Advisor
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| 06/09/2009 2:48 PM |
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The debate continues...
On our life section today, we have a survey which asks the question, "would wearing white scrubs make nurses look more professional"? - Yes or No.
First, make sure to vote yes or no. However, I am sure you have more to say regarding this subject.
In my opinion, those in the profession would say "NO". Your abilities, your professionalism and the "RN" or "LPN" on your badge is enough to differentiate your profession.
However, I would also venture to say that those outside the profession ie: your patients-- most likely still associate nurses in white.
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Michelle
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| 06/27/2009 11:47 AM |
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| I believe that nurses should NOT be in all white simply because it differentiates the RN from the student nurses. I do believe, however, that nurses should not wear whatever colors that they choose to wear but should have a color that they wear (i.e. blue and white) or anything specific to the facility that they are working in. |
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TeddyB
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| 06/28/2009 6:10 PM |
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| as long as the scrubs are presentable and appropriate, that's what's important. brightly colored scrubs or fun patterns can perk up the day or put a smile on a patient's face - a little fun and variety never hurts. |
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BluEyes
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| 06/28/2009 6:35 PM |
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| Fit appropriately, clean, and in good repair should be good enough as long as one wears the name tag. If the facility has a prescribed color scheme that is even better. Clean and presentable are the key. |
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shovelhead
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| 08/14/2009 2:42 PM |
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Holy Mother of (deity of choice)!! What an absolutely archaic anachronistic view of things to perpetuate the "garbed in white angel" stereotype. Enough time has passed that my mom's day of caps and strips on said caps differentiating levels of students and RNs that we should be able to put that stereotype to bed. I completely agree with Teddy!! When I am wearing my Hawaiian shirts to work I get positive feedback from just about all (excepting management). I generally wear green as that is what is supplied and if I am going to be barfed on, bled on, et al, then I would rather it be OPCs (other people clothes... *grin*).
What we NEED to do is identify ourselves to pts, and wear your %^#*#&$%^ ID badge in a place that is visible!! Physicians seem to be the worst for this, and I am working on my RN colleagues to get them to properly identify their credentials. That being said, I have blacked out my last name, contrary to hospital policy, as I really don't need some of the *interesting* pts that come through the ER knowing my last name. It's not Smith or Brown and I don't need the grief.
So, NO!!! to white scrubs. bleah! |
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youngschul
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| 01/26/2010 8:21 PM |
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wearing white scrubs or any color from blue, black, green or anything you want is not a problem as long as it feels you more comfortable and has a high quality discount [url=http://www.pulseuniform.com/hospital-scrubs.asp]hospital scrubs[/url] uniforms, you still look professionals and makes your patient smile.
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JillT322
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| 02/03/2010 6:12 PM |
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I can tell you, I don't have any white scrubs! They are impractical -- can't keep them clean.
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Vickie
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| 02/03/2010 6:32 PM |
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| The hospital I work for is changing our uniforms to white or specific colors for different jobs. I make my own uniforms and love to shop for special fabrics that are interesting and different. I am dreading the change. |
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proud2bnursing
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| 02/04/2010 3:20 PM |
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We are only allowed white scrubs here (Philippines), I personally wear mine with pride. There are only a handful of professions that are recognized for who they are-- nurses at least here in my country, are recognized for our white nursing uniforms. I may be old fashion in my thinking, but I think that patients and families find comfort knowing who their nurses are-- our name badges may sometimes be too hard to read, so identifying me as their primary nurse is a comfort. So, I may be the minority in my saying, I like white nurses uniforms.
