Yuck! Who does this? So my husband and I are on a long weekend in Taos, NM. Friday night we were at a local bar listening to a band. In walk a group of women in their mid-twenties. They appeared to have just gotten off work, as they were all wearing scrubs. They hung out at the bar for several hours, drinking, shooting pool, dancing, flirting with men. Wearing their scrubs. Yuck! Of course, after having a couple beers, myself, I was tempted to approach them and ask if they knew how gross and unhygienic that was, but I'm not a big person, and these women were all somewhat large and could have broken me like kindling, and luckily I hadn't had so much to drink that I was that foolish (my husband, of course, bet me $5 to say something to them).
I don't go out for drinks/dinner after work in my scrubs, mostly because I want to look good when I go out so I need a change of clothes and freshen up first. But if I need a few things from the grocery store or need to run to the bank or something I don't go home to change first.
As far as the germ issue, I have two kids and between them pooping/peeing/puking/wiping their snotty noses on my shirt, I'm probably more likely to have body fluids on my street clothes than my scrubs.
Y'all iron your panties, too? I don't even iron my fomitefull scrubs!
As mentioned elsewhere, the iron panties might be a little rusty, but just try kickin' my butt with 'em on! The fomites will reach right out and bite ya!
I don't let my patients poop or pee on me, as a general rule
I wear slacks and a dress shirt to work in a SNF. Yesterday at a CQI meeting someone pointed out that I had blood on my shirt in several places. The results of following and assisting the Wound MD that is working with some of our patients. Honestly, if it was in our plans to go for a margarita after work I wouldn't have gone home to change. I mean.. It's not like I was wearing scrubs out in public or something.
kmarie724
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I don't go out for drinks/dinner after work in my scrubs, mostly because I want to look good when I go out so I need a change of clothes and freshen up first. But if I need a few things from the grocery store or need to run to the bank or something I don't go home to change first.
As far as the germ issue, I have two kids and between them pooping/peeing/puking/wiping their snotty noses on my shirt, I'm probably more likely to have body fluids on my street clothes than my scrubs.