Nursing Uniform Policy

[rustysflygirl]

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?

[pebbles, BSN, RN]

Personally, I find the policy demeaning and not too effective for their stated goal. Patients can't tell the difference based on the color of the uniform and as a physician friend of mine stated while in the hospital as a patient,"When you have to go to the bathroom, you could care less what color anyone is wearing". She never could tell a nurse from a tech from a lab person. Housekeeper had a mop or that would have been baffling as well. Another ill-conceived idea from administrators who feel the need to control their sheep. Wake up folks, you say it is no big deal, that there are bigger problems but nothing gets done about the big problems so why not tackle a smaller, more manageable one? At least you hone your negotiation skills.

I completely agree with this.

Every conscious pt I have ever had knew I was their nurse. I don't care if they remembered my NAME, most didn't. But they knew I was the nurse and not the housekeeper.

The people who can't discern who is who are the ones who don't understand or know about all the different job designations now in a hospital. YOu didn't used to have CNA's, lab techs, phebotomists, etc. In many places you had the Nurse, and that was it. It's up to us to educate and help people feel less bewildered by all the people around them. But wearing uniform colours all around does not accomplish that.

[MichaelFloridaRN]

I think that if Management implements color codes it is fine as long as they have to be color coded also. May I recommend Bozo the Clown suits for anyone in Management. Not that we do not already know who they, just for sake of control.:chuckle:clown:

[veggie]

My hospital went to color coding years ago. Nurses must wear navy, white or navy and white combination. We have to buy our own scrubs so I was irritated at first. But I complied. I don't like white so I wear navy and it really is easier, I never have to decide what to wear, everything looks the same.

[Babs0512]

Hey, great idea. It will save you $$, everyone will know your the nurse, no worrying about matching scrub tops to bottoms, I'm in!!!!

[NATmicuRN]

you gotta do what they say so id comply but be dissapointed i dont get to wear my cute scrubs anymore

[SuesquatchRN, BSN, RN]

Well, I'd be bummed because I'm old school and wear whites (pressed and starched, thankyouverymuch) but wouldn't argue. I have bigger battles.

[thomasz]

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[Otessa, BSN, RN]

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 worked one place where we had to wear burgundy or navy. It made it easier to dress every day. Was glad to NOT wear white.

[Karynica, RN]

no problem. When I worked corrections we had no choice but white or teal.

[NursesRock!!]

Although I am not an RN yet, still have 2 semesters- our hospital color codes as well.

RN & LPN's- teal and white only, unless in PEDS.

Techs/CNA- Barney purple. (Can you tell I'm a tech:0)

RT- tan.

Case mgt- pink

Food service- Navy blue

Housekeeping- Burgandy.

I can honestly say I don't care at all what I have to wear after I pass NCLEX and become an RN; as long as it's not ALL WHITE!!!!

[RNdaze]

Oh my Oh my! An upside to my job ... we can wear whatever we want for the most part, from business casual to "nice" jeans. Honestly though, you need tops with pockets so I end up in scrubs most of the time.

I stay away from blue, that is what we provide the pts. :rollI wore some teal scrubs one day and had someone stop me on my way into the nrses station. Actually to my coworker, it's a locked psych facility.

[mlkm84]

I dont like white uniform . My idea , all departmant be different color.