Nursing Uniforms

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

The hospital I work at is changing its uniform policy for RN'S and LPN's, and it's causing quite a stir. RN'S and LPN'S can wear either all white, or white above the waist, with a dark colored pant (color to be announced). The reason is they feel patients can identify the nursing staff from other personnel if we are wearing white. I don't have a problem with it, but alot of the nurses oppose this change. Why do you think there is such opposition to this? Just wanted some feedback. Thank you.

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical.

People are upset about it probably for a few reasons. One, I am sure most people have a working wardrobe of scrubs they have already paid for and enjoy wearing, that they have picked out themselves. Two, I am sure some people object to the white, as it stains very easily. Three, there's probably people who object to being told what to wear no matter what.

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Specializes in tele, oncology.

I would have three objections...although I do realize that alot of people equate wearing white to being a nurse:

First off, I got enough of white in nursing school. If you want to wear it, that's fine by me, but I don't want to. Secondly, I have found that blood/betadine/stool/emesis blends in much better with prints! Thirdly, it's nearly impossible to keep whites white, especially if you have a high mineral content to your water. Lastly, is your facility going to pay for new uniforms for everyone? If my facility told me I had to go buy new uniforms and did not give me a decent amt of $$$$ to do so, I'd be upset.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Thanks for your input. You do have a point. Seems like I have more scrubs than regular

clothes! LOL

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Specializes in LTC, wound care.

It seems to me that the confusion is caused by having just about everyone wearing scrubs when scrubs originally were worn by OR and Labor/Delivery/postpartum nurses/doctors/anesthesiologists. Then it became all nurses along with all the md's and anesth. Then it became everybody, including housekeeping.

Well, perhaps they should only let the nursing staff and the docs wear scrubs, and others wear some other type of uniform so that the public can tell that those people are not the nursing staff.

Jane:nurse:

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I'd never make it through a shift without ruining a white uniform. I'm always spilling, slopping, leaning on something dirty, etc. Also, white sure isn't very slimming and I need all the help I can get!

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Hi,

I like nurse dresses. it's really very attractive and self explainatory. Many a fantasies are also attached to this uniform. But I think the colour should be changed. I think white should be replaced by some other colour. OK, white means clearliness but then, if the patient doesn't feel good then whats the use of that uniform.

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