Socializing after work in your scrubs

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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).

All I could think of all night was fomites!

Specializes in LTC.

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.

Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.

welcome! you crusty ol' bat!!

no dues

rarely are there any meetings

feel free to cut and paste the logo to your signature line.

2:35 pm by gradygramnot

i am a crusty old bat, too...can i join your society?

quote didn't work and i added it.

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.

GradyGramNot, welcome to the club! Just be sure to have your big girl, iron panties on and ready to go!

Specializes in nursing education.
GradyGramNot, welcome to the club! Just be sure to have your big girl, iron panties on and ready to go!

Y'all iron your panties, too? I don't even iron my fomitefull scrubs!

Specializes in ortho, hospice volunteer, psych,.
y'all iron your panties, too? i don't even iron my fomitefull scrubs!

of course!:clown:

one of my great aunts was a nurse and there were several bets among the nephews (including

the married-ins) over how heavy the starch she used in her undies was...:eek::rotfl:

Specializes in Orthopedic, LTC, STR, Med-Surg, Tele.

I used to go out for drinks and apps after leaving work in scrubs. I was told that drinks would be bought for me. WRONG!

Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Alcohol kills germs who cares.

Plus girls in scrubs are hot! ( seriously not sarcastic at all )

Y'all iron your panties, too? I don't even iron my fomitefull scrubs!

The heat increases the fomity!

Alcohol kills germs who cares.

How dare the alcohol try to kill my innate fomiteness!

Specializes in Trauma, Teaching.
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.

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Die mid-sentence from being near a person wearing scrubs after work?

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