Nursing Uniform Policy

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What if your employer decided that all RNs must wear navy scrubs? No white. No patterns. Just navy blue. LPNs must wear royal blue and all techs wear burgundy. What is your opinion?

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What if your employer decided that all RNs must wear navy scrubs? No white. No patterns. Just navy blue. LPNs must wear royal blue and all techs wear burgundy. What is your opinion?

Beats white...............

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I worked in a nursing home 3 years ago that required all LPN's and RN's to wear all white and a nursing cap. :crying2: The only advantage to that was that the elderly people LOVED it! They thought nurses were angels from heaven dressed like that.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

If they decided to make it "effective immediately", then i'd expect them to understand that i cannot buy a week's worth of that color instantly. Some people cannot drop $100 on the spot for new uniforms/scrubs.

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I wouldn't mind. I think navy scrubs look more professional than most other alternatives. I am not usually one that takes well to being told how to dress, but all-navy would be acceptable if the hospital decided it just could not continue to run without color-coding the staff. I still think color-coding staff is a ridiculous idea. Why don't they color-code the people at the bank, so I will know who handles loans and who handles christmas club accounts?

I agree.

As long as it isn't white, I would comply.

But the truth is, color-coding is just silly.

steph

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

Perhaps administration should wear brown scrubs. :stone

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I worked in a nursing home 3 years ago that required all LPN's and RN's to wear all white and a nursing cap. :crying2: The only advantage to that was that the elderly people LOVED it! They thought nurses were angels from heaven dressed like that.

Now THAT would be a deal breaker. If told I had to wear a nursing cap, I would wear a white ballcap with RN embroidered in big black letters on the front. That is the closest I will ever come to wearing a "nursing cap". IMO the "angel from heaven" image is one of the biggest problems with the stupid thing. It feeds long-outdated stereotypes that need to die once and for all.

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I'd totally support this. I'm a firm believer in nurses wearing something that distinguishes them from CNA/PCT's, Docs, or whomever. I've been in the hospital. My hubby's been in the hospital. It's always a question. Who is the nurse? You're always trying to read their nametag. I just think something needs to be done to make it clear to the patients.

Cindy

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I would comply but I would expect them to be provided or an allowance provided if it became mandated. I like the way white looks too but it isn't practical to keep clean.

What if your employer decided that all RNs must wear navy scrubs? No white. No patterns. Just navy blue. LPNs must wear royal blue and all techs wear burgundy. What is your opinion?
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I would not care, if the hospital provided them.

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I think color-coding could be helpful to pts, IF administration oriented them to it. I admit, I'm not a fan of cartoon scrub tops - I think color-coding might look a little more professional in a hospital. But it is depersonalizing. The proposal fell through at our facilty due to staff protest.

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I love the idea of everyone being in the same colors. White is awful to keep clean, so navy, IMO, is a great alternative. We (RN's and LPN's) wear Indigo (one shade off the navy,) our HCA's wear Light Blue, our unit clerks wear light purple,transport personal in white polo shirts with black pants, kitchen staff in yellow and black and the housekeeping is in burgandy. Even if the patients don't know who everyone is, I DO. I know who I can ask for an extra tray, I know why someone is grabbing a chart and I know at a glance who can help me with a lift. We buy our own uniforms, but the hospital does a great job of bringing people in on off shifts for uniform sales and doing payroll deduction.

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What if your employer decided that all RNs must wear navy scrubs? No white. No patterns. Just navy blue. LPNs must wear royal blue and all techs wear burgundy. What is your opinion?

I would wear it, its just scrubs, its not like you are wearing them out on a social event. Atleast no one will have the "cutest scrubs"

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