NursePhish

Never would I have thought that I would want to work in a Burn Center. Just over a year ago, at the urging of a friend, I applied and accepted a transfer to our Burn Center. I have never been happier. Burn nursing can definitely be hard, not only physically but emotionally, but the rewards reaped are so well worth it. Good luck to you in your decision.

The facility I work for very recently decided to implement a dress code where each area wears a specific color. All nurses in Midnight blue, CNA/techs in sage green, etc. The only problem I am finding with being forced (yes i said forced) to wear their dictated uniforms, is that we are being required to order them through a specific company so that the scrubs can be embroidered with the hospital logo. The hospital is only paying for our first two sets of scrubs. Beyond that we are required to order them through this company and pay for not only the scrubs but for the custom embroidery. So what happens when maybe sometime down the line, I choose to change facilities?? I am then stuck with a closet full of midnight blue scrubs embroidered with another facilities logo on them. It's possible if I change jobs, the new place i would be going might be wearing the same color, but what are the chances they would be open to me wearing scrubs with another facilites name embroidered on them? If we are being required to order additional scrubs with the hospital logo on them, doesn't that become a facility specific uniform that the company should pay for? Just another little added note about uniform fairness....the dietary staff at our facility were recent required to change uniforms to a more "chef" looking uniform. Not only are they charged for the "rental" of these uniforms but they are also charged a cleaning fee. Crazy isn't it?