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.

Seems like such a trivial thing to want to quit over. I quite like the institutional look. More power to the staff IMO.

Quit? Of course not. I survived just fine for years in white uniforms. I guess I just don't see the big deal. I actually wore white and made those uniforms last without looking all stained up. Stains show up just as starkly on ciel blue.

Compared with many jobs where you need to wear suits, take clothes to the dry cleaners or look upscale/stylish, nurses have it easy. I spent a lot more money dressing for work when I worked in offices than when I became a nurse. My entire working wardrobe now is 4 tops, 4 pants, a jacket and a pair of Danskos.

Specializes in L&D.

No but considering I work in labor and delivery....it would be very impractical.

Specializes in ICU/PACU.

What about all blue or all green scrubs for nurses? Why the white. No, I wouldn't quit, but I would rally with my coworkers to get the color changed to something more appealing.

Specializes in Urgent Care.

It wouldn't bother me. I'm a new grad in California. I'll take the job even if they made me wear neon yellow scrubs with zebra prints.

Specializes in LTC, med/surg, hospice.

No, I would not. White was our uniform color at a previous job. I certainly don't prefer white uniforms but it's not that big of a deal to quit.

Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

Not if it were otherwise a decent place to work.

Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.

Lets say the job hunt would begin. Not cause of white uniforms specifically, but because what such a decision would tell me about the management of that hospital and their mindset. I would see it as a huge step in the administration further reducing nurse's power and would be done to remind the nurses that they are under management's thumb.

Such a thing can only happen in the presence of a huge glut of nurses.

Specializes in Long Term Acute Care, TCU.
Lets say the job hunt would begin. Not cause of white uniforms specifically, but because what such a decision would tell me about the management of that hospital and their mindset. I would see it as a huge step in the administration further reducing nurse's power and would be done to remind the nurses that they are under management's thumb.

Such a thing can only happen in the presence of a huge glut of nurses.

Nice point. Nurses fought to not have to wear the hats and white dresses. However, with the glut at hand, nurses are expendable and my recommendation would be to go with the white uniforms.

CAUTION: TANGENT ALERT:

Why is it that most nurse practitioners dress inappropriately in the clinical setting? Boots with yoga pants and a cleavage revealing top are great for going out with friends, but they should stick with scrubs or professional apparel in the clinical setting.

I literally cringe when I take my child to the immediate care center and I hear the all too familiar sound of those leather boots. Yes, the young ladies look gorgeous, however I feel about as comfortable with them as I would with a male NP wearing a muscle shirt and skinny jeans.

Hey I think I will start a new topic

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

Were it not for the fact that I'm THIIISSS close to retirement and my pension is at my current hospital, yes I would quit over going to all white uniforms. It's just one more way for management to put a collective foot on nursing's collective neck.

Lol I wish I could wear the traditional nurse uniform in nursing school. It will look more feminine and be a better way to find a husband.

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
:roflmao: One of the reasons white has been eliminated where I work is, as the rumor mill goes, is that we're too stupid not to wear red underwear. Or polka dots. Or thongs.

I find that more insulting than forcing me to wear a mandatory color.

Well, they got that right. Years ago, back when we were forced to wear all white, my assistant nurse manager (who had gained considerable weight since she bought her scrubs) was prone to wearing hot pink, red and turquoise underwear under her (nearly threadbare) white scrubs. Her bosses discussed it with her, and it was agreed that it was unprofessional for anyone to be able to tell what color her underwear was while she was wearing her scrubs.

The next day, she came to work sans underwear. She wasn't a natural blonde.

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