What do you wear to work?

I wear scrubs but it's what is expected at my school. On school spirit days I can wear jeans and a school t-shirt.

I am actually thankful that I get to wear my scrubs. I love the ease of it and I LOVE my pockets. It's just what I'm used to "nursing" in. I'd say run it by your administration. It could be that the nurse before you preferred business casual so they think you might as well. There are a lot of different views on this, all with very valid points. I believe I remember seeing a thread on this on this board before. You might can do a search and find it.

Congratulations on the job.

scrubs

I wear colorful scrubs now(I'm in an elementary school) but when i was in middle school I wore nice slacks, blouse and white lab coat.

I work in an elementary school, so I wear colorful scrubs. I feel like the fact that they are scrubs helps identify me as a nurse, and the fact that they are colorful lessens the fear factor.

I specifically asked my principal if he had a preference because I am used to wearing both but I know of a local district that doesn't allow their nurses to wear scrubs. My boss doesn't mind so I just wear whatever I feel like that day, sometimes scrubs but sometimes business casual just like the teachers & office staff. Unless it's a spirit day then I participate in that.

Thanks everyone. I will ask my principal to see what she thinks.

My first year I wore business casual. The next 2 years I wore scrubs. This year I am planning on a mix of both...like someone else said...whatever I feel like for the day. I am hoping to get some polo type shirts embroidered with my name, "School Nurse" and a cute logo to wear with docker-type khaki pants.

It depends. If its elementary I would wear colorful scrubs. If its middle or high I would probably do buisness/casual with lab coat.

I have never worn scrubs outside the ICU or OR.

I was in 3 airports this week - all the cleaning people wore scrubs.

I do not see students in my school nurse job right now, but when I did I wore business casual.

43% of school nurses wear scrubs

49% wear business attire:

http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3aa5iztgiynt8t0/results?s=a027o9fbtmmf4x

scrubs :)

Thanks everyone. I decided to ask and was told that scrubs were fine. So, I ordered my first ever non nursing school scrubs - I am excited!

I am also a new school nurse. I subbed over the past school year and wore business casual with a lab coat on top (to be recognized as the sub nurse). Like you, I don't have a lot of work clothes and have no scrubs. I started as a full-time school nurse last week wearing business casual, and by the end of the week I decided to buy scrubs (or wear a mix). Several reasons - pockets (walkie talkie, keys, pen, etc), ease of getting ready in the morning, and finally because sometimes it can be messy (I cath a student 2x/day, kids are sick, etc), it seems to make sense. I went back and forth a lot. I don't want to feel weird being the only person in the whole school dressed 'different'. I also didn't think it was necessary since the job is not that 'messy'; but it can be, with kids throwing up on occasion, having to crouch down in the bathroom to cath a student, etc. I chose some simple Koi scrubs that don't scream 'scrub', plus I plan to also sometimes wear the pants with regular shirts. I asked my teacher friends in the district what they have seen over the years and in general the older nurses tend to wear business casual and the younger tend to wear scrubs.