Nurses Uniform/Gear
Updated: Feb 1, 2020 Published Jan 12, 2012
Do all the RNS in your hospital wear the same color?
Which color?
Is it by role, or unit? (like all RNS wear navy, techs wear ciel)
Julie19, CNA
91 Posts
My assisted living facility requires solid black.
I wish they would change this because my little Alzheimer's residents always ask why I wear such a dark, depressing color.
downsouthlaff, LPN
1 Article; 319 Posts
At the Nursing home I work at Its RNs white, they are the only ones who can wear that color no exceptions, (even on free color Fridays) LPN/floor nurses Royal Blue CNAs Navy Blue, Housekeeping Pink, Sunshine Workers Yellow, Activity Director and Asst. Activity Director Purple, Social hot pink, dietary teal.
carolinapooh, BSN, RN
3,577 Posts
Julie19 said:My assisted living facility requires solid black.I wish they would change this because my little Alzheimer's residents always ask why I wear such a dark, depressing color.
Aww, that's so sad.
When I was civilian I bought pretty, bright scrub tops. Some of them were cutesy (Kermit the Frog, classic Pooh) but all of them were starched and crisp. I miss that sometimes. We now wear surgical green with the facility and "property US Government" tattooed all over them. Talk about depressing....at least I'm saving money because those scrub tops are terribly addictive.
Hopefully I'll get into the NICU program; L&D and NICU wear a pretty shade of burgundy.
nursefrances, BSN, RN
1 Article; 601 Posts
We wear burgundy/wine colored scrubs supplied my the surgery center I work for.
When I worked at the hospital I wore solid pants:usually black, navy or royal blue, or wine. Scrub tops were solid to match bottoms or Disney tops. I liked wearing my Mickey and Minnie tops.
student_stephanie
11 Posts
RNs are navy blue pants and coordinating scrub top. Techs are red pants and coordinating scrub top
leighTX
24 Posts
At my current hospital system, RNs wear navy, CNA wear wine, lab wear eggplant, someone else wears grey, green, etc.
Another system has RNs wearing blue and techs/PCAs wearing wine, as well... so at least that stays the same!
green34
444 Posts
One hospital system the RNs wear school colors (they are a university hospital, their nursing program wears the inverse)
MAs there wear blue
Housekeeping wears tan
Techs I think wear all blue too
2nd hospital system
RNs wear royal blue
Techs wear teal I think
LPNs wear royal blue
3rd hospital
RNs wear carribean
Techs, phlebos, and registration wear teal
RTs, radiology, and medics wear black
4th
RNs wear black
nrsang97, BSN, RN
2,602 Posts
Right now the nurses wear navy but in October we will be matching the main hospital and wearing ceil blue. The aides wear burgandy, respiratory wears black.
NCmcMan
123 Posts
I've noticed some nurses wear the scubs with flowers and stuff on it. I don't like that. If it were up to me, I would dress like the triage nurse I saw a couple of weeks ago. He had paramedic bdu cargos and the hospitals polo shirt on. I thought that looked kind of spiffy. Anyway, since I'm a male, and im sure scrubs at some point will be required for me, please NO pink, purple, violet or anything like that. LOL
HippyDippyLPN
351 Posts
My clinic has no dress code as of yet but I stick with solid colors for the most part. I am not a fan of print type scrubs unless you work in Peds. That's just me though, I think I was exposed to too many Betty boop and tweedy bird scrub tops at my last job. I would dread an all white dress code, I would constantly look like a freaking slob, I just spill too many things like my tea or pen ink.
Now, I bet you would have looked adorable in those little tweedy bird scrubs You should make that your avatar if you have a pic floating around.
HippyDippyLPN said:My clinic has no dress code as of yet but I stick with solid colors for the most part. I am not a fan of print type scrubs unless you work in Peds. That's just me though, I think I was exposed to too many Betty boop and tweedy bird scrub tops at my last job. I would dread an all white dress code, I would constantly look like a freaking slob, I just spill too many things like my tea or pen ink.
NursingGCW
104 Posts
My hospital is color coded by unit and title so every unit has different colors but ALL nurses have to wear white tops while others like techs where the same color top as the bottom. The unit i just got hired on is white tops hunter green bottoms