scrubs

Went to work today in scrubs.   navy coloured.   About half the staff in the unit  seem to wear them,  the other half wear a mix of old and new RHH uniforms.    Apparently the current new uniforms were rolled out in august,   and people are just starting to receive them now.   Everything,  it seems,  is slower in Tasmania.

Scrubs have become popular  in Australia,  perhaps due to pop culture with shows like ER showing hard working dedicated health professionals,  slumming around in scrubs.
When you look at marketing for scrubs they show pictures like the one below.

 Young dedicated and hardworking.    reality?   I am pretty sure I don't look like either of these two.


The real benefit of wearing scrubs are as follows.

*   Patients and their relatives clearly recognise that you are their nurse.  I think the move to 'corporate'  uniforms for nurses in the 90's   often left patients looking at  all the clerical staff and  wondering  where are the nurses?

*  They are Very comfortable to wear.   Given that nursing involves working in close contact with patients in areas often designed for 1 bed but containing 2,   it is good to have clothing that allows you to climb over furniture and crawl on the floor.    

*  They are Very Comfortable to wear.   It is a bit like wearing comfy pyjamas to work but nobody seems to mind or notice.

*   They wash and dry quickly,   which is important because no workplace will ever provide you with enough uniform to prevent mid week over night washes.

*  They never need Ironing.


Am  I Happy in Scrubs?   yes I am

Do I look like a slob in them?    Yes I do.

Do I Care?   No I don't.

gaz