Does your hospital have an RN "uniform"?

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Hi everyone- I just learned that a local hospital went to a uniform for their RNs and that another one is planning that change in the future. So I wanted a current status from everyone: does your place of employment require a nursing 'uniform' or a specific color scrub? Are they planning any changes? Please describe what you are required to wear and the type of hospital you work at (private, county,VAMC, etc.) and the State you work in! Thanks!

(Just a word of warning: please don't make others nuts by turning this into a discussion of whether you agree with RN uniforms or not- or if you like white for nurses...there are plenty of other threads on that and its a HOT topic :angryfire - don't want to re-visit that one, just really wanted to find out the current trending right now in each of our States!)

My hospital uses color-coding by position as well:

RN: Wine or White

NA: Royal Blue or Khaki

Pediatrics: Purple

ER Techs: Hunter Green

Orderlies: Navy

Respiratory: A sort of pea-soup green

Scrubs are supposed to be embroidered with first name and position.

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Specializes in ICU,ER.

white.

all white. all the time.

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Specializes in Neuro ICU and Med Surg.

I work in a large teaching hospital in Detroit and the uniforms are as follows

RN: ceil blue can wear a print top or jacket but it must have ceil blue on it. Most just wear plain ceil blue.

Nurse Extern: White (all white) Why I have no idea other than maybe they are students

Aides or as we call them care partners: Burgandy or wine whatever you want to call it

RT: hunter green

ER RN: Navy blue

PT/OT Navy blue I am not sure why they don't have a different color since they wear the same as the ER RN

Unit clerk: black pants and white shirt.

House keeping: purple

All other departmenmts wear what ever.

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