She makes $150K plus a year. She can afford whatever scrubs she wants. Now the fast-food workers that have to pay for extra shirts and uniforms, now that’s messed up.
Nurse in Scandinavia here, and Working under Covid.. It is much more hygienic, to leave your scrubs at the hospital an let them wash your uniform.. I’am so surprised by this..
Yeah it does weird me out that nurses are expected to wear their scrubs home at the end of the day. I’m a research scientist and it would be crazy of me to wear my lab coat home at the end of the day. And I don’t even work with pathogens or blood right now.
Yeah, it could get dirty on the way to work, and the workplace wants to ensure the hygienic standard. Also in Sweden we are not allowed to wear anything below our elbows. And hair must be tied back if it’s long. No nail polish, jewellery etc. ETA I have never seen anyone put their top into their pants either but idk what the rules are.
I’m from Sweden and as a kid I remember when I felt unwell and had to get picked up from school early. It would take a while for my mother to show up because she couldn’t just leave and had to put on regular clothes before she left, even if she had to go back to work.
They provide them in Germany and I think the reason is hygiene, you get the scrubs at the beginning of your shift in the hospital and leave them in the hospital, also everyone in your ward wears the same ones
this really does sound the most hygienic, honestly i think in america why they make the nurses pay for them themselves is because our government is so cheap.
Yes it’s hygiene. And they get professionally washed. Also preferably wear shoes that you only wear in the hospital and you get a pair reimbursed every x years (it was 2 years when I worked in a hospital). All so you don’t transfer health hazards inside or outside.
Most of that money goes to the CEO, admin, shareholders, and the executives at the hospitals since America runs them like a business. They think of nurses and doctors as work horses that bring the cash to them.
I'm a nurse in Germany and get my scrubs from the hospital. We also don't bring them home, we leave them in bags in the changing room and they get cleaned professionally, same as all other textiles that get used in the hospital. I'd find it kinda gross, to have to lug my scrubs back home with me, especially if I get contaminated during my shift, which on my heart surgery ward isn't too rare 😅 even if I don't physically get blood, wound secretions, urin etc on me, all the hospital bugs are still not something i'd be willing to spread to my home. Also, all of us have uniform scrubs, doctors and nurses wear the same stuff (dark blue top, white pants) only OR gets their own scrubs (all blue). It's also required (i think??) to wear our long hair up for both hygienic and safety reasons, cause the last place I want a delirious patient to grab hold of me is by my hair. Not only would that be painful, but also give them too much leverage.
in the uk, our scrubs are provided because they're colour coded to our job and have the nhs logo on them. We aren't allowed to wear our own! We also arent allowed to wear long sleeves underneath them, jackets etc
Same here in Germany for the sleeves. We're able to have fleece jackets our hospital provides during the colder seasons, but we're supposed to take them off when we go into patients rooms. I personally never need to wear them, cause I get so hot working and the heating in house is quite good (and the patients usually crank it to the max). During night shifts though or when it drops below 0°C, only very few of us can resist having a long sleeved shirt under the scrubs. They are understanding for that, though so it's usually fine.
That’s still a thing at US hospital. Students, CNA/PCA, Nurses, and Dr have different color scrubs sometimes even specific to the unit but you’re often expected to buy it yourself regardless.
For being in health care I really thought the hospital would provide you with your own scrubs. Edit: also with the amount of money people have to pay to even get checked out, I thought it would have been enough to give their workers their own personalized outfit. instead of them using their own paycheck to have to buy their own things. it's bizarre to me and I'm in america.
For my moms hospital they do give you uniforms but is like 1 or 2 and not the best quality. Most nurses what they do is buy the scrubs themselves and use the money of the uniforms in buying the sweaters
At the hospital I worked at they provided scrubs but they're so ugly lol The nurses and doctors wore their own with embroidery of their names. The pharmacists and techs don't get their own personalized uniforms. The pharmacists at best get their own white coat with their name and any other titles they have
Our hospital system (in U.S.) started providing scrubs to all departments- because they wanted all of us to have an embroidered logo on the tops. Full-time get 4 sets, PRN get 2. Then (supposedly) a set for your anniversary. This happened, of course, after I had already built enough sets for the week.
Nurse in FL - had to buy my own scrubs and spend my own money to put the required hospital logo embroidered on my scrubs. Plus, some hospitals have different color for different floor/unit, so if you change, then you've got to get new scrubs.
