My hospital going to provide scrubs and wash them!!!

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

We got an email today that for infection control purposes, my hospital will be going to standardized scrubs and they will be washing them! Hooray, one less thing for me to do!!!:balloons::balloons::balloons:

I guess I'll turn my colorful scrub tops into summer shirts!

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Specializes in Med-Surg/Peds/O.R./Legal/cardiology.

CONGRATS!!!!!:balloons:

ebear

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My feelings exactly. But I am afraid I would be hard pressed to use my scrub tops for anything more than grubbies to clean house etc.

I mean Summer tops. I can buy lots of things that are a LOT more flattering even to my ample form.

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Excellent!

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

I'm so happy!!! No more laundering scrubs!!!!

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I'm so happy!!! No more laundering scrubs!!!!

I looked at my husband SUnday, when I was doing laundry, and asked, "Have you noticed how much less laundry there is since I got fired?"

WHAT a chunk of time. And I'm picky so I ironed 'em, too.

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Specializes in ltc.

i would love if my facility did the laundry but the only thing that would bother me is im allergic to all detergents except the unscented arm and hammer stuff..... what would they or could they do in that situation

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Specializes in NICU.

WHAT a chunk of time. And I'm picky so I ironed 'em, too.

I iron mine, too. Spent a pretty bit of change on a fancy fancy iron and ironing board. This in a studio the size of a postage stamp. The ironing board lives propped against the bathroom wall, and when it's open I have to climb over my bed to cross the apartment. Then of course I wear them on the subway for an hour getting to work and it's all for naught. Yet I can't stop... :bugeyes:

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So will you get your own scrubs back or do you have to dig through a stack of them in the linen room to find your size? I had a job like that once and we all ended up hoarding our size scrubs in our lockers to make sure we had some when we got to work.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.
So will you get your own scrubs back or do you have to dig through a stack of them in the linen room to find your size? I had a job like that once and we all ended up hoarding our size scrubs in our lockers to make sure we had some when we got to work.

The way they do it currently in our OB dept is to have them stacked up on shelves in the OB locker room in different sizes so they will be doing the same. I already change at work so this won't be much different for me except I won't need to launder scrubs. The only down side is that we will all be dressed alike, but I really don't care.

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Specializes in Med Surg, ER, OR.

I think thats an excellent idea. I wish my facility would do that. I do like the idea of regulated scrub colors housewide. I think the pts like that they can know who is who throughout the entire facility. Hard to know who is who when tryign to look at a small ID tag.

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Specializes in LTC, Med/Surg, Peds, ICU, Tele.

They know who I am because I make that clear at the beginning of the shift by introduding myself. A lot of the old ladies actually adore the whimsical scrubs. But nevertheless, this is better for infection control and for the nursing staff's convenience.

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