What do you have to wear???

MissChloe · Jan 31, 2011

I recently left a job a nursing home where techs wore turquoise tops with black bottoms and the nurses wore prints. We could wear whatever we wanted on Fridays.

lillymom · Jan 31, 2011

My school's nursing program used to make students wear white uniforms. They recently changed it to dark solids because almost all the students were wearing very bright underwear even though they were told not to.

cb_rn · Jan 31, 2011

The new Wink! scrubs feel awesome and I don't get butt-peek-a-boo when I bend over to do stuff. My favorite job ever was attached to a large hospital with a rather popular sports team so we could wear tshirts related to nursing, the sports teams, or the school with our scrub bottoms if we chose. I always wore the tee with a thermal shirt underneath to keep warm and then some scrub bottoms. Miss that freedom.

Chicago, BSN, RN · Jan 31, 2011

My school's nursing program used to make students wear white uniforms. They recently changed it to dark solids because almost all the students were wearing very bright underwear even though they were told not to.

OMG! I kinda understand when the students fudge up, because they tend to be forgetful or generally young and don't know any better. But you still find full-fledged I've-been-a-nurse-10yrs-and-countin', rockin' the hot pink lace Victoria Secretions. These are the ones that never married cause they waiting to bag Dr. Shepard in the on-call room. Soooooo, unprofessional! :down:

IMO, if you're going white, FLESH COLORED/SKIN TONE undies only PLEASE! But moving on, I prefer Cherokee brands and Dickies. But not the cheaper fabrics. I notice I purchase the Utility Pocket Styles of any particular brand the most...pockets are a necessity. And they usually have a slight stretch or breathable material of fabric. But I actually perused that Grey's Anatomy collection, just for kicks, and to my surprise they were VERY COMFORTABLE. They actually come in petite, which I have a problem finding, once I find a style I do like. So pretty much cleaned them out.

But don't you worry about the style or colors, you should have no problem finding a uniform to suit you. What I find to be the issue, is finding a COMFORTABLE shoe! So if you have that department sowed up, you're a step ahead! :up:

SaraO'Hara · Jan 31, 2011

Black or navy blue bottoms, coordinating print top.

ramonrn1976 · Jan 31, 2011

I'm starting a new job, my first hospital job as an RN on the Surgical Floor. I've been at the doctors office for about 5 months now, and I wore whatever scrubs I wanted. I'm going to miss all my cute scrubs that I haven't had that long Anyway, my floor has two colors... all white or all royal blue, and they can be mixed matched. But it's just those two colors.
So what do you have to wear and where do you buy your scrubs?

My job also has a dress code. It helps the patients/families to differentiate between the specialities that care for them. We wear royal blue pants, white tops/jackets. On Friday's, however, we are allowed to wear seasonally appropriate tops that match our bottoms. May be a suggestion you could mention to get a little color back :nurse:

**NickiLaughs, ADN, BSN, RN** · Jan 31, 2011

At my hospital each profession is color coded. Nurses get blue: ciel blue, royal blue or navy blue, we can also wear white. RT's and X ray wear this ugly green color. Techs/CNAs wear burgandy.

Nurses in the breast cancer center wear pink tho. Etc

I go online and buy my scrubs from Lydia's uniforms. I'm very tall, and they have pants specifically for tall women. And make some great cargo style that I love.

danh3190 · Jan 31, 2011

My school's nursing program used to make students wear white uniforms. They recently changed it to dark solids because almost all the students were wearing very bright underwear even though they were told not to.

My school made us wear our scrubs to clinical conference for two weeks before we actually went on the floor. That way the teachers could check us out and make sure we looked professional, no underwear showing, no tatoos visible, etc. They were pretty strict about the uniforms, we all bought the same white uniform from the same supplier.

mtngrl, ASN, RN · Jan 31, 2011

Worker in a peds office where we could wear any kind of scrubs.

Worked short time in a hospital where we could wear any scrubs EXCEPT black! Too depressing maybe??

Then worked with DD/MR in group homes and scrubs were not allowed (many clients associated scrubs with painful procedures at the MD office/hospital). Very casual dress code, like sneakers, track pants, hoodies, even jeans.

Now work in case management so I dress casual nice. I have a box of scrubs in my basement. I do kinda miss wearing them, makes it easy to get dressed!

PS In nursing school had the most hideous scrubs.....stright leg teal green pants (i like the bootcut ones) and PUFFY sleeve button front tops that I swear looked like something someone in kindergarten would wear!!!

cmh05 · Jan 31, 2011

I wear any combination of black and red (for the ER) and the floor and ICU RN's wear navy and white in any combination. We used to wear any scrubs hospital wide. When we were told of the change, the reasoning for the navy was "the color blue represents trust." ...I don't know the significance for the choice of black and red????

systoly · Jan 31, 2011

Some of of my private duty patients request that I don't wear scrubs or whites, because it reminds them of the hospital, so I have several outfits I only wear to work (gotta make sure they take heat and bleach).

Forever Sunshine, ASN, RN · Jan 31, 2011

They want us to wear white pants with any color top.

Call me rebellious.. I usually wear navy blue or black scrubs. I feel white makes my lower half look larger than it really is. I wear white pants occasionally(with nude colored undies underneath.. my pet peeve with white pants is seeing undies). I think black looks more professional and put together on me than white pants do.