Do You Wear Your Colors To Work?

[AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN]

Hey, guys, with all the hype about going back to all-white, and color-coded units, I was wondering....where I work, we can wear whatever, I have more latitude than hospital staff as an office NP. We routinely wear our team colors (mostly down here it's football, be it college or professional) any old day of the week. Of course, this can get rather lively if your patient or team member is for another team, ESPECIALLY if their team is your team's rival or vice versa. It is, however, a very good conversation starter. Had one today that was wearing a rival T-shirt, and was commenting on my team watch. We were rehashing Saturday's game, and I left to get him a drink, promising "I won't even put strychnine in it!". Anywhere else, I'd probably have been arrested for that.

Just curious as to your workplace's policy on this, and how it affects (or hinders) work and patient care. It may be a Southern thing, cause down here football's more of a religion than a sport, but I wanted to put out a feeler and see how it is othe rplaces.

Thanks!

[Chapis]

Who's your team?

[philanurse74]

I will, along with easily a large amount of staff, be wearing Phillies gear this coming week, as we are allowed, and why not? Have some fun!

[Orca, ADN, ASN, RN]

I work in a state prison. We cannot wear solid blue (inmates wear this), solid orange (matches the jumpsuits worn in the intake unit) or solid yellow (matches the jumpsuits in the segregation unit). We can wear these colors if they include prints or stripes, just not solids. Custody staff need to be able to differentiate staff from inmates quickly in emergency situations.

[AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN]

My team is Tennessee. I live in Alabama. Makes for very interesting debates.

[AngelfireRN, MSN, RN, APRN]

Well, I could not wear my solid set of scrubs to the prison, my father and my DH say I look like I'm out on work release.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Well, I could not wear my solid set of scrubs to the prison, my father and my DH say I look like I'm out on work release.

*snort*

We wear whites. That's okay with me, as that's my personal preference, anyway.

[classicdame, MSN, EdD]

we cannot wear prints but colors are permitted. Also, we have tailgate parties in the cafeteria on high religious holidays like Univ of Tx vs. OKlahoma

[Chapis]

we cannot wear prints but colors are permitted. also, we have tailgate parties in the cafeteria on high religious holidays like univ of tx vs. oklahoma

go longhorns!!

[PurpleLVN]

We wear hunter green scrubs on Tuesdays and twilight blue scrubs on Thursdays. Any color scrubs the rest of the week!!! Go Cowboys!! How 'bout them Saints!!!!

[Purple_Scrubs, BSN, RN]

From a Saints fan living in the heart of Cowboy country....Who Dat!!!!

[readytoroll]

We can wear whatever we like and on Fridays we can wear blue jeans. Which I don't do because scrubs are far more comfy!