What is your dress code?

[huskersfan]

The facility I work at has been thinking about changing our dress code. Currently we all wear different color, patterns and styles of scrubs. They are thinking of having the nurses wear one solid color and the aides wear a different solid color. It has alot of the staff upset. I was wondering what you have to wear to work. We are a skilled/Medicare rehab unit.

[LeahJet, ASN, RN]

whites:madface:

[Cardiac-RN]

nurses wear navy or white, the techs wear hunter green.

we are allowed to wear theme scrub tubs around the holidays.

i thought i would hate the lack of choices, but it cuts down on the thinking necessary to get dressed for work, it all always matches : P

[BittyBabyGrower, MSN, RN]

Nurses, with the exception of ER,OR and L/D wear white pants with colored or print tops. Our aides wear all teal. RT wears navy pants with print tops, xray wears all navy, housekeeping wears forest green. I hate white pants...they are always dirty and yukky after a few kids barf on them or you get betadine etc on them. Yuck.

[HappyNurse2005, RN]

I would like it if the nurses/NA's wore different colors, like nurses blue, na's purple, or something. It is sometimes confusing for patients who dont know who's who. I mean, housekeeping/food service wear distintive uniforms, but we don't? Or even, how about a certain color solid colored pants,b ut any top-nurses wear blue pants, etc.

Here, we can wear any scrubs. OR/pacu/cath lab/ep lab/etc all wear the greens. L&D wear hospital provided light blue scrubs wiht alittle print on them.

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Our dress code consists of any type of non-denim scrubs (solid or pattern) and closed-toe, closed-back shoes. No capri pants or jeans allowed.

I once worked at the rehab unit of a LTC facility where the nurses wore any shade of blue and the aides wore any shade of burgundy, maroon or wine color.

[debblynn13]

In our hospital, nurses wear white or dark blue and any scrub top that has those colors in it. The aides wear maroon and any scrub tops that have maroon in it. Housekeepers green and yellow. RT light blue. When I first started I tried to explain to the pts that the nurses wore either white or dk blue pants. But I have to admit I haven't been doing a good job of that lately. I will have to start doing that again.

Debblynn

[JoeyDog]

I have read alot of posts on this subject. IMO I think only direct healthcare providers should wear scrubs. At the last two hospitals I worked at the Unit Coordinator (sp), House Keepers, & Laundry Aids all wore scrubs. The paients were always calling the house keepers and laundry aids "nurse". I am only a CNA but it always struck me as odd since those professions have no patient contact. Once I was trained as a Unit Coordinator (didn't like it no pt contact) I stopped wearing scrubs b/c I felt silly wearing my scrubs and birki's and just sitting at a desk working on charts and answering phones.

I think if only Nurses, Techs, RT, and CNA's (basically only those who have direct pt contact) wore scrubs it would really reduce the need for color coded uniforms. I dunno just my opinion.

[Annabelle57]

Nurses wear navy blue, royal blue, or white scrubs - there doesn't seem to be any problem with mixing, either, since some RNs will wear the all-white scrubs with a navy jacket, for example. Techs wear burgundy or teal - same deal with mixing colors there, too, though I never see any of them mixing it up. Respiratory and lift team are generally in black, or black with khaki pants. Housekeeping wears a very distinct green pant and flowery top uniform - I think they are technically scrubs, but the sleeves are a little puffier, and they never, ever get called "nurse", at least not since I've been there.

I'm switching to a mother/baby unit in a brand-new hospital in our network in a few weeks, and there, they all wear either brick red, khaki, or a latte brown. RNs can also wear all white if they want, though that's never been a popular option. No mixing allowed, and you can get the hospital logo embroidered on the top (which actually looks kinda cute). The brick red color is a flattering one to me, so I'm fine with it, and since it's a brand-new hospital, it's very hotel-looking, and all the colors inside are coordinated, so the scrubs actually match a lot of the decor (don't worry: red is an accent, not a main, color). And I suppose blood stains won't be a problem if I'm wearing all red, right?

I've never been a fan of printed scrubs - I have yet to see a pattern that doesn't look completely garish and tacky to me. I do like solid colors with contrasting trim - I think that looks smarter and more professional, but that's just my two cents.

[LoriAlabamaRN]

At my LTC, we're allowed to wear any scrubs we want as long as they are not denim. Fridays are casual days, and we can wear jeans and non-offensive shirts. I love being able to wear any scrubs I want, there are so many cute patterns out there.

[TazziRN, RN]

Housekeeping, dietary, engineering, and admitting have their own uniforms. All pt care staff wear scrubs of our choosing. OR crew have scrubs provided and laundered by the hospital, everyone else provides their own.

[jmgrn65, RN]

My Hospital we can wear any scrubs, no denim scrubs. In OB they wear only one type.