In Edmonton Alberta Canada we they give it standard issued green scrubs to use. Where I done My practicum I was glad to gave the option to wear them. I am an HCA.
Nurse in the Scotland here. We are not allowed to buy/wear our own scrubs. We all wear the same uniform, like the whole of Scotland! You’ll see if you google 😊 also we are not allowed to wear long sleeves of any kind or our hair down unless it’s too short to tie up. For infection control.
My hospital in AUS provides scrubs with a yearly allotment of 5x tops 5x pants, 1x either a vest or jacket. However they're our own scrubs that we keep/maintain so we're given a laundry allowance and a shoe allowance on top of our regular pay each fortnight. You can buy more scrubs if needed and can claim back on tax and if you require new scrubs for maternity then you're allotted those free as well. Our scrubs are a bit different, the pants are tailored and are a button + zip instead of a drawer string, they're very sturdy, thick yet cool and quick dry as well. Except for theatre, they just have communal scrubs that are cleaned by a laundry service.
Yes. I have worked for two hospitals and you have to buy your own uniforms. Some areas require you to buy certain colors too. I had to wear scrubs as a receptionist for a doctor’s office and was told I had to buy them myself. So expensive 🥲 regarding uniforms in general in the US, some corporate companies will even make you buy work shirts but make you return them if you ever leave the company. They won’t give you your last paycheck until you do so as well. It’s crazy here.
I’m not a nurse but work with lab animals and we have free scrubs that you can use for your shift but have to stay in the building. They’re thin and kind of uncomfortable so some people choose to buy their own scrubs out of pocket but those still have to stay in the building. (A laundry service comes and cleans our free scrubs and there’s a washing machine for use by those who bought their own so it genuinely should never have to leave the building)
The US is insane on that. The scrubs are provided by the hospital cause 1. hygiene, you leave them there, the shoes, mask and cap too, and the only thing you take home with you is underwear and socks, that most likely didn't get much contaminated. 2. They're color coded and embroidered. 3. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to demand workers to pay for uniform outta pocket, unless there's no uniform and you can work in whatever clothes you own.
I'm still studying midwifery, in my last year now. Even the students get uniforms where I'm from. It's because of hygiene. We also are not aloud to have our hair touching our shoulders, and long sleeves are a no go for everyone in the hospital. Only doctors doing consultation are allowed long sleeves and untied hair. I would go crazy if I had to bring uniforms with blood on them home.
In Nigeria, staff show up in their own outfits and hospitals and clinics provide the scrubs once they get there. They come in, change, sanitize, put on gloves and hairnets and all that, and then start work for the day!
We get 1 to 2 sets a year with the hospital name embroidered but we can wear any brand as long as they're the color of our departments. L&D and Surgery are the only departments that change into our light blue scrubs every shift.
Just cause it has the hospital logo doesn’t mean they paid for it. My hospital has a deal with a scrub store and they have a certain range that are already embroidered, and you buy from that selection. I just end up wearing OR scrubs anyway
Do they just not care about hygiene?? We aren't even allowed to wear them if we go to a store or restaurant during our break! It's because we want to protect the patients from bacteria and bad stuff we meet every day. Also nowadays some places even provide shoes. (From a nurse in Sweden)
here in singapore, we get uniforms provided with the hosp logo included. some hospitals also indicate the rank via colour on the collar. even our doctors and therapists have their own uniforms too 😅
French hospitals provide scrubs and clean them also. The colour indicates your job (green or dark blue in the operating room for example). They do not provide clogs.
Im a nurse in Germany, and at any health care facility, you will get scrubs. apart from outpatient care service because they usually wear normal clothes
At the hospital I worked at, we had to buy our own scrubs, but we were provided a uniform allowance on the first check of the year that covered scrubs and nice nonslip shoes.
I work in the US. My previous job was in a hospital, it paid for 6 pieces when i started working and then 4 piece at the beginning of every new year. My current clinic provided 5 sets (top and bottom) of scrubs when i started my job.
I see a lot of nurses and veterinarians come into my work to buy scrubs all the time ( I work at a thrift store) they are so happy they are cheap. My best friend has to wear scrubs and I saw the prices of brand new ones it's insane
In the Netherlands employers always pay for any work clothing! I assume this would apply to nurses as well but also applies to like working in a supermarket or in a kitchen, anything really.
