Does your nursing school/hospital provide scrubs/uniforms?

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Specializes in Oncology/hematology.

I can count at least 5 different kind of fluids that splashed my uniform (white) while during clinicals (i'm only at the beginning, i know there's more). Yet the next day I'm expected to show up with a clean uniform.

I'm sorry, but I can't afford 4 pairs of uniforms, and if I did the washing the day before it wouldn't be dry before 7am rounds.

I know many people that wear the same uniform day after day if there is no physical sign of a stain. I refuse to do this, i hate to think that what bacteria I encounter and would pass on--- though oddly enough, I have to wash it at home!

I mean, even the cleaning staff have hospital scrubs!

The only way to get hospital scrubs is if you are on payroll and I find this absolutely ludicris--- and as they are also students and not employees, I highly doubt that the med students I see walking around in scrubs, buy them.

I'm just frustrated. This hospital is an integral part of the university and it's where we'll be for 4 years (2 and a half left, but who's counting?).

Sorry, needed to vent as I just pulled my uniform out of the machine...

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Why do you think med students would have provided scrubs?

If the school provided scrubs, they would just charge you more tuition.

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Specializes in Oncology/hematology.

Maybe I was unclear. I was merely stating that med students get scrubs, even though they are not on payroll.

And I wouldn't mind paying a little extra tuition in the name of convenience...

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Specializes in PICU, Sedation/Radiology, PACU.

No, my school doesn't provide scrubs. The only way we use hospital scrubs is if we are in the OR. There are several places online you can get relatively cheap white scrub tops, though. (10 dollars or less.)

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I have 1 pair that I wear and wash, but my clinicals are seperated by 1 day so I just wash them between each wear. The good thing is I have washed the bright newbie white color out. :yeah:

But yeah white is a horrible color. I always end up with stains from breakfast hours before I even get to the hospital.

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Specializes in Private Practice- wellness center.

My school includes one set for school and one set for clinicals. I ended up purchasing extras just because I do NOT want to worry about laundry in the middle of the week, I ave enough other non-school related stuff to do during the week. (Plus the sanitary option on my washer takes over an hour if I use that setting...TOO LONG to wait to do it during the week.)

One thing I do like though....my scrubs aren't white! We'd probably revolt if we had to wear white. LOL. (And bonus, even though I hate them, my clinical scrubs are maroon, nice color to hide a lot of crap a lot more easily. :D)

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Specializes in Cardiac.
Maybe I was unclear. I was merely stating that med students get scrubs, even though they are not on payroll.

And I wouldn't mind paying a little extra tuition in the name of convenience...

In my area it is the clinical instructor's responsibility to arrange clinical sites. The same cohort taking the same class will have clinicals at entirely separate facilities. In fact, most of the hospitals in this town do not provide scrubs for their employees either.

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No, my school and none of the hospitals here provide scrubs that I know of. Actually, I'm not aware of many professions that provide clothing or uniforms for employee so I think just the way it works.

I would think having 2 sets of scrubs would work though. You could wash & dry one, while wearing the other. Yes that's kind of a pain, but better than paying for 4. I totally agree with you that wearing scrubs 2 or more times without washing is disgusting and definitely increasing the risk of spreading infection to yourself, patients, and others though! icky!!!

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hospitals will provide scrubs for you in emergency situations like if a pt throws up all over you or if you get urine all over you etc;

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Specializes in Emergency Nursing.

This is why our school required us to buy 2 sets of scrubs for clinicals. I know for sure that the last hospital I did clinicals at did not provide scrubs for employees because everyone wore whatever colors/prints/etc they wanted!

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

How can they not possibly be dry by 7am? Even if you get home at 4am they can still be cleaned, washed and dried.

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I know right? Im assuming she line dries. My scrubs dry faster than all other clothes, I put them in the dryer with everything else and set the time for 6omin but take them out after 30-40.

How can they not possibly be dry by 7am? Even if you get home at 4am they can still be cleaned, washed and dried.
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