Dear wife is a nurse, and goes to work every day in scrubs (light blue, drawstring waist.)
Back when I was growing up, nurses wore the starched white dress/uniform thing (cap optional.)
Long story short... dear wife and I have this discussion fairly regularly.
I think nurses ought to go back to the starched white thing, as it inspires feelings of confidence as well as clean/sterile. IMNSHO, scrubs aren't much more than glorified pajamas and nurses nowadays don't look as nice and professional as most convenience store clerks.
She says scrubs are better because the starched white thing is scary/ominous. Wearing colorful scrubs makes things friendlier, and puts patients more at ease, while also being cheaper and easier to keep clean.
So, what do you think? If you were in a hospital or doctor's office, would you prefer the nurses be in starched whites or colorful scrubs?
(And for my wife's sake, let's skip all the "nurse fantasy" bits.
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Our OR nurses come in dressed in street clothes and change into their scrubs in a sterile environment to prevent contamination!
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