An American here. I worked an entry job as an assisted living caretaker for a few months. I got two uniforms as hand- me downs from my more seasoned coworkers when i showed up in regular clothes. Washed and re-wore them religiously. When i decided the job wasn't for me i washed and donated my scrubs to a nearby medical center 💙 those workers are strong. Don't know how one would manage to stay in the field for more than a year, but it ain't me, and i spent more than 4 years working on farms.
The hospital i work at gives us scrubs. 1-3 depending on what title you have. Their not the best quality but i still wear them because theur free. We get a new set every year and we get to keep the old set. I knows its bot the norm but i love that my hospital gives it to us for free
I've never had any restaurant provide more thsn 1-2 shirts and maybe 1 Jat. Everything else you had to buy, if u wanted extra shirts you had to buy them too. I worked restaurants from fast good to fine dining btwn 2002 and 2022.
I work in a rehab and skilled nursing facility put facility provides 2 sets of scrubs with the company name and many more experienced nurses and ON nurses wear different colors or themes of their own, also they pay for NY extra scrubs
Mt hospital provides some departments with scrubs and you have to leave them there to get clean. I am outpatient pharmacy so I have to buy my own if I chose to wear them. I got some at Walmart and like it vs trying to find something that fits as my pregnant belly gets bigger. I just got big scrubs I can grow in.
I work at an outpatient clinic and we get $150 voucher every year to pay for scrubs. Since I graduated recently it really helped since I had zero scrubs for work. It sucks that not every organization pay for uniforms like they should 😢
My hospital provides and coeans our scrubs, we just write our names in the back, and leave them in the laundry bin to be cleaned and sanitized, and I don’t have to worry about how I’m bringing hospital germs home.
In mexico, nurses get their uniform provided for by the government. But the entire thing, shoes, bottoms, tops, vests, sweaters, coats, crossbody bags, etc
ion know much but my dad works in a hospital to transport supplies and he wears scrubs provided by the hospital and he just comes in every night puts on a clean pair and then throws them into their laundry on his way out. they’re always cleaned over the day and are ready the next night
My mom, brother, and sister has to wear scrubs (dental hygienist & dental assistant) and the way it has been at the places they worked is 1 or 2 (if they’re lucky) jacket or top might be provided with the company logo but they need to buy everything else themselves.
THIS!! I work as a CNA, but I only had the khaki scrubs from my clinical testing when I first started and couldn't afford the blue ones they were wanting and I had no money because THAT was supposed to be my job. also I know a lot of people who have unhygienic habits because they can't afford to buy multiple pairs of scrubs and work multiple days in a row. in both hospitals and nursing homes THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE!!
Even if they have the hospital logo on the scrubs it doesn’t mean the hospital provided them unfortunately. The hospital I work at has order forms where you can pay extra to get the logo on the scrubs lol 😂
Yeah, in Germany we’re not allowed to wear our own scrubs because of hygiene reasons. We’re also not allowed to wear our hair down or wear long sleeves or jackets. Makes sense if you think about it.
My sister is an RN and she wears those joggers. I think she's had maybe 2 facilities actually provide her with scrubs. She typically purchases her own. They had to wear specific colors though.
My friends who have specific colors of scrubs or even scrubs that have the hospital name embroidered on them as part of their mandatory uniform still have to buy their own scrubs. I’m from the US and I thought this was how it was done everywhere.
Could use a seam ripper to pick out the old hospital logo. I really does seem criminal that you have to pay for your own uniform, especially as you likely wear a few a day depending on shift
Idk why ppl are so shocked about this? Most professions you need to buy your own clothes so why would in any different in a hospital. The Drs, PAs, admins, and other nurses that don’t have to wear scrubs arnt provided with work clothes by the hospital either. Hospitals in countries with universal healthcare provide clothes bc their it’s not their money that they’re spending. I think the misconception is viewing it as a “uniform”. Scrubs are a uniform in a hospital the same way a suit is a uniform in a corporate office, you wouldn’t expect an accounting firm to provide everyone with an appropriate suit so why are scrubs different? As for hygiene she clearly said L&D and OR have to wear hospital scrubs bc they need to be sterile but in the rest of the hospital, like I mentioned above, you have all sorts of other staff that see patients in outside clothes so what’s the difference?
Still doesn’t make sense for inpatient wards. It’s also gross the other way around - nurses walking into grocery stores, buses with clothes that have come into contact with sick people.
@@sydneyharbour-bridges8090 no what doesn’t make sense is to assume otherwise. Everyone comes into contact with sick people and some ppl are sick and spread it without realizing. Anyway, except for a few particular deadly illnesses none of the hospital staff are wearing hazmat suits and the patients arnt in airlocks so even if nurses do change out of scrubs and shower after their shifts they’re still going to be carrying germs from the hospital.
I've worked at hospitals that provide scrubs but it's a limited option and has the hospital logo on it. I would rather pay for and pick my own scrubs any day. Plus they aren't that expensive and you only need 3-4 pair for a week.
I am surprised an hospital in the USA gives scrubs. I am crying now because I have to take the scrubs that I brought to a monogram shop to get the hospital logo put on it because “it is required for the employees.”
Just a question, how does an undershirt work when trying to prevent infection. I've always heard you need to be bare below the elbow. Do you just roll the sleeves up? No hate just curious 🙂.
This might sound stupid but like how do you insure that they are clean? The country I live in you go into the hospital in your own clothes and change into fresh scrubs in a changing room at the hospital. People in the US seem like they change at home and then wear their scrubs in the car and in the winter in their private jacket and I just feel like even if people wash their scrubs correctly(which like how do u insure that?) there is so much risk of contamination just so big. Even if you don't work in like OR people at hospitals are often more venerable and it just seems like US hospitals unesseseraly put patients into risks. I just feel like this is something not talked about enough
I get my scrubs from work and they wash them too. But ist pretty much illegal to wear undershirts with sleevs, wear any nailpolish or not put your hair up.
it’s crazy you have to buy your own scrubs 😬. does any hospital in the US provide them? also, isn’t it a bit not very hygienic to go from home to work with the scrubs and take back the scrubs home from work?
I’m shocked at how many people are surprised by healthcare providers purchasing their own uniforms! At my work (vet hospital) we usually get a budget to spend on specific scrubs from a catalogue of theirs. When I quit, I had to give everything back- even with my name embroidered on. When I went to my new job, they only provided us with 1 uniform- which won’t last a whole week working full time. Also scrubs are too expensive, Walmart ones are 70$ for the top and bottom set 🫠
This is completely fucked. How does our country expect to get by if medical staff are PAYING FOR THEIR OWN UNIFORMS?!
She makes $150K plus a year. She can afford whatever scrubs she wants.
Now the fast-food workers that have to pay for extra shirts and uniforms, now that’s messed up.
@@Kimberly-wt1nugood point- but also i feel like employees just in general, regardless of salary should have their uniforms provided
This isn't all places. Every year every employee gets 150$ to buy scrubs(shirt pants and/or jacket). So this must be this one job
@Kimberly-wt1nu ugh us and pants and shoes. Strict on shoes buying non stick AND comfy for cheap is impossible
My dad is provided any amount of scrubs for free per year
Nurse in Scandinavia here, and Working under Covid.. It is much more hygienic, to leave your scrubs at the hospital an let them wash your uniform.. I’am so surprised by this..
Yeah and they get washed at work too, to make sure they are clean.. Socks are the only thing people tend to bring them self.
Yeah it does weird me out that nurses are expected to wear their scrubs home at the end of the day. I’m a research scientist and it would be crazy of me to wear my lab coat home at the end of the day. And I don’t even work with pathogens or blood right now.
Yeah, it could get dirty on the way to work, and the workplace wants to ensure the hygienic standard. Also in Sweden we are not allowed to wear anything below our elbows. And hair must be tied back if it’s long. No nail polish, jewellery etc. ETA I have never seen anyone put their top into their pants either but idk what the rules are.
I’m from Sweden and as a kid I remember when I felt unwell and had to get picked up from school early. It would take a while for my mother to show up because she couldn’t just leave and had to put on regular clothes before she left, even if she had to go back to work.
Do all the staff at the hospital wear scrubs there? Bc in the US most Drs wear regular clothes as do many of the other medical staff.
They provide them in Germany and I think the reason is hygiene, you get the scrubs at the beginning of your shift in the hospital and leave them in the hospital, also everyone in your ward wears the same ones
this really does sound the most hygienic, honestly i think in america why they make the nurses pay for them themselves is because our government is so cheap.
Yes it’s hygiene. And they get professionally washed. Also preferably wear shoes that you only wear in the hospital and you get a pair reimbursed every x years (it was 2 years when I worked in a hospital). All so you don’t transfer health hazards inside or outside.
This is crazy. Hospitals in the US charges you your entire future for a simple treatment, but can't afford to give nurses uniforms?
Most of that money goes to the CEO, admin, shareholders, and the executives at the hospitals since America runs them like a business. They think of nurses and doctors as work horses that bring the cash to them.
Most would still buy their own scrubs anyways
I'm a nurse in Germany and get my scrubs from the hospital. We also don't bring them home, we leave them in bags in the changing room and they get cleaned professionally, same as all other textiles that get used in the hospital. I'd find it kinda gross, to have to lug my scrubs back home with me, especially if I get contaminated during my shift, which on my heart surgery ward isn't too rare 😅 even if I don't physically get blood, wound secretions, urin etc on me, all the hospital bugs are still not something i'd be willing to spread to my home.
Also, all of us have uniform scrubs, doctors and nurses wear the same stuff (dark blue top, white pants) only OR gets their own scrubs (all blue). It's also required (i think??) to wear our long hair up for both hygienic and safety reasons, cause the last place I want a delirious patient to grab hold of me is by my hair. Not only would that be painful, but also give them too much leverage.
Interesting, where I work doctors don’t wear the same thing as as nurses and not all nurses wear the same thing either
in the uk, our scrubs are provided because they're colour coded to our job and have the nhs logo on them. We aren't allowed to wear our own! We also arent allowed to wear long sleeves underneath them, jackets etc
Old OR nurse from .Australia here; we’re the same, no jackets, long sleeves and hair has to be up.
Same here in Germany for the sleeves. We're able to have fleece jackets our hospital provides during the colder seasons, but we're supposed to take them off when we go into patients rooms. I personally never need to wear them, cause I get so hot working and the heating in house is quite good (and the patients usually crank it to the max). During night shifts though or when it drops below 0°C, only very few of us can resist having a long sleeved shirt under the scrubs. They are understanding for that, though so it's usually fine.
It is the same in Denmark. Also you can not have long nails, nail polish, watches or jewelry below the elbow
UK NHS provides scrubs and can only be put on at the hospital, gp surgery you work at to minimize cross contamination from home
I think the UK provides theirs cause different trusts have different colour schemes that denote different professions and their levels
That’s still a thing at US hospital. Students, CNA/PCA, Nurses, and Dr have different color scrubs sometimes even specific to the unit but you’re often expected to buy it yourself regardless.
For being in health care I really thought the hospital would provide you with your own scrubs.
Edit: also with the amount of money people have to pay to even get checked out, I thought it would have been enough to give their workers their own personalized outfit. instead of them using their own paycheck to have to buy their own things. it's bizarre to me and I'm in america.
For my moms hospital they do give you uniforms but is like 1 or 2 and not the best quality. Most nurses what they do is buy the scrubs themselves and use the money of the uniforms in buying the sweaters
At the hospital I worked at they provided scrubs but they're so ugly lol
The nurses and doctors wore their own with embroidery of their names. The pharmacists and techs don't get their own personalized uniforms. The pharmacists at best get their own white coat with their name and any other titles they have
Our hospital system (in U.S.) started providing scrubs to all departments- because they wanted all of us to have an embroidered logo on the tops. Full-time get 4 sets, PRN get 2. Then (supposedly) a set for your anniversary. This happened, of course, after I had already built enough sets for the week.
Nurse in FL - had to buy my own scrubs and spend my own money to put the required hospital logo embroidered on my scrubs. Plus, some hospitals have different color for different floor/unit, so if you change, then you've got to get new scrubs.
In Edmonton Alberta Canada we they give it standard issued green scrubs to use. Where I done My practicum I was glad to gave the option to wear them. I am an HCA.
Nurse in the Scotland here. We are not allowed to buy/wear our own scrubs. We all wear the same uniform, like the whole of Scotland! You’ll see if you google 😊 also we are not allowed to wear long sleeves of any kind or our hair down unless it’s too short to tie up. For infection control.
My hospital in AUS provides scrubs with a yearly allotment of 5x tops 5x pants, 1x either a vest or jacket. However they're our own scrubs that we keep/maintain so we're given a laundry allowance and a shoe allowance on top of our regular pay each fortnight. You can buy more scrubs if needed and can claim back on tax and if you require new scrubs for maternity then you're allotted those free as well. Our scrubs are a bit different, the pants are tailored and are a button + zip instead of a drawer string, they're very sturdy, thick yet cool and quick dry as well. Except for theatre, they just have communal scrubs that are cleaned by a laundry service.
My cousin is a RN, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!! You are really helping the world
Yes. I have worked for two hospitals and you have to buy your own uniforms. Some areas require you to buy certain colors too. I had to wear scrubs as a receptionist for a doctor’s office and was told I had to buy them myself. So expensive 🥲 regarding uniforms in general in the US, some corporate companies will even make you buy work shirts but make you return them if you ever leave the company. They won’t give you your last paycheck until you do so as well. It’s crazy here.
I’m not a nurse but work with lab animals and we have free scrubs that you can use for your shift but have to stay in the building. They’re thin and kind of uncomfortable so some people choose to buy their own scrubs out of pocket but those still have to stay in the building. (A laundry service comes and cleans our free scrubs and there’s a washing machine for use by those who bought their own so it genuinely should never have to leave the building)
At my old hospital anyone from any unit could go down to the OR and get scrubs before their shift
The US is insane on that. The scrubs are provided by the hospital cause 1. hygiene, you leave them there, the shoes, mask and cap too, and the only thing you take home with you is underwear and socks, that most likely didn't get much contaminated. 2. They're color coded and embroidered. 3. I'm pretty sure it's illegal to demand workers to pay for uniform outta pocket, unless there's no uniform and you can work in whatever clothes you own.
I'm still studying midwifery, in my last year now. Even the students get uniforms where I'm from. It's because of hygiene. We also are not aloud to have our hair touching our shoulders, and long sleeves are a no go for everyone in the hospital. Only doctors doing consultation are allowed long sleeves and untied hair. I would go crazy if I had to bring uniforms with blood on them home.
In Nigeria, staff show up in their own outfits and hospitals and clinics provide the scrubs once they get there. They come in, change, sanitize, put on gloves and hairnets and all that, and then start work for the day!
My hospital is chill, we can wear whatever color of scrubs we want, whatever brand, whatever style
Im in the US and we get a yearly allotment, and the hospital gives us a set of 3 but if you don't like how they fit you can always get your own.
I work in vet med at a non profit and we get a $75 yearly allotment to pay for scrubs. Wild that wouldn't be a thing in human medicine
as a kid if i had to go to the doctors i loved when nurses had character scrubs i could tell who they were as a person on which character they had :)
USA hospital provide free scrubs. Hospital staff prefer to buy their own scrubs. Happy Nurse's week.❤
We get 1 to 2 sets a year with the hospital name embroidered but we can wear any brand as long as they're the color of our departments. L&D and Surgery are the only departments that change into our light blue scrubs every shift.
Why the heck are hospitals in the US so expensive if they’re not even providing their employees their scrubs?
To pay the C-Suite and shareholders, the most important people in the industry! 😣
Just cause it has the hospital logo doesn’t mean they paid for it. My hospital has a deal with a scrub store and they have a certain range that are already embroidered, and you buy from that selection. I just end up wearing OR scrubs anyway
Do they just not care about hygiene?? We aren't even allowed to wear them if we go to a store or restaurant during our break! It's because we want to protect the patients from bacteria and bad stuff we meet every day. Also nowadays some places even provide shoes. (From a nurse in Sweden)
You look gorgeous
here in singapore, we get uniforms provided with the hosp logo included. some hospitals also indicate the rank via colour on the collar.
even our doctors and therapists have their own uniforms too 😅
French hospitals provide scrubs and clean them also. The colour indicates your job (green or dark blue in the operating room for example). They do not provide clogs.
OMGOODNESS. never seen compression socks that cute.
MUST HAVE. NOW. 🤩
Im from Poland, and in my towns' hospital every units' nurses have different colour of scrubs 😀 and of course, scrubs are provided by the hospital
Im a nurse in Germany, and at any health care facility, you will get scrubs. apart from outpatient care service because they usually wear normal clothes
At the hospital I worked at, we had to buy our own scrubs, but we were provided a uniform allowance on the first check of the year that covered scrubs and nice nonslip shoes.
I didn’t even think to look at old navy for under shirts! My hospital is either way too hot or way too cold
I work in the US. My previous job was in a hospital, it paid for 6 pieces when i started working and then 4 piece at the beginning of every new year. My current clinic provided 5 sets (top and bottom) of scrubs when i started my job.
I see a lot of nurses and veterinarians come into my work to buy scrubs all the time ( I work at a thrift store) they are so happy they are cheap. My best friend has to wear scrubs and I saw the prices of brand new ones it's insane
we had it provided to us at one point but they changed the rules, so