Would you quit over white uniforms?

If your facility went back to white uniforms for licensed nursing personnel, would you quit? Just wondering as I've heard discussions about some facilities going back to all white for nursing staff.

Specializes in Cardiac/Tele.

I'm trying to imagine the next job interview when they ask why you left your last job...

Specializes in Geriatrics, LTC.

I am actually required to wear white. It makes me feel like a psych nurse (and I'm not). Takes a lot of oxyclean, clorox and under clothing to look decent. They also help me to slip into my angel nursey personna more easily than other colors.

It is universally flattering to all skin tones

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

I agree about those awful, disgusting spongey white polyester uniforms that nursel56 mentioned. It was like being wrapped in....I don't know what....but they were as hot as the blazes! I would shop 'til I found cotton; would rather get stuck ironing than put on something so un-natural feeling. ICK!

Not to pique anyone's prurient interests, but when we were not allowed yet to wear 'pant suits', and still had to wear dresses, I got a garter belt for hosiery so I wouldn't suffocate my private areas and thighs in panty hose. But I did wear support hose with the garter belt, and knee-hi's once pant suits got the okay. I just hate​ pantyhose !

PS) Don't make me wear pink, either

Specializes in HH, Peds, Rehab, Clinical.

Had to wear white tops and bottoms in nursing school and it sucked. NOW they've gone to navy bottoms and white tops. While I HATE white/white, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on! :dead:

Specializes in Critical Care.

It's different for men. I typically don't care how I look but if I had two choices where everything was equal except one required all whites I'd avoid the all white uniforms. For big guys like me, all-white scrubs say "mental institution orderly".

Why would I if that's what supports me and my family. Unless I see something inappropriate.

I think how we look is tied to how we perform. If we feel great about how we look, energy and a certain psychological advantage is gained...just ask anyone involved in competitive sports.

All-whites carry an historical connotation that is deeply embedded in the nurse psyche, and some of it good, some of it bad.

From a patient perspective, I would have no problem seeing every RN in whites, although I'd feel bad for them. From my own perspective as an RN, I would be aghast at such a policy.

I would, however, be fine with facility-wide, accepted colors (one or two) for each discipline/department.

As a personal preference, I'd love to see 70% (or more) of the prints go the way of the Dodo bird. "Professionals" showing up to work looking like they're in their pajamas gets old. When firemen and police officers start wearing prints I know we will have finally failed as a society.

Specializes in Family Practice.

No, I would not quit! Wearing a cap and cape that would be it for me though, lol!!!!!

This one is a no brainer. :nurse: ALL nurses should have to wear a traditional white dress uniform, complete with the little white and red nurses cap. (including the men) Lets face it girls (and guys), the only one in the hospital of any real importance is the physician. Doctors have all the power and earn about 50 times as much as we do. We should all be down on our knees kissing their doctor bums and thanking them for letting us do all the work on their behalf.

Well if you want to be technical about this, you all wouldn't have your jobs in the hospitals if it weren't for the doctors who admit the sick patients(who without them you also wouldn't have a job).

Just sayin'.

Specializes in Med nurse in med-surg., float, HH, and PDN.

Funniest thing on one dress code at my job a number of years ago was "No inappropriate underwear." And this was well before thongs. We all wanted to know WHO is going to check? Apparently some female wore red-hearted underpants and white bottoms. She maintained that they were "meant to be seen". Yuh, well, everybody saw 'em!

Specializes in Hospice.

Nope, whites wouldn't be a deal breaker for me.

I worked for a LTC that required all licensed nurses to wear white scrub pants. Nope, not my favorite color and a little challenging to keep clean and not dingy looking.

But - it so has it's positive points. Many geriatrics associate white with nurses, it was very helpful at times:) Also, I kinda liked the traditional aspect.

I learned the hard way - cheap white scrub pants are not a good idea. Eventually I found a brand that was a little heavier weight and learned how to take care of them. And lo and behold - they lasted longer than the cheap scrubs (so I saved money in the long run).

My current job doesn't wear scrubs. But I do have a white lab jacket.

Considering I just took off my white scrubs about 2 hours ago... Yeah no I won't quit my job. We can wear white or blue. I bought white to break up the all blue. White scrubs and a paycheck versus quitting because of white scrubs??? I take the white scrubs and paycheck Alex.

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