Should I donate all my scrubs?

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I've been in L&D at this new facility for about 2 years now. Here, they provide our scrubs for us and they wash them for us.

My previous hospital did not provide scrubs for the nurses. We had to provide our own and we had to wash them ourselves. Before I left this job, the hospital was in the process of providing scrubs for RNs in labor and delivery.

I'm wondering if most hospitals out there provide uniforms for their registered nurses in labor delivery?

Is it a good idea to just donate all my scrubs that I have? Or should I keep some of them just in case I may change jobs from now and may need them again? I would hate to buy them all again because they are not cheap.

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Specializes in Critical Care.

It sounds to me like you have an inkling in your mind, even tiny, that you might like to change jobs in the future. So I would hang on to those expensive scrubs just in case! Put them in one of those vacuum bags in the bottom of a drawer you never open. Out of sight, out of mind.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Every facility I've ever worked at either provided scrubs to you, or you were required to wear specific colored scrubs that have the hospital logo on them. In the 9 years I've worked as an RN, I've never owned a pair of "regular" scrubs.

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Specializes in OB/GYN.

I've had both cases. My clinic job I had to buy my own scrubs but whatever color/style I wanted. Then my first L&D job they were provided. My current job, I have to buy my own but in a specific color. (Which of course is not the same as the ones I already owned!)

I would say hold on to them for a bit.

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I would keep them just in case. You never know when and if you may need them in the future.

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