I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

[AZO49008]

The other day a co-worker strolled in wearing a scrub top festooned with furry, smiling teddy bears. On an adult cardiac floor...REALLY? On various adult units I've seen Looney Tunes, Precious Moments, rainbows and clouds, hearts, and yes...oodles and oodles of teddy bears.

I think these types of scrub tops look ridiculous unless you work in peds, in which case they would all be highly appropriate. On one hand nurses are striving to be taken seriously as professionals, yet with the other hand they are taking juvenile looking scrub tops off the hangar.

I'm a guy and pretty much have to wear solid scrubs if I don't want to look like a freak. But I am not motivated out of jealousy to kvetch about print tops on the ladies. If women want to pizazz up their uniforms, I have seen tons of very tasteful, very professional looking print scrub tops coordinated with solid pants.

If I were director of nursing of the world, I would ban dorky print scrub tops.

Okay...talk amongst yourselves.

[leslie :-D]

living with, being related to, and knowing nurses is not the same as being a nurse.

like i said, some will get that "aha" moment when they actually become a nurse and experience the varied challenges we speak of.

we'll talk then.

leslie

[HamsterRN, ADN, RN]

While it may be true that wearing teddy bear scrubs on an adult unit may make patients smile, so would wearing a clown costume. Is it any wonder Nursing has such a hard time being viewed as professionals?

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

GirlSmiley has certainly been in the field long enough to have experienced the cattiness that can go on. While the aides don't have the same responsibilities as the licensed personnel everything they do is nursing, albeit those things for which one needn't be licensed.

[DolceVita, ADN, BSN, RN]

...and piggy-backing on a post that you OBVIOUSLY didn't read isn't the same as reading it. I have 9 years experience in nursing.

I thought I read CNA.

[Moogie]

Anybody want a piece of blueberry cake? It'll be out of the oven in 7 minutes.

I was thinking of a little of this myself...

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

I thought I read CNA.

You did. While she is not a nurse, she is certainly performing nursing duties and working in the health care field. This dismissal of aides is offensive. Mine are my eyes and ears, some more so than others, and they are worthy of respect and certainly have a place in the nursing environment.

[fromtheseaRN, BSN, RN]

This is part of the reason I only come here to look at informative posts directly connected to the betterment of nurses and not to the petty and sometimes divisive nature that (sadly) often rears its ugly head. . There are people who are in dire need of caring and well-trained healthcare professionals, not people who are so paltry and whiny about, oh, no, SCRUB TOPS:eek:!! As long as the tops are neat and are within hospital regulations, why care? I have been in and out of hospitals throughout my life and I can't tell you what kind top the nurses assigned to my care were wearing. What stands out to me is the quality of care that was provided. I'm well aware of the rants and venting which are understandable, but scrub tops, really? Seems to me like the cattiness from the nurse's station may have spilled over to the message boards...

this is actually the first piece of cattiness i've seen in this thread.

[leslie :-D]

You did. While she is not a nurse, she is certainly performing nursing duties and working in the health care field. This dismissal of aides is offensive. Mine are my eyes and ears, some more so than others, and they are worthy of respect and certainly have a place in the nursing environment.

being an experienced cna, still does not qualify one to understand the challenges of being a nurse.

and it's just not cool to label the op as catty, since it shows a lot of naivete, arrogance and 'knowledge deficit'.

furthermore, i felt it was a valid observation, which merited an informed response.

but still, i'd like to know who's dismissing her cna experience?

and how is said experience relevant to the op??

leslie

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This is part of the reason I only come here to look at informative posts directly connected to the betterment of nurses and not to the petty and sometimes divisive nature that (sadly) often rears its ugly head. . There are people who are in dire need of caring and well-trained healthcare professionals, not people who are so paltry and whiny about, oh, no, SCRUB TOPS:eek:!! As long as the tops are neat and are within hospital regulations, why care? I have been in and out of hospitals throughout my life and I can't tell you what kind top the nurses assigned to my care were wearing. What stands out to me is the quality of care that was provided. I'm well aware of the rants and venting which are understandable, but scrub tops, really? Seems to me like the cattiness from the nurse's station may have spilled over to the message boards...

This is a nursing website. There are MANY different subcategories, all related to nursing, that are on this site. For example, you can go to separate forums for different nursing specialties and advanced practice. You can also go to forums regarding current nursing education. You can also go to forums that are specific to nursing in each of the states/regions of the country. And, I'm sure you'll be shocked to hear this, there is also a section about nursing attire, shoes and accessories. While scrub tops are not vital in nursing (ie you can provide the same care in many different tops), they are still a part of nursing. One day you may choose to discuss important things such as which medications are most proper in treating a certain symptom, and the next, you may choose to discuss scrub tops. I don't believe anyone neglected their patients to come talk about scrub tops.

Someone posted the thread, and people, in their free time, responded. More than one area of discussion can occur at once. And why is it catty to discuss your personal preferences? My personal preference is that scrubs with cartoons and barbies and rainbows (outside of Peds/NICU) are tacky and that a professional should not wear them. I cannot bar anyone from wearing them, I cannot bar anyone from selling them, but I can come here and post my opinion. And tomorrow, the nurses that are tickled pink by their cartoon/barbie/rainbow scrubs will still wear them. This website is just about having a conversation. And I can assure you that while not integral to nursing, our discussion of scrub tops is certainly not forcing any patient to go without their "dire need of caring and well-trained healthcare professionals" being met.

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

being an experienced cna, still does not qualify one to understand the challenges of being a nurse.

and it's just not cool to label the op as catty, since it shows a lot of naivete, arrogance and 'knowledge deficit'.

furthermore, i felt it was a valid observation, which merited an informed response.

but still, i'd like to know who's dismissing her cna experience?

and how is said experience relevant to the op??

leslie

Scrub tops and professional attire is a discussion that does not require the challenges of being a nurse.

Many have said that they will welcome her opinion after she has had some experience. She has experience.

I think her comments were a bit OTT. However, I think that responses were even more so.

[EmmyBee]

Someone posted the thread, and people, in their free time, responded. More than one area of discussion can occur at once. And why is it catty to discuss your personal preferences? My personal preference is that scrubs with cartoons and barbies and rainbows (outside of Peds/NICU) are tacky and that a professional should not wear them. I cannot bar anyone from wearing them, I cannot bar anyone from selling them, but I can come here and posted my opinion. And tomorrow, the nurses that are tickled pink by their cartoon/barbie/rainbow scrubs will still wear them. This website is just about having a conversation. And I can assure you that while not integral to nursing, our discussion of scrub tops is certainly not forcing any patient to go without their "dire need of caring and well-trained healthcare professionals" being met.

My sentiments, exactly! Like I mentioned in my previous response, I don't wear cartoon scrubs. And I do feel that certain attire, can influence how others (in the field) view nurses, to a certain extent. But I don't sit there in the hospital or any other facility, seething over the nurses who choose to wear them. I don't think anyone is losing sleep over this topic.

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Scrub tops and professional attire is a discussion that does not require the challenges of being a nurse.

It does when you realize that nurses are still widely regarded as women who are there to kiss your boo boos away and not as an integral part of medical health care. Superficially, those scrub tops are (to many of us) not aesthetically pleasing, but on a much deeper level they add to the propagation of that stereotype. That is what is frustrating. You can wear all the ugly clothes in the world, but you have to realize how it affects the image of your profession.