Wearing scrubs home??

HisHands, ASN, RN · May 27, 2006

Actually... wouldn't it be "to each his/her own" :rolleyes: Or maybe it's the former English major in me coming out.

Blessings,

HisHands :caduceus:

Lisa CCU RN, RN · May 27, 2006

Why can't we all just get along?

texas_lvn · May 27, 2006

Actually... wouldn't it be "to each his/her own" Or maybe it's the former English major in me coming out.
Blessings,
HisHands :caduceus:

I am assuming you are speaking of Heavenly hands, so I have to say I absolutely LOVE your name! Kudos for thinking of that!

Texas

CHATSDALE · May 27, 2006

there was a similiar thread some time back..

you would not believe the number of nursing uniforms that i see at wal-mart, target etc i don't know where they work, of course, but they don't seem overly concerned about sharing germs with the general population it could be in a realtively germ free office or lab

most of them look like they could make mince meat out of me so i don't volunteer any opinon that they shouldn't come to store,with kids in tow,

i think that shoes are dirtier than uniforms because of gravity more germs go down than vertical...don't know if this is logical or not

sassy7cassy · May 27, 2006

Actually it IS "to each his/her own". "Each" signifies a SINGLE and thus is a his or her. I'm a grammar Nazi, though.

I'm not even a nursing student yet, but my mom taught me ever since I was little that scrubs go on and off in the locker room, never to be worn outside the hospital. Her hospital at the time provided scrubs. She kept her shoes in her locker.

Lisa CCU RN, RN · May 27, 2006

I guess were are in great danger then because I see nurses all day every day in scrubs at Wal-Mart and grocery stores.

aniko743 · May 27, 2006

I was a nurse in Hungary, right now I live here in the States and I was very suprised to see that nurses wearing scrubs home. In Hungary the hospital supply the uniforms and you change at the hospital. Under no circumstances you would see nurses in scrubs outside the hospital. You change before you go home.

RNGrammie · May 27, 2006

it's common sense....wearing your scrubs outside the hospital or clinical setting is a disaster in the making. remem ber microbiology class???? :rolleyes:

allnurses Guide · May 27, 2006

I wear my scrubs home. I also wash them as soon as I get home. And sometimes I wear the same pants, top and jacket I wore the day before I just wash it the night before and toss it in the dryer when I get up in the morning.

I leave my shoes on the porch and wash them about once a month.

steph

Faeriewand, ASN, RN · May 27, 2006

It's also possible that a person who appears to wear the same scrubs might have just bought several of the same kind.

A classmate of mine just wears scrubs because she says they are comfortable. She is also a volunteer at a hospital soooo......

all4schwa · May 27, 2006

It's also possible that a person who appears to wear the same scrubs might have just bought several of the same kind.

a girl that i thought was wearing the same scrubs everyday actually just had multiple sets because it was the uniform at her previous job...

now for my :twocents: -- i wear my scrubs home and strip asap as i hit the shower!!!!

ICRN2008, BSN, RN · May 27, 2006

It's possible that some people you see out at the stores etc. wearing scrubs are in fact running errands before work. At least that's the case with me, as I work second shift and don't have time to run to the store on the way home.

However, I work in the lab (not in micro), wear a full-length lab coat and don't draw blood, so contaminating my scrubs is not a big concern. My nursing uniforms are laundered separately from the rest of my clothes and I keep my nursing shoes in a box in the trunk of my car because I don't have a mudroom.