Scrubs Style

A Scranton nurse still wears the traditional uniform every single day!

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

Fun with dress codes

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!

Favorite nursing gear “must-haves”

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!).

Appropriate scrubs styles for “a certain age”

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.

Meet robo-nurse and wonder woman

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?

The organized nurse

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

Would you wear animal print scrubs?

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

Scrubs that help you cope with special fit issues

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.

Top 15 scrubs fashion blunders

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!

What your scrubs say about your personality

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…

Pros and cons of color-coded scrubs

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.

DOs and DON’Ts for mixing street clothes with scrubs

“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!”

Give thanks for scrubs that hide extra pounds

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…

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How often do you knowingly break the dress code?

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?