Tooniforms

live4today, RN · Mar 17, 2002

Hi fergus51! :)

Tooney decorated uniforms work wonders on the Pediatric and Newborn Nursery wards in the hospitals, but when I had my younguns, I needed calming colors (like blue...for instance) when I was in labor, delivery, and recovering IMMEDIATELY after my babes were born. Now, once I got to the post-partum phase of motherhood, the delightful colors and figurines on the nurses uniforms were quite pleasant to look at again.

RNforLongTime · Mar 17, 2002

I work in the ICU and I have several Tooniforms....tweety bird, Precious Moments and Raggedy Ann and Andy. Plus I have a Mickey Mouse scrub jacket. No one has aver said anything negative about it and my colleaugues find them cute.

sgavette · Mar 18, 2002

I work in the ER and wear Tooniforms, mostly Winnie the Pooh. I have never received any negative comments about them.

Teshiee · Mar 18, 2002

I have several toons on my scrubs I work in NICU I receive nothing but compliments. I can't imagine anyone being offended unless they had some serious issues. I wouldn't be too concerned pleasing my staff. You are there to work and feel comfortable. Unless they were racist, religious or demeaning in anyway I don't see any problems wearing them. Could you imagine going back to that ugly white dress and cape? Oh gosh! I would faint. :roll

fergus51 · Mar 18, 2002

Thanks all. Some of my colleagues, well actually one of them, thinks that tooniforms make nurses look childish and cutesy when we should be professional. I told her to mind her own business, but I was wondering about the rest of you all. My marvin the martian is a really soothing blue and I LOVE it. I also have a thing or scooby and snoopy....

4XNURSE · Mar 18, 2002

fergus,

I wish someone would tell me I look childish and/or cute. LOL

On a more serious note, I think the 'toons and animals help ease a lot of our patients fears. Unfortunately they don't look that great on a 40++, 6' 1", 350 #, bearded, ER enforcer. (my friends call me Papa ken)

:roll

ken :devil:

TracyB,RN, RN · Mar 18, 2002

OK, I just have to be a tad obnoxious here :devil:

Maybe the offended co-worker has been abducted by aliens & seeing "Marvin" brought back some memories.

Just trying to be funny, not trying to tick off any "believers"

Q. · Mar 18, 2002

On the OB floor I wear our standard blue scrubs - but in the clinic I do own a pair of Disney 101 Dalmation scrubs. My manager actually, at my review said they were really, really nice. She always likes my scrubs.

The one thing I've hated about the floor was having to wear wrinkly, ill fitting scrubs. At the clinic I can choose what I want and press them and they fit like they should! So no wonder I it got mentioned at my review, of all places! Who woulda thought?

fergus51 · Mar 18, 2002

I don't know ken, they may look better on you than me some days!!!

mattcastens · Mar 18, 2002

Actually, I'm a nurse that believes that print scrubs (especially cartoon scrubs) are doing nursing a disservice. I would much prefer if we wore more professional garb. It shows that we are serious about our jobs and concentrate at the task at hand. It also allows us to be more easily identified in a slough of look-alike non-nurses. Whites would be great!

The only exception to this rule as I see it is on a pediatric floor, where cartoon scrubs might help put the kids at ease.

judy ann · Mar 18, 2002

Another place where toonscrubs are not only appropriate but very much appreciated by the residents--LTC. I have two scrub tops featuring Maxine cartoons. I have been doing something and realized that some 90 year old geezer is staring at my "chest"! Then I realize he's only reading the joke. I have a large assortment of tops, some fun, some just pretty. I feel that when I am working in a LTC, I am in the resident's home, and that is not the place for whites. I do agree that whites might be more appropriate on the floors, but sometimes a little color makes everyone feel better.:)