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tushin
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| 02/17/2010 11:53 AM |
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| Increasingly hospitals are introducing color by discipline scrubs so that nurses can be easily identifiable as they enter patient rooms. In some cases, white scrubs and nursing uniforms are required...takes the choice out of it. But I can see the benefit. |
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RobynADON
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| 02/18/2010 8:30 PM |
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| I to see the benefit of nurses wearing color specific scrubs or whites. Where I work there is no uniform code and can get confusing. I just want to know what happened to the scrub dress? I always found them quite comfortable. |
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Marionlpn
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| 02/24/2010 8:51 PM |
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I so agree with you shovelhead...I started in nursing when the only choice you had was white. Trying to keep them spotless was a waste of time. With all the garbage that gets leaked, dropped, spilled, thrown etc, its very difficult. Besides my patients love the colorful scrubs that we wear. |
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fotogrllt
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| 02/26/2010 3:36 PM |
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| I agree. I am a nursing student & volunteer at a hospital where the RN's wear blue scrubs, the CNA's wear green scrubs & the doctors have lab coats on. Also the name badges must be visiable at all times & also the employees position (RN, DR, etc is written in bold lettering across the front of the badge. |
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ALakeshore
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| 02/26/2010 10:08 PM |
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| Marionlpn, I hear what your saying about keeping spotless scrubs, but i have to say I now get my scrubs off of eBay, never thought of doing this till I read this article (http://betterhealthcaremanagement.com/where-to-buy-nursing-uniform-scrubs.html), as well there are a few other places you could pick them up, but not as cheap as eBay. |
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Janet
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| 04/07/2010 12:20 PM |
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| I turned down a position in large part because the hospital required nurses to wear white. I came into nursing when that was the norm and always hated it, especially when I went into critical care. Betadine, charcoal, blood, and other noxious things kept my scrubs nasty and me broke. I won't go to a hospital that tells me what to wear other than scrubs that are clean, neat, and properly fitted. I figure I *earned* the right to wear my choice of scrubs. What I would prefer is to get the NON-nursing personnel out of scrubs! Why should a unit secretary or housekeeper wear them? I once worked in a hospital where the ancillary services wore polo shirts with the name of their department on them. That was what distinguished them from the nurses. They seemed proud of them. |
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Cynthia
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| 04/07/2010 1:48 PM |
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| I agree with Janet. White scrubs are impossile to keep clean, bright and white. Ancillary staff wearing scrubs needs to stop as often times patients believe that all people in scrubsare nurses. I have heard 1000 times from patients that a nurse told them to do such and such and this nurse turned out to be a housekeeper, nurse care tech,phlebotomist or someone else with no nursing or medical knowledge |
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Susan
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| 04/22/2010 10:14 PM |
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| Forget the scrubs, pts don't care as long as they can easily identify the Rn's. Put your hair up and cut those nails. Okay, pet peeves out of the way. |
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shovelhead
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| 05/12/2010 12:25 PM |
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| I don't know... I think I would look good with gel nails... |
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StewartMar
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| 06/16/2010 8:11 AM |
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Yes, white scrubs make nurses look more professional. A uniform is an identification of a person’s commitment to his
profession, or organization he belongs to. Thereby the doctors wear
white coats, engineers and other construction professionals wear yellow
hard hats. Thus, it is really important to have an appropriate uniform for the kind of profession you have.
Thanks
http://www.scrubsmax.com/
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*KimmieRN*
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| 07/12/2010 5:51 AM |
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In the hospital where I work it is part of the dress code policy that nurses are only allowed to wear white scrubs. It stinks. I am jealous of everyone who gets to wear pretty colors and prints!! From what were told at my facility it was what the patient's stated they wanted to see their nurse wear because it has been that way for years. I am not that fond of them - you can go into work looking sparkly clean but you will not look that way after 12 hours when you leave. What also drives me nuts about white scrubs are fellow co-workers of mine that do not use common sense when choosing underclothing. Think people - if you are wearing thin, bleach colored cotton scrubs DO NOT wear colored/printed bras and panties!! Please wear an undershirt of some kind - at least a white tank top so everyone cannot see your bra right through your scrub top and no thongs please!! I think any color of scrubs can look entirely unprofessional as soon as everyone can see what you are wearing under them. With that being said - I would love to have the option of wearing colored scrubs. I think as long as you come to work bathed, wearing your name tag, wearing scrubs that are stain free and are not wrinkled or torn and your hair is in a presentable fashion then you qualify as looking professional.
My vote is NO - white scrubs are not the only way to present yourself as a professional nurse 
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