What kind of scrubs do you wear?

[grlgid]

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 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?

[Imafloat, BSN, RN]

Not sure if you are asking what is comfortable?

I love the Uniform Advantage Butter Soft line. Very comfortable and I get complimented on my scrubs a lot. We can wear what we want within certain colors. I always wear solid colors with the top and bottom matching. There may be a slight pattern embossed in the fabric, or some embroidery, I like the more tailored, fitted look.

I feel that Uniform Advantage has good prices as well.

[dawnebeth]

I'm in a large all children's hospital. As long as we are wearing nursing uniforms, scrubs or a T-shirt with the hospital logo, we can wear whatever color or style we want--just no visible belly buttons and butt cracks. (yes, the hospital actually had to put that in writing because of some of the very young, hip interns!). Tasteful piercings and tattoos. Several of us have tattoos on arms or chest that show, so we attempt to hide them with longer sleeves or a shirt under the scrub top, but that isn't always done and I haven't heard of any complaints in the ICN so far. I even know of a few nurses and doctors with eyebrow or nose piercings, but most people just have multiple earrings.

[dawnebeth]

Cindy Lee said--Washing makes the difference, not clothes.

That is so true! We wear a gown when holding the babies close to our bodies, but when standing at the bedside, I don't wear a cover gown (unless I am cold!) and we've had no problems with infections or transfer. Good clean clothing, good handwashing and proper isolation procedures if the patient is in iso are what is most significant.

[BrayaRN]

Our hospital has a mandated color for RNs to wear. It is galaxy blue, which is not that easy to find. On top of that, we also have the large red RN letters to wear below our badge. The aides and LPNs are free to wear what they want.

The NICU is a slightly different story, though. We change into hospital provided scrubs when we get to work. They are a generic blue color. There is no distinction between LPNs and RNs by color. We also wear a fabric yellow gown over our scrubs when holding a baby.

I have never liked the "kid-friendly" prints when working adult floors. They seem improper for that age-range. However, I do think that they are great for NICU/pediatric floors. I would love to have the opportunity to wear them.