Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

[CaLLaCoDe]

i just wondered what your perspective on this trend is; i mean here it is that we have stirred away from this trend with diverse patterns and pastels. so, are you a dork? i count myself as one...just want to know that if someone's fluids ends up on me what particular color it is!!??? :trout:

[txspadequeenRN, BSN, RN]

Me personally I wont wear white just don't look right on me. I have about 10 sets of black scrubs and that is what I wear every time I leave the house for work.

[Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN]

If i ever go back to the floor, i'd go for the white wrap top and navy blue pants. Easier laundry-wise.

[ionatan]

I think white looks professional and makes the person look more like a nurse. I've started to wear at least a white top or white pants because I intend to do this as I progress into the nursing field (I just graduated from PN school, but I've been working as an aide for 3 years). I don't really like wearing all white scrubs; it's a bit too formal for me. I don't like all black/brown/grey scrubs, because I think they can be frightening to someone who is elderly or demented; especially someone who has been involved in war. There are a few Jewish nursing homes I know of that will not allow their staff to wear certain colors because holocaust survivors tend to be frightened by them.