ER Dept Scrub Color

[blufoxtrot]

Hello,

Do you have ER Department Scrub Colors. We currently can wear anything and it is impossible to tell the ER Staff from housekeeping.

What colors do you wear? What do you like or dislike about that color?

[SBTLAWREN]

Navy Blue

[dbihl, BSN, RN]

Our whole hospital wears SEal Blue;)

[NicoleRN07, RN]

In my ER, we have to wear black or white, and it must be solid....no prints. I prefer white pants with black tops, or black pants and a t shirt. It looks good, but the black collects everything, and the white seems to attract body fluids.....YUCK!!

[nuangel1, BSN, RN]

we can wear any color any print .but we have to wear our name badge which is credit card size and we have dry erase boards that we write our name on as that pts nurse. i also ,as i always have,introduce myself to the pt by my name and rn status as their nurse for the shift.

[ritarunningfeet]

In the ER I work in we are the only department in the hospital that is color coded, but it helps the volunteers, lab people and transport techs spot the nurses. We can wear any top, but out pants are as follows

Nurses-Black

Techs- Navy Blue

Unit Coordiators- Royal Blue

Attendings- Forest Green

PA's- Maroon

Residents- Hospital Blues or Green

It really works quite well, but the black attracts blanket lint like stink on a wart hog:chuckle

[nursebrandie28, BSN, RN]

I think nurses should have the freedom to wear what they want, however, i think some of the nursing scrubs are getting a little rediculus. example: hot pink with big blue teddy bears....just think if you were nauseated or had a headache

if nurses would introduce themselves as nurses more maybe it would help....maybe not!!

BIG RN name tags seem to help!!

[AnnieOaklyRN, BSN, RN, EMT-P]

I like what Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH does, instead of making staff wear uniforms they wear a bright yellow extension on their badge with thier title (RN, LNA etc.) so the patient can easily see if they are an LNA, RN, or something else. MUCH better than wearing the same color everyday... blah

I am still a nursing student, but it seems more hospitals are leaning towards uniforms . I was looking forward to buying pretty scrubs when I graduate in May.

Swtooth

[mmutk, BSN, RN, EMT-I]

It's royal blue in the ED here too, for all staff.

but what gives most of us away is the

EMERGENCY embroidered on our tops

[Dallas_RN, BSN, EMT-P]

It was navy blue, but recently changed to Black Scrubs.

[JoeERTech]

Here's the breakdown in my ER:

ER Docs--Navy Blue

RN/LPN--Wine or White

ER Tech--Hunter Green

Registrars--Red w/ Black pants

Unit Secretaries-- Light Blue w/Black pants

We also have the occasional agency CNA to help with the staffing, and they wear Royal Blue.

We also have our scrubs embroidered with our first names and position, and ID badges are supposed to be displayed where the pt. can see them. In ER and Psych. there are no last names on the badges.