Scrubs Style

Uniform? Check. No jewelry? Check. Nurse’s cap? Check! Nurse Leona Campbell still wears the traditional nursing uniform. Find out why.

Do you wish you were in charge of making up the dress code at your workplace? See these scrubs style articles that could inform and enlighten any scrubs uniform policymaker!

Tips, tricks and secrets from fellow nurses about tried-and-true gear picks and how to keep everything organized (and not just in your pockets!).

Women in the 45+ age group often have a different set of criteria for their scrubs. Form-fitting athletic styles, chaotic or “cute” prints and neon colors? Forget it.

What will nursing uniforms look like in the future? How about a medical belt dispenser unit and built-in knee support stockings for long shifts?

Here are five savvy, stylish options for keeping things in their proper place.

How open-minded is your place of work? And are you the kind of nurse who is ready to make a statement?!?!

Nurses come in all shapes and sizes, so all scrubs aren’t for everyone. Here are styles that will unleash your thighs, fight slippage (you know what we mean), and more.

One nurse’s hair was so long that a used bandage got caught in it. Seriously…don’t let that be you. Check out this hilarious DOs and DON’Ts guide and stay in style!

We asked nurses, “What do you wear, and why?” Those nurses with restrictive dress codes had a simple answer, but others gave us responses that revealed a lot about them…

The goal of color coding is simple. It offers a sort of visual shorthand that lets you differentiate one specialty or department from another. But some nurses really can’t stand it.

“Help! My hospital cranks the air conditioning way too high!” writes one nurse, while another emails, “There are corridors in my office where I swear there is no heat at all. I freeze from October until May!”

Here are several styles that can help you hide extra inches for all body types and different “problem areas”…like your muffin top, your hips, and your thighs…

Whether you’re a nurse who’s heavily pierced and likes to use your ‘sleeved’ arm as an ice breaker with patients, or you just happen to work for a facility with an impossibly strict dress code, we want to know: Are you a dress code breaker?

Stains, low-riders and (gasp!) shoulder pads?! If you’re ashamed of your scrubs, here are the pieces to clear out of the closet.