dumb scrubs question

jmgrn65, RN · May 8, 2007

I'm a student doing a summer externship in a birth center. A passion for birth is what led me to nursing school, and I am so excited to have found this opportunity!! My question is about scrubs. They provide them on the floor. Do they let you take them home, or do you go to work dressed in street clothes or your own scrubs? Are you allowed to wear regular clothes for meetings/classes etc? The reason I ask is that I don't own any scrubs (other than my school uniforms which I guess I could use if I took the patches off). I have 4 days of orientation (with all the other students who are all working on different floors) for my first week. Will I need to buy scrubs to wear for this? And would I need to come into the hospital wearing scrubs when I'm working? I know, very silly questions but I need to know! And lastly, why do birth centers provide scrubs? Is it for the possible mess factor, or for cleanliness? Thanks!
Monique

no not silly questions. IF they provide them on the floor which must OB units do. Then you will wear street clothes in to work and change in a locker room. No you won't be able to take them home (you probably wont want to either). If going in for classes etc, you should be able to wear street clothes. They provide scrubs because they want to make sure you are clean and easily identifiable. Good Luck Have fun.

futurecnm · May 8, 2007

I'm a student doing a summer externship in a birth center. A passion for birth is what led me to nursing school, and I am so excited to have found this opportunity!! My question is about scrubs. They provide them on the floor. Do they let you take them home, or do you go to work dressed in street clothes or your own scrubs? Are you allowed to wear regular clothes for meetings/classes etc? The reason I ask is that I don't own any scrubs (other than my school uniforms which I guess I could use if I took the patches off). I have 4 days of orientation (with all the other students who are all working on different floors) for my first week. Will I need to buy scrubs to wear for this? And would I need to come into the hospital wearing scrubs when I'm working? I know, very silly questions but I need to know! And lastly, why do birth centers provide scrubs? Is it for the possible mess factor, or for cleanliness? Thanks!
Monique

I have an internship this summer and our letter said to wear professional clothes for orientation (no jeans). I am thinking I am going to have to buy scrubs for the job but I'll find out! I'm sure at orientation they will go over this for you!

AgentR · May 8, 2007

We are provided with OR scrubs that are laundered for us. We can also wear our own scrubs, but we have to carry them in, not wear them in.

Faeriewand, ASN, RN · May 8, 2007

When I did my OB rotation the students changed into hospital provided scrubs in a special locker room for OB nurses. They were very comfortable. There was quite a mess during the deliveries but most nurses avoided getting anything on them. I was glad to be wearing hospital scrubs then. At the end of the day we changed out of those hospital scrubs and put them in a laundry. Changed back into our school uniform which was still clean Hope this helps some :)

mitchsmom · May 9, 2007

Actually we wear our unit hospital scrubs but we do take them home and wash them. We wore scrubs to orientation (you were supposed to wear whatever you would normally wear for your position), so I just went by and got a few sets the first morning.

Just call and ask! Have fun!

ladybugsea · May 10, 2007

Thanks for the replies! I'm glad that I probably won't have to buy scrubs then!