the OP...I really don't care about tight scrubs. Professional women in offices can wear pencil skirts and fitted tops, and I can wear fitted scrubs. Much better than looking like I'm headed to a 5th grade sleepover, I think.

I have boobs and a waist. I'm not working in some sort of weird androgynous field, and I'm happy to be (and look like) a woman. I just wear an undershirt to eliminate the cleavage :)

[martymoose, BSN, RN]

i find cherokee workwear works well for that bodytype:-)

[SummitRN, BSN, RN]

OP must work in an awesome environment if she has time to notice and worry about this issue.

[multi10]

OP, Every nurse, and Every student nurse you see, wears scrub tops that are too tight?