how many uniforms to buy?

[sajohnston1978]

I'm starting nursing school this fall and my orientation is in June. We are going to be fitted for uniforms then and order small equipment. My question is: How many uniforms should I have? I would think that I would need more than one but I'm not sure exactly how many.

[CrunchyMama, ASN, RN]

At my school, clinical is only once/week so I don't see a need to have more then 1 uniform.

[ybq2008]

I bought three for the three patches the school provided. It's worked well for me and I'm 6 months from graduation. Good luck with your decision!

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

It all depends on how many clinical shifts you are going to attend per week. The less clinical time you have, the less uniform sets you'll need.

I attended an LPN/LVN program five years ago where my classmates and I attended three clinical shifts per week, so we needed three uniforms. I attended an RN program last year that involved only one clinical shift per week, so I only needed one uniform during that school year, but the school issued two sets of uniforms to all students.

[AOTTER]

sajohnston1978 Which nursing school did you get accepted too?

[sajohnston1978]

sajohnston1978 Which nursing school did you get accepted too?

Gadsden State Community College in Alabama

[That Guy, BSN, RN, EMT-B]

Depends. I have 3 tops and one pair of EMS pants and one pair of scrub bottoms that I wear.

[RNMeg]

I had one set of uniform scrubs through my 3 year BSN program. We usually only had clinical once a week. In my final semester, I had to wash them every day though, because of my preceptorship (3 12-hour shifts a week). I wished I had an extra set at that point!

[~Mi Vida Loca~RN, ASN, RN]

I had 2 for first semester, it was 1 day a week for 8 weeks. Second semester we had 2 days a week, sometimes 3 so I got 2 more uniforms for a total of 4. Always a good idea to keep a spare one in your car or bag in case something happens as well.

[Nurse Connie]

I had clinicals 2 days a week and I only bought one uniform. I washed it immediately when I got home anyway, so need for any more.

[SingDanceRunLife]

My school suggests getting 2 as we have clinicals 2 days a week. You can wear one, and bring the other just in case, and then if you have to, do laundry that night.

[DayDreamin ER CRNP]

I have two sets but I bought one from a graduating senior so I saved a little. I didn't need two sets my first or second semester but I'll have clinicals 2x per week and will need the extra set so I'm not doing laundry so much.

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