Whites or Colored scrubs?

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  1. Whites or colored scrubs?

    • 180
      Whites
    • 956
      All colors including white
    • 260
      All colors except white
    • 12
      No opinion

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

What do you prefer to wear at work? Please elaborate if you have a strong opinion.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infusion, peds, informatics.

i picked "all colors, incluiding white," even though i rarely wear anything white.

[color=#483d8b]if i do, it is a jacket. i had a white scrub top that i wore once, and spilled something on it that never came out.

[color=#483d8b]when i wear white, i seem to immediatly spill something on it, sit in something dirty......somehow ruin it.

[color=#483d8b](granted, i spill stuff on non-white scrubs, too; it just isn't so obvious.)

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Same comments as CritterLover. Can't keep white clean.

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

My school uniform is white. I absolutely hate it. Can't find thick enough quality pants that are not see through. I don't feel comfortable bending over etc. I have gone through so many pairs of scrubs and I am just a poor student. Even as a nurse, I don't think I would wear white again unless it was mandatory of course.

I chose all colors including white because I know many who love white and they should have that option.

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Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

I wear only colors, no whites, they are impossible to keep clean and I enjoy the colors and patterns. I'm a "seasoned" nurse and remember white dresses, white support hose, white caps and white clinic shoes. We've come a long way baby!

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Specializes in nicu.

I chose all colors except white. I work on the NICU and sometimes get spitup on and we all know how hard than can be to get out. Besides, I wore whites for quite a long time in my previous job and they are soooo hard to keep clean. They get so dingy so fast no matter how much bleach you use.

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Specializes in ER, Medicine.

Colors are my favorite things to wear because with white scrubs they always look dingy. I can wear whites for a month and then I have to buy new ones because the "old" ones look a mess.

I do like the stereotypical look white scrubs (ie- fresh, clean, non-dingy, and pressed) but when I feel in a white scrub mood I'd rather wear a solid soft color like light blue or light pink. The only solid white thing I would wear is a white t-shirt under a jacket.

I'm starting to like the plain short sleeve top and solid color scrub bottom thing. It's kind of nice.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

I like to merge colors with whites (white pants, or scrub top or jacket). One of my "prettiest" outfits is a solid pink scrub top and pants bottom and a white jacket with lots of pockets and arms cut out! (I tailored the latter myself.)

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Specializes in NICU.

I love to weqr colors, but in the last 2 hospitals I have worked (one in NY and one in NC) they have made it a hospital policy to wear white pants. I hate it!

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Specializes in ER.

We have had this debate a lot. we were required to wear white pants when we were students. Not smart at all . Nurses look very professional in all white. However, I hate the way you need a hazmat suit to stay white. Its colors for me all the way! . Great poll by the way. !

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I think scrub companies should start making more colors. Mostly the "inbetween colors"

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I prefer whites, and patients do, too, actually. But my DON likes us to look less "medical" since this is a "home." Sure it is. But I've been making tops and I really like some of the delicate pastel florals I've found.

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