What's the deal with scrubs?

Rapheal · Apr 5, 2003

We get to wear scrubs of our choice. I do not like white scrubs because of the way they look about 3 hours into the shift. I learned this the hard way in nursing school.

BadBird, BSN, RN · Apr 5, 2003

It depends on where you work, many hospitals had different color scrubs depending upon the unit. Since I am a agency RN I have many colors and choose whatever I feel like wearing that day.

Wuiteroz · Apr 6, 2003

Originally posted by Rapheal
We get to wear scrubs of our choice. I do not like white scrubs because of the way they look about 3 hours into the shift. I learned this the hard way in nursing school.

Oh lol

Yeah I was thinking that there would be that problem with white :)

I'd have to get a lot of sets of scrubs to change everyday :)

It's just nice to know that I have a choice.

Wuiteroz · Apr 6, 2003

I guess it really depends on the area where you work.

The replies are so different.

RN4jewels · Apr 18, 2003

I liked the white pants and lab coat policy we had in the medical office. I too wore professional type shirts and jewelry and did receive more respect. Now it teal green pants, tops, and jackets tho the jackets can have either of the two color combo brushstrokes designs. ICK, HATE IT, and I have to buy my own. I hated this hospitals dress code so much, I was starting to base my decision to not work there on it. O WELL.

kids · Apr 18, 2003

I wearing having to wear scrubs again after 4 years working in jobs where we wore street clothes. I am glad I hadn't gotten rid of mine but they are barely fitting (*sob* I am no longer a size medium). I ordered 5 pair of pants & 5 tops online last night, I am really hoping the rear-end seams hold out until they get here.

BTW, if anyone is interested in some good sites for cheap name brand scrubs PM me, I have a pretty good list...I got 5 Winnie the Pooh tops (Barco) for

If I worked somewhere that required a specific color I think I could still have fun with it. You can get many of the common colors in some unusual fabrics, saw some (light weight) corduroy ones where you can mix & match fine & wide wale, linen & linen blends, sanded, tencel blend etc.

Sardonica · Apr 20, 2003

I wear any color of scrubs I want unless I work on a unit that supplies them............I do have white scrubs.....and the patients often compliment me when I wear them.....for looking so "professional".....by the end of a shift----that "professional" look is a mess!

~Sardonica

Morganskylar · Apr 22, 2003

In the hospital I work at you a few of the dept. have scurbs and there are color specific for that area. On most of the floors you can wear any color you want except for black.

litebrite · Apr 22, 2003

WAIT until you know the hospitals policy!!!

win · May 4, 2003

we can wear any scrubs we choose, that part is nice. But they get pricy for someone who can't sew!

Wuiteroz · May 4, 2003

Originally posted by win
we can wear any scrubs we choose, that part is nice. But they get pricy for someone who can't sew!

lol I better learn how to sew then

Well I can knit, can you wear knitted scrubs?

jschut, BSN, RN · May 8, 2003

We can wear anything we want to, and I like my different colors, but I have noticed that the older people like me to wear white (I work in LTC).

I think maybe soon, I'm going to go buy a new pattern and try my hand at making some. I've recently lost 30 pounds (YEA!!!) and my others just hang, don't look to good anymore.