Current trends in nursing uniforms/scrubs

[Sassybottom]

What would you say are the current trends in nursing uniforms/ scrubs?

[Jules Anne]

A trend that is going on in my area is that hospitals are requiring different job classifications to wear certain colored scrubs. The nurses wear ceil blue, CNA's wear navy blue, Respiratory Therapists wear dark green, etc.

[ptadvocate81]

At my facility, there isn't any rule about what to wear/not to wear other than it be professional, if you are going to wear a T Shirt, it must have the hospital logo on it, and they must be ironed and clean. The ironed and clean part are not heavily enforced and it enrages me that nurses and other personel working with the ill come to work with the fresh-out-of bed look and smelling like a dirty ashtray! GRRRRR!!!! That heavens my facility is going completely smoke free in January... That should help some- maybe they can air out throughout the night. I really wish the dress code were enforced more and that there were more clear cut guidelines....

[Ivanna_Nurse, BSN, RN]

It seems that in our area, we are shifting toward solids- tops and bottoms, of the same color. I wear solids always, with a white warm up, as do my coworkers. ~ Ivanna

[RNperdiem, RN]

Many of the nurses in my unit wear hospital logo t-shirts. They don't look all that great, but it could be worse. I prefer a real uniform top with pockets.

In the scrub catalogs I notice a lot more bright colors, higher waists, boot cut low waist pants, and contrasting trim. I don't know who is buying most of these, as I don't see the bright colors at work.

I do have a couple of ceil blue tops with navy contrast trim. It looks smart, but not unprofessional.

[hikernurse]

Most of us wear solid scrub bottoms with a solid dressy-type t-shirt. We can't wear logos, except for the hospital's, but that is not enforced as far as I can tell. Most of us will wear scrub tops, too, but more often just the t-shirt.

[TrickieTam]

At my facility nurses must wear blue or white bottoms with solid white tops and lab coats. Aides wear all blue, dietary all black, social services all red, activities all purple.

[Devil_Duckie, LVN]

At the hospital I currently work at, there isn't a specific dress code. Heck, I saw our night charge nurse come in the other day for a shift wearing warm up type pants and a white t-shirt! Most of the other nurses wear any color scrub tops, some with designs others solid. Our nursing manager is trying to get the staff's opinion on changing our unit's colors to be only red or black scrubs (hospital colors), but everyone in the unit said NO.

After I pass boards, I'll be working at a different hospital (with magnet status) that has specific colors for each unit: black for ED; lavender for mother/baby, L&D, and NICU; and teal for the unit I'll be on. I like that each unit is color specific, but it is soooo difficult for me to find (cute) teal scrubs! :angryfire