Just hate those navy blue scrubs

[esthomprn]

Is it just the hospitals in my area or is everyone's hospital requiring that they wear these HIDEOUS AWFUL navy blue scrubs. I wish I could express myself through my scrubs by wear different colors and designs. Am I the only one that feels this way?

[DogWmn]

As an oldy moldy, I can only chuckle, I'd love to be able to wear scrubs to work!

As a nursing student we had to wear really ugly light blue dresses and 1/2 thru we had to then start wearing caps that made us look like the flying nun:banghead:

Once I graduated it was more of the same...pant suit uniforms weren't even allowed....sooo it was white all over in a dress and cap and white nylons:eek:.

After several years they started allowing pant type uniforms and I eventually worked at a clinic that allowed color uniforms.

I'd wear what ever scrub color they wanted lime green, puce, mud brown...I don't care...just no white.

[esthomprn]

Wow all black huh? I just came from a childrens hospital and we were not allowed to where all black for it significies death. We have the choice to wear all white, all navy blue or a combination of the two. I REFUSE to wear all white plus ive never seen white scrubs. Do they still make them?

well I guess I see everyone's point. Although I do like to wear bright colors (which always brings a smile on my patients face) it is professional. I just hate going to scrubs stores and seeing all these cute scrubs and can't wear them

[RNperdiem, RN]

Whatever the color, true scrubs are not flattering to most people.

True scrubs have the baggy-orificed drawstring pants and the boxy one pocket top that gaps open when you bend over.

Catalogs sell more tailored uniforms. Navy is not a bad color; they could do worse. I wouldn't mind any color as long as the clothes fit well.

[Mollypita]

My hospital is going to all navy or navy/white also! I think it's dull, but I guess worse things have happened. Most of us just aren't pleased with having to buy a bunch of new scrubs. Plus, after multiple launderings, I think navy looks washed out and shabby. But we have no choice but to comply...

[pinkiepie_RN]

In my hospital, it's all white or navy bottoms and white top. Thankfully on my unit we still get to wear fun scrubs. I remember getting in the elevator a couple of weeks ago and the nurse standing next to me stated "You either work with the crazies or old people," so apparently geriatrics allows fun scrubs as well. Sometimes I want to feel more like a nurse and wear the navy and white, but I love me some fun scrubs.

[AZ_LPN_8_26_13]

The hospital I work for is moving to one-color scrubs with the color showing who you are - RNs = navy blue, LPNs = royal blue, CNAs = light blue (ciel), radiology = red, patient transport = khaki, etc. (can't remember all) I think its a good thing as it will be easier to tell who's what. I just got done taking a CNA class - as students, we had to wear white scrubs for the labs and clinicals....

[wooh, BSN, RN]

The one exception would probably be peds nurses, I am sure the kids like it when their nurse is wearing a sponge bob shirt (or whatever cartoon character is in these days).

When I worked in a nursing home, most of the older ladies liked cheerful scrub prints as well.

I tend to like print jackets. If I need to look really professional for some reason, I can take it off. It seems more slimming too, wearing all one color then a jacket over it. Print shirts tend to make me look huge. (But nothing makes me look as huge as all white, then I'm a giant marshmallow!)

But I've always felt, if patients can't tell the difference between housekeeping and nurses, then get the housekeepers out of scrubs instead of saying I have to wear a certain color (especially if that color is all white.)

[wooh, BSN, RN]

the hospital i work for is moving to one-color scrubs with the color showing who you are - rns = navy blue, lpns = royal blue, cnas = light blue (ciel), radiology = red, patient transport = khaki, etc. (can't remember all) i think its a good thing as it will be easier to tell who's what.

if the employees can't remember, how on earth are the patients? :)

[DeLana_RN, BSN, RN]

I love my navy blue scrubs... in fact, that's all I have. But to my horror I found out that my hospital is now making housekeeping and laundry wear navy blue scrubs... helllloooo, what's up with that, they should not be wearing scrubs but some kind of other uniform (like the outfit that included button-up shirts and khaki pants, which they used to wear).

I can't afford to replace all my scrubs! What in the world were they thinking?!

DeLana

[Natkat, BSN, MSN, RN]

I wear white on purpose. I like it. I'm a dialysis nurse and was constantly spilling bleach on my scrubs and ruining them. I switched to white pants with a patterned top and I seem to get longer use out of my uniforms. I also believe I feel more "nurse like" this way.

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I personally prefer Navy Blue.....

[Imafloat, BSN, RN]

My unit is limited to 3 solid colors, the rest of the hospital can wear whatever they want. At first I was bummed, then I realized that I got to work in clothes that are as comfy as my jammies and I wasn't looking at myself anyways so it didn't matter what I wore.