Wearing scrubs to nursing school?

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Hi Everyone - this is my first post and my first dumb question - but I'm sure there will be many more to come! :)

Anyway, I am starting an ASN program in the fall (Thomas Jefferson University) and I know it's a long way off, but do nursing students wear scrubs to regular class every day? There is a school by my house and I ALWAYS see nursing students in scrubs even though they are in class and not clinicals.

I will be working all summer so I want to get as many things together before the fall, including clothes shopping.

Thanks in advance :)

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The only people in my nursing classes that wear scrubs in school are those that work after class. You don't have to wear scrubs as a rule of thumb, at least in the program I'm in.

Congrats on your admission to nursing school. It is a crazy and exciting time. Enjoy your summer!

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Specializes in Emergency/Cath Lab.

Only time i ever have was when I wore my scrubs after clinical and was immediately chewed out by my professors. If its a lecture day no way. I wear scrubs enough at work and clinical. Its nice to wear normal clothes sometimes.

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No, you do not wear scrubs to clinicals in most schools. Here I do see the Lincln Tech people in scrubs each day, but not at my community collee. We only wear them to clinicals and it is a very specific uniform.

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We only wear them to clinicals, but we did wear them in the lab. We had lab a lot first semester, so we were often in them during school because we were supposed to dress for the lab like we would dress for the hospital.

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We don't wear scrubs for anything other than clinicals, and when we have to do a video skill check-off.

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Specializes in MS, ED.

You might want to wait until your school indicates the preferred uniform, footwear and supplies to go shopping. I was surprised to find out how specific my school was and gladly didn't waste any money on inappropriate items.

Thatguy is right; the people you see in scrubs may be coming from or later going to work at a hospital or facility.

We only wear our uniforms to clinicals, and regular clothes to demo and lecture.

Congratulations on being accepted and enjoy this time until school begins!

Best,

Southern

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Specializes in DOU.

We would be written up for wearing our scrubs when not working.

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Specializes in LTC.

I wear scrubs only because I'm leaving work and going STRAIGHt to class after work, so I have no choice. However, when I'm not at work I try to never wear them scrubs. I so miss regular cute colthes. Although I have to admit in this cold weather I'm way more comfortable in scrubs. Its like wearing big,comfy pajamas everyday.

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Specializes in critical care, PACU.
We would be written up for wearing our scrubs when not working.

thats military status :-/

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We also only wear scrubs if we are going to work after class or on clinical days. It's nice to actually wear blue jeans every once in awhile.

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We have to wear ours to lab and clinicals, but not to lecture or pharm.

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