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Hello there,

I am curious as to what the daily nurse uniform would be for a 66H at a medical facility CONUS, (stateside). In the cd/dvd that I have they are wearing both fatigues and also scrubs.

Thank you,

Gen

Specializes in Ortho, Med surg and L&D.
Gen-waiting, waiting, waiting...

edited to add: oops, I see today that no one commented on the pics, I didn't look at them until just this morning! Don't know why? Time to go though, school is back and yesterday was 12 hours between clinical and class and today is 12 hours critical care clinical. Wish me luck, wait, not just me, all of us. :)

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GOOD LUCK... to all! ;)

Hello,

Our first critical care, (cardiac step down) went well. Phew. (I worked only a couple of days as a neuro ICU student nurse extern at a local hospital last December but, the timing was really off so I had to cancel. I think I like cardiac better.

When I got home I called my recruiter and he said that my application is being worked over, (he used different wording though, more like it was being put together). He also said that he though it was a first assignment, (or something like that, its been a long day). Then he clarified to say that he thought it was a good packet.

Hoping. :)

Gen

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I just left an Army Medical Center. We wore "whites" on the wards. Army whites are issued at your Officer Basic Course or at the first assignment. We also were allowed to wear BDUs or ACUs. BDUs become obsolete next year, so I think all new soldiers are being issued ACUs. I find ACUs to be very hot and difficult to wear while taking care of patients.

If you work in specialty areas (OB, ED, ICU, OR) you can wear scrubs from the hospital but usually have to report to work in ACUs (and change into scrubs at the hospital).

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I just left an Army Medical Center. We wore "whites" on the wards. Army whites are issued at your Officer Basic Course or at the first assignment. We also were allowed to wear BDUs or ACUs. BDUs become obsolete next year, so I think all new soldiers are being issued ACUs. I find ACUs to be very hot and difficult to wear while taking care of patients.

If you work in specialty areas (OB, ED, ICU, OR) you can wear scrubs from the hospital but usually have to report to work in ACUs (and change into scrubs at the hospital).

At MAMC, we [in the ICU] have the option to report to work in ACUs, or APFUs, then change into hospital scrubs.

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Specializes in Med/Surg;Hm Health;House Super; ER.
I just left an Army Medical Center. We wore "whites" on the wards. Army whites are issued at your Officer Basic Course or at the first assignment. We also were allowed to wear BDUs or ACUs. BDUs become obsolete next year, so I think all new soldiers are being issued ACUs. I find ACUs to be very hot and difficult to wear while taking care of patients.

If you work in specialty areas (OB, ED, ICU, OR) you can wear scrubs from the hospital but usually have to report to work in ACUs (and change into scrubs at the hospital).

Hello, I'm new to this forum, but I was also curious about uniforms & what I call "Whities" :). Do we have to wears whites? There's just something about them that has always seemed bland & not as cheery to my patients...I know, sounds weird, but it does kind of affect me & others psychologically ;)

Holly

PS I'm asking this because I to am looking into military nursing

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Specializes in Ortho, Med surg and L&D.
Hello, I'm new to this forum, but I was also curious about uniforms & what I call "Whities" :). Do we have to wears whites? There's just something about them that has always seemed bland & not as cheery to my patients...I know, sounds weird, but it does kind of affect me & others psychologically ;)

Holly

PS I'm asking this because I to am looking into military nursing

Hi,

I am so glad that ArmyMSN also qualified that even though they wore whites on the unit that, "We also were allowed to wear BDUs or ACUs."

I have not worn "whites" since 1989 at a facility that also required the white hose and even some of the nurses still had to wear their paper caps too! I was a CNA there and while at the time I didn't think anything of the whites I certainly do now! I will be one who willingly would rather wear the ACU's. I like to have thicker clothes than the whites. If I have to wear whites in my jobs now, I generally will purchase the heavier "chef" pants.

I have a catelogue with the "whites" here and well, I would not embrace the idea of having to wear them.

Gen

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Specializes in Med/Surg;Hm Health;House Super; ER.
I have not worn "whites" since 1989 at a facility that also required the white hose and even some of the nurses still had to wear their paper caps too! I was a CNA there and while at the time I didn't think anything of the whites I certainly do now! I will be one who willingly would rather wear the ACU's. I like to have thicker clothes than the whites. If I have to wear whites in my jobs now, I generally will purchase the heavier "chef" pants.I have a catelogue with the "whites" here and well, I would not embrace the idea of having to wear them.

Gen

:eek: Thanks, Gen! I almost choked on my coffee when you mentioned the white hose & caps, ha! ...UGH! I pray we're never forced to wear that in our lifetime :wink2:

During my' '02 graduation :mortarboard: , my colleagues wanted us to all wear the white caps, etc, for the ceremony. I highly opposed & said I'd only do it for pictures & that if they wanted me to do it w/ them, THEY'D have to buy my cap, hee hee. There's just something so sterile about them, & the moment you get something "unwanted" on them, it stands out like a sore thumb! You feel "untouchable" to your patients too. :nurse:

Holly

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