White uniform dress common nowadays?

[FutureIsBlue]

Are there any nurses out there who wear the white uniform dress in hospitals, nursing homes, etc.?

Right now, I seen many nurses wearing something like this:

Do hospitals, nursing homes, etc. have certain rules about what type of nursing uniforms that should be worn?

[uk_nurse]

we wear white tunics with blue piping round collar and sleeves for staff nurses and black trousers. We can wear a white dress with the blue piping round but i dont as its not very practical in paeds. uniform not too bad.

[rn2bnot]

My $0.02: As a student, I have to wear all white scrubs, which I hate. They stain easily, no matter what you do, everyone can see your underwear, and to make it worse, my school requires that we wear a smock over the scrubs. This smock is blue and resembles the smocks you see WalMart employees wearing! If I had a dime for every WalMart comment I've heard, I wouldn't have to work!

[SmilingBluEyes]

Stains show up on other colors, besides white.

True, but who cares when they are company scrubs? If I get covered head to toe in mess from a delivery, I change scrubs right away! That is the dinstinct advantage of wearing scrubs that the hospital provides. You don't have to drag that mess home with you to your family! And, You see how white sheets come back from the laundry. I don't think I would want to wear "white" that looks like that, would you?

[cannoli]

of course they are. That is where PROMINENT NAME tags WITH TITLES need to come in![/QUOT

I was being facetious. That was not a serious question.

[JBudd, MSN]

My $0.02: As a student, I have to wear all white scrubs, which I hate. They stain easily, no matter what you do, everyone can see your underwear,

Side note in a just for fun thread, try beige underwear/bra, no lace. Worked for me. 2 decades ago. :roll

[julieK]

In my facility, nurses are required to wear white and nurse's aides wear royal blue. I hate it because if you get something on yourself, you have to walk around with a big stain all day. They're also hard to wash and dry without yellowing/staining.

I have a feeling we work at the same hospital. I don't mind the white so much, especially b/c it just has to be the white pants and it could be blue or purple tops. I think it helps a LOT to identify the different personnel.

-Julie

[barefootlady, ADN, RN]

I was surprised recently when I was told by a friend that her facility, in Virginia, was going to require RN's to wear white. They are using the excuse that patients identify nurses as wearing white. I told her that I do wear white occasionally, but I hate to be dictated to about dressing for work. Some days I want to wear bright colors just to pick myself up. I remember the days when everyone wore white, some of the uniforms were in such poor condition, it was shameful.

Clorox bleach for colors does an excellent job as a prewash for whites. Lemon scented ammonia takes out some of those awful smells. Just don't mix the two.

[NurseyBaby'05, BSN, RN]

I don't think women should be required to wear white pants, ever. I hate being paranoid when I get my period. I'm not careless, by any stretch, but sometimes things happen. There are times when you can't get to the bathroom fast enough. If someone chooses to wear white, that should be ok, but why not have the choice of white top and white or a darker color pants.

[mattsmom81]

One of my hospitals requires all whites...I feel like Pigpen in Charlie Brown...a magnet to dirt when I'm on assignment there ! LOL! :chuckle

[SmilingBluEyes]

of course they are. That is where PROMINENT NAME tags WITH TITLES need to come in![/QUOT

I was being facetious. That was not a serious question.

I know cannoli. :)

[EmbryLVN]

Wearing white is a personal preference almost nowadays. Its almost fallen by the side like the nursing cap. Although I have seen some nurses still wearing them. I'm with ben I wouldnt wear a dress due to the fact of my hairy legs.

[nursbee04]

I don't think my scrubs look like pajamas. They are always pressed and clean and I think they look fine. I also think that if you required everyone to wear white, or white dresses, the same people who slouch around in wrinkled scrubs would still come in wearing dingy white uniforms or dresses.

I would like to think that patients are more concerned with the care they receive rather than what kind of uniform I am wearing. It takes a heck of a lot more to be considered more professional than just looking the part.