What kind of scrubs do you wear?

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So facing yet another uniform change, this time going the freedom to chose which ever kind of scrubs we want to being mandated a hospital wide uniform :mad: has got me wondering what does everybody else wear in their units? Currently we wear scrubs with appropriate patterned print or solid tops,trying to put a little life into our very sterile NICU.

Does anybody know of any studies that talk about scrubs and NICU's or parents perceptions of Nurses?

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

This is a rather sore subject on my unit right now. The stuffed shirts in hospital administration decided that white is associated with professional nurses. So now our peds-friendly prints and colors are now banned as of May 1st. We now have to wear a white embroidered "RN" top and navy or white pants. Blech.

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This is a rather sore subject on my unit right now. The stuffed shirts in hospital administration decided that white is associated with professional nurses. So now our peds-friendly prints and colors are now banned as of May 1st. We now have to wear a white embroidered "RN" top and navy or white pants. Blech.

ugh, that's what I wore in nursing school...and i'm sure bilious emesis will look great on that white :lol2:

still wearing what we want over here, i'm in a children's hospital so i'm hoping thats not going to change anytime soon :)

Oh, we also wear a large red "RN" badge under our name tag that hangs below everything else on our ID tags so that all nurses are easily identified from all other support staff who are also wearing fun, child appropriate scrubs

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Specializes in NICU, Post-partum.

I wear Grey's Anatomy scrubs, I don't wear anything else. I wear a freshly washed uniform and jacket every day....I never wear the same item two days in a row, no matter how clean it is.

The reason I like Grey's Anatomy scrubs is that they don't fade, I am an obsessive about ironing, but Grey's Anatomy scrubs, if you hang them up straight out of the dryer, don't wrinkle at all...and they stay that way throughout your shift without looking like you slept in them when you leave.

I am very picky about looking professional and not just wearing what is cheap, overly large or refusing to iron just because my job doesn't require it.

If you look at unit leaders....they look the part most of the time.

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).
i'm in a children's hospital so i'm hoping thats not going to change anytime soon :)

Uh, I work in the largest children's hospital in the state, and THEY didn't care about mandating hospital wide scrub policies...

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Specializes in Cardiac.

Not working in NICU but we our going through the same thing. Hospital is trying to force a mandated color of scrubs to help define the RNs. They claim patients dont know who the nurses are, so we took a vote. Black was ther winner, but peds,nicu,onc is refusing to wear it. So eveything is up in the air now.

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Word filtered down that TPTB were planning on mandating some uniform to designate "RNs"; we filtered back up the suggestion that that was a really expensive way to do it. We now have a red tag on our ID badges w/"RN" in 1" white letters. Does the job w/o the angst.

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I work at a children's hospital and our hospital policy is "kid friendly". We do need to wear scrub bottoms, but the facility is liberal with regards to tops. most nurses wear some sort of t-shirt or scrub top - solid or prints. Nothing too form fitting or of a graphic nature or generally recognized as offensive. also, specific to the nicu, nothing below the elbows.

i favor scrub tops because i think they allow the most range of movement without having to worry if anything is hanging out. :p plus, they are comfortable, easy to care for and inexpensive. and, hey, let's not forget how fashion forward they are! :)

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, educator.

We were white and our nurse senate rallied for us, and, thanks to a VP of nursing that is liberal, we are now allowed to wear whatever color scrubs we want. It brightens things up and everyone looks very nice. You can't wear a tshirt alone, it must have a scrub jacket over it, and no jean type pants.

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I wear scrubs that I purchase from uniform stores and fellow workers as well as pt families are always commenting me on my uniforms. Nothing fancy but pretty colors, clean, ironed and coordinated. I started doing agency at a new hospital and recieved an email that all nurses will have to wear navy or white. Never wore white(pants) since I left nursing school but found some of my old navy pants from my staff days.

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We wear what ever we like. Everyone dresses professional, though not always in scrubs. I personally, wear fresh clothes each day and prefer scrubs for their ease of cleaning. At night people tend to choose warmer fabrics . We have one of the lowest nosocomial infection rates in the country. Washing makes the difference, not clothes.

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Specializes in NICU Level III.

Our children's hospital wears navy scrubs and we can wear pedi friendly tops. We can also wear white bottoms with a top. Adult side wears royal scrubs and no fun tops.

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