Dress or scrubs? Females ONLY!!!!

[1BlessedRN]

Hi

I sometimes work in a pretty good unit of co-workers and the question came up from another young nurse that she'd prefer to wear dresses again instead of pants stated it looked more professional, religion didn't play a purpose in this opinion this was just her opinion so how do you all feel? Me, myself I think both are fine because you can look just as professional in pants.:)

[ARmickie]

There was another thread on this somewhere that got pretty heated. My personal opinion is this: If you feel more 'professional' in a dress, by all means wear it. As for me, I'll stick to scrubs. I'd rather not have any doubt in my mind that not only will I be comfortable, but everything will stay covered up, no matter how many times I bend over, or squat down, or if I should fall, whatever... My vote is scrubs.. but, to each his own..

[purplemania, BSN, RN]

professional what? Does she infer that men are not professional since they don't wear dresses? Being well groomed and ACTING professional carry more weight with me. But then, I hate pantyhose. Dresses infer TO ME that this person does not intend to get down and dirty if the situation demands.

[FutureNurse2005]

no way! dresses/skirts are just not practical for the job!

[leslie :-D]

it has nothing to do with professionalism but rather a preference for personal style----speaking for myself. even though i've always worn scrubs, whenever i see a nurse where one of those scrub dresses, the ones that go to mid-calf, i just love them. and trust me, i get down, up and all around dirty.

[traumaRUs, MSN, APRN]

As an ER RN, I prefer scrubs with a t-shirt underneath the top! Then - I don't worry. But like another poster stated - if a dress is what the individual wants - go for it!

[pgrsctrn2be]

Scrubs all the way here!! I'm not gracful enough to get through a day in a dress!:imbar

[heart queen]

I have one caribbean blue dress, the first time I had to hike it up to my waist to climb on a bed to do CPR, it went in the trash

[Achoo!, LPN]

scrubs! Comfort all the way!

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

There is some pretty convincing research that proves that you are far more likely to sustain a back injury if you lift wearing dresses than pants.

That for me is the end of the argument - I am not doing my back in for fashion!!!

[SmilingBluEyes]

What Gwenith said.

[nursemouse]

I agree with what Gwenith said, and I wouldn't wear a dress myself at the bedside; however, if my colleagues (male or female) want to wear one, it's fine with me!