How do you stay warm in your scrubs??

Berta · Oct 28, 2003

Cold in my scrubs????Hasn't happened yet. Last week it was 38 degrees in the morning when I left for clinical. Add the hot flash I was having to that and it felt like at least 80 degrees. Heck, I didn't even bring a jacket with me. I guess that one good thing about aging gracefully....lol:rolleyes:

P_RN, ADN, RN · Oct 28, 2003

T shirt under the top, take along a turtle neck. Coat, and believe it or not leg warmers (from the 80s). I also found a turtle neck dickie at Walmart that really helps keep the neck area warm.

barefootlady, ADN, RN · Oct 28, 2003

I have found that "Cuddle Ones" underwear is the best to keep you warm but does not make you too hot. It is sold at Sam's and some of the better department stores. Sent daughter several last year, got those at Target. They wash up nicely too.

Marie_LPN, RN, LPN, RN · Oct 28, 2003

Friction.

Erin RN · Oct 28, 2003

Turtle necks and long johns...

nowplayingEDRN · Oct 28, 2003

Mock turtleneck and a scrub coat at work.....usually freeze my cahooties off from the waist down while trotting into work from the car......and tonight I ended up removing that turtleneck cause it was roastifying in the ICU tonight for a change.........damned if I do and damned if I don't.........lol lol lol lol

avigail · Oct 28, 2003

I always wear 1-2 t-shirts and shorts beneath my scrubs. Here in south Texas, cold weather outside is not the problem. It's the blasted AC on the inside. It's probably 50-55 F in my ER. Yes, I know the staff is moving around with dizzying speed but this is ridiculous. Needless to say, the patients, who are not moving at all, are distinctly uncomfortable. Let me palpate your abdomen with my ice cold fingers....

RN-PA, RN · Oct 28, 2003

I hate being cold, but I hate being hot at work more, so I can't recommend wearing long underwear while on the job. I'd be in a pool of sweat 5 minutes into my shift. I bought myself a long, down coat from almost 10 years ago because I'd freeze to death while scraping ice off my car windows at 11:30 p.m. I got it from Eddie Bauer and so I went to their site to see if they still have anything comparable, and they do. It's expensive, but will last you for many years and keep you toasty-warm in wind and cold. My coat is a bright blue and it looks like I'm wearing a sleeping bag. Co-workers have laughed at me when they see me coming, but I'm warm and they're NOT!

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Liann · Oct 28, 2003

I waited for a bus while in school, and had to wear paper thin white uniforms. To keep the mud and slush off (and also to keep warm), I wore jeans and a sweatshirt to school, carried my uniform in a backpack and changed once I got to the hospital.

purplemania, BSN, RN · Oct 28, 2003

not a problem in Texas

eltrip · Oct 28, 2003

I've known nurses who would wear sweatshirts over their scrubtops...I would wear either a long-sleeved T-shirt or a turtleneck under my scrubtop on the unit and a jacket, gloves, hat, etc. outdoors. Once inside the hospital, removal of all outerwear begins!

I hear that hunters wear pantyhose under their camoflage pants. Perhaps this would work for you under your scrubs? Or maybe a pair of tights?

lsyorke, RN · Oct 28, 2003

Be 46 have hot flashes all the time and you'll never be cold again!!! :rolleyes: