Our facility is looking to go to white uniforms for RN's because of uniform recognition. Research shows that when test members are shown pictures of people in scrubs, they almost always pick the person in white as the nurse. Currently, we have no restrictions as such; except our ICU's wear blue and OB/OR wears hospital issued. There is a group of us that do NOT WISH to wear all white.
What color do you wear at your facility? I am looking for where you are from, what type of nursing you do, and what the rationale is for what color you wear.
Location: Pittsburgh PA
type of nursing: Progressive Cardiac Care Unit - post ops, step down, telemetry
color of scrubs: maroon
rationale: I wear maroon because that is our floor color :redpinkhe
Thanks in advance for your help. I am attending a focus group committee and would like some data to take that helps our cause.
Our manager is threatening us with wearing white. We are part of the Via Christi system and have been told the Wichita Via Christi facilities are already wearing white. Having worn it 20 years ago, I know the underwear will show! I would prefer navy or khaki, but really feel that dress slacks and top with a lab coat would probably look more professional than the traditional uniform. Incidently, my husband bought me a pin from Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis because he thought it was a nurse....upon asking, I found that the pin was of a waitress.
Specializes in Certified Med/Surg tele, and other stuff.
WA state nurse in small hospital, owned by larger corporation. So far we can still wear what we want. It just has to be tasteful. Our new manager though, is thinking about moving us to all one color. I hope not.
For the record, our badges are colored coordinated. Med/surg, ICU, ER are green, ancillary stuff are blue and dr's a maroon. Mother/baby are pink. I can go to a sister hospital and know who's who by the badge color.
Specializes in ICU, PICU, School Nursing, Case Mgt.
I suppose that if we still had a nursing shortage, nurses would be more able to negotiate about uniforms etc. Unfortunately, in this area anyhow, there are lots of nursing students having trouble finding jobs so I'm afraid nurses don't have a lot of bargaining power. Just your basic supply and demand. If my hospital required me to wear pink I'd wear it (58 year old fat bald male) and be happy I'm working.
Loved it!
Be still my heart!:redbeathe
By the way, where do you work? I would pay money to see that! One can only hope they will make the pink scrubs manditory.
Just another thought on this subject of wearing all white, doesn't some asian countries view the color white as being associated with death? Would patients that come from those countries or have ties to those countries be comfortable if their nurse is wearing an outfit that reminds them of death every time they walk into the room.
Specializes in med-surg, psych, ER, school nurse-CRNP.
Just another thought on this subject of wearing all white, doesn't some asian countries view the color white as being associated with death? Would patients that come from those countries or have ties to those countries be comfortable if their nurse is wearing an outfit that reminds them of death every time they walk into the room.
Specializes in ICU, PICU, School Nursing, Case Mgt.
Just another thought on this subject of wearing all white, doesn't some asian countries view the color white as being associated with death? Would patients that come from those countries or have ties to those countries be comfortable if their nurse is wearing an outfit that reminds them of death every time they walk into the room.
Actually, you are correct. I am not so sure about the culture today, but in the past Japanese brides would not ever wear a white Kimono for their weddings. The color is associated with death and/or bad luck.
Specializes in Peds, PACU, ICU, ER, OB, MED-Surg,.
Worked at a hospital that "decided" the nurses were all going to wear the same color. We had shared governance at this hospital so they "let" us vote on the color. We voted BLACK. Many patients, managers were not happy with decision and after 2 years we went back to wearing what scrubs we wanted as long as they were professional.
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Our manager is threatening us with wearing white. We are part of the Via Christi system and have been told the Wichita Via Christi facilities are already wearing white. Having worn it 20 years ago, I know the underwear will show! I would prefer navy or khaki, but really feel that dress slacks and top with a lab coat would probably look more professional than the traditional uniform. Incidently, my husband bought me a pin from Hard Rock Cafe in Memphis because he thought it was a nurse....upon asking, I found that the pin was of a waitress.