Just looking for opinions

xtxrn, ASN, RN · Sep 8, 2011

I'd be ticked off. I've worked places where the departments had their own colors, or the nurses had to wear a specific print top (and the facility had a group ordering thing to help with bulk pricing) but any pants of the required color.

I wouldn't like this. :no:

chevyv, BSN, RN · Sep 9, 2011

I would hate this as well. Can't wait for management to hear the feedback from the pts asking housekeeping for some meds or assistance to the BR only to be told "Sorry, that's not my job". I'm very short and not a junior either and those flares make me look and feel horrid. Tell me to wear a color and as much as I dislike it, I'll be okay. Making me wear a horrible pant and I'll resent ya forever! You would think once it gets going you could sneak in same color scrub pants with their beautifully embroided top! Puke!!

SummerGarden, BSN, MSN, RN · Sep 9, 2011

so, my hospital has recently decided to put everyone (housekeeper, culinary, nurses) in the same color of scrubs. they are also requiring us to have the hospital logo embroidered on the top....

ahh, yes, you are working in a hospital that is a true hotel! the rest of us can feel your pain even though we do not work there because we worked in a place that is similar! i worked in a facility that required uniform colors among same occupation staff rather than based upon departments. don't be surprised to discover that your uniforms are only the beginning... your managements will continue to replace health care job functions with those found only in the hospitality industry.

Sanuk · Sep 9, 2011

It's even better than a hotel, it's a 5 star resort. :lol2:

Honestly, the pants are only half the problem. I'm 5'10 and a size 14, so rubenesque is a fair description. THe top is also a junior fit, so in order to accommodate "the girls" I had to go up from XL to 2XL which then makes me look like I'm in maternity wear it's so baggy. It just sucks.

Lately, I've been wondering what it will take to make me say enough. It would almost be funny if it were something mundane like this and not one of the safety issues that are endemic.

NENE RN · Sep 9, 2011

Hmmmm...I was just thinking my face may look like I should be wearing junior but my body would laugh at me if I tried junior pants on. The hospital that I currently work at only states that you have to wear a dominate color: navy for RN, Ceil for techs, Royal- RT, etc, on the bottom.

sparklie.lady · Sep 9, 2011

This is garbage! Tell me they are at least PAYING for these!

Jenni811, RN · Sep 9, 2011

Hm....

our hospital has every person in different color scrubs.

We (the RN) wear Navy Blue

Respiratory wears hunter green

CNA's wear khaki

Dietary wears Maroon

and so on....I like it better this way because you know who everyone is. I walk through the halls, and it all looks very professional. We can wear whatever brand we want. I prefer Greys Anatomy scrub tops (yes! they are most comfortable) and cherokee flare bottoms. I did clinicals at a hospital were EVERYONE wore light blue scrubs with hospital logo on it. It looked to institutionalized and way too much blue!!! you didn't know who was a nurse, who was a CNA, or even who the doctors were. A lot of the doctors wore the blue scrubs as well.

reg.nurse · Sep 9, 2011

So, my hospital has recently decided to put everyone (housekeeper, culinary, nurses) in the same color of scrubs. They are also requiring us to have the hospital logo embroidered on the top. To compound this, we are required to order these scrubs from specific company who will embroider them. We were told there would be a choice in scrub manufacturers, but when the day came to be fitted, there was only one brand of scrubs offered.
Has anyone else experienced this? I know it seems like a minor issue, but the only style of pant was flared and a "junior" type fit. I am not a junior! So, it's made me pretty unhappy. I have to be comfortable in order to function well at work and I don't see myself ever being comfortable in these scrubs. I currently wear Koi and was quite happy with them.

I work PRN at a hospital that has a similar policy. All the nurses LPN or RN wear navy scrubs with the embroider on them. The other staff does not match the nurses because how will a patient know who they are being approached by? I think safety could be an issue. What if a nursing tech comes across to the patient as the nurse and things get miscommunicated? Now that our care payments are based on client satisfaction, I would want my clients knowing who the NURSE is.

The ones we are given to pick from are normals. I know what you mean by the junior thing, though. I guess your best effort would be to talk to your nurse manager about the issue. Encourage others who feel similar to express their feelings as well. Hopefully it will correct the imperfections in the plan. I do not mind my uniform requirement, but I do not like the fact that I just cannot go out and buy a replacement pair when I want. I am PRN so why would I buy many pairs, and if my scrubs get into a situation I am not comfortable with just a wash that is not sterile......I dispose of them.

Lynx25, LPN · Sep 9, 2011

Oh dear. Why wouldn't they let you buy your own style, and just stick with the same color?

Thankfully my facility is quite lax... I'm wearing red pants, and a blue shirt with monkeys on it... the 'Dress code' is blue, but I don't thank anyone really knows. X-D

MrChicagoRN, RN · Sep 9, 2011

This is garbage! Tell me they are at least PAYING for these!

If the hospital is requiring their logo on the uniforms, they are suitable only for work at that institution. Paying for them is a legitimate demand

Sanuk · Sep 9, 2011

They are paying for two pair. However, when we need replacement, or if we want more than 2 pair, we have to buy them. From this specific company - which isn't cheap. I usually shop at the scrub outlet so I'm all about cheap.

And it isn't an issue to confuse a tech with a nurse because we have no techs. However, housekeeping could easily (and has) been confused with nursing.

I know it's small potatoes in the grand scheme of all things frustrating about nursing, but it helps that I'm not alone in thinking it stinks. Honestly, my first thought was who has an interest in this scrub company?