What's the deal with black?

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I will be starting a new job next week and the RN's are required to wear black or white scrubs. What is the rationale behind black scrubs? Why in the world does management think it's suitable? It's just depressing & gloomy looking to me. At least you don't have to worry about seeing your undergarments :wink2:

This has come up before and I still say too many nurses in black scrubs looks like a ninja convention. Just my :twocents:.

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Where I work, there's supposed to be a 'dress code' also, meaning no drab colors or whatnot (brights make people cheery or something) but I've found that the dress code isn't enforced much at all. I've seen more nurses and nursing personnel wearing black than ever before and it works for them. I guess it's just a personal preference. Two of my fave scrub sets include one black pair of pants and one brown pair. I do brights, too... variety is the spice, so they say. :)

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Indeed.

I only have Black, Dark Navy and Cranberry :D scrubs.

The black are by far my favorite. I don't know about hospitals but I am in LTC and no one seems to care.

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This has come up before and I still say too many nurses in black scrubs looks like a ninja convention. Just my :twocents:.

True.....but deep down, who honestly doesn't want to be a ninja??

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To the people who like and wear black, what do you do about the lint??

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Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

Clowns, balloons, and cartoons are VERY approriate in a pediatric setting.

I would not like to have to wear all black scrubs, altho I have some black pants. I tend to prefer pastel prints w/coordinating darker pants.

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Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

i don't have a problem with black scrubs; i have a problem with someone trying to tell me what color scrubs i should wear! i lived through the white polyester uniforms days; now i want to wear what i choose to wear to work!

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Specializes in LTC.

I think black looks great with solid pastels or bright prints.

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Specializes in ortho/neuro/ob/nicu.

We can only wear black scrub pants, with a choice of hot pink, black or white solid top, or a print top in those colors. It looks kind of sharp. We were told we have to have "unit colors" for magnet status, so we in OB got pink as our extra color.

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Specializes in Cardiac, Maternal-child, LDRP, NICU.
To the people who like and wear black, what do you do about the lint??

How in the world can you have lint on scrubs in hospital settings unless ofcourse you are relaxing in chair with one of those hospital blankets wrapped around you:hhmth::hhmth:Clean your lint filter in your dryer before you put your clothes on and once you have your clean black scrubs on don't play with your pets before

heading off to work!

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Specializes in ortho/neuro/ob/nicu.

Try working in the nursery with cotton baby blankets. Even a lint roller can't keep up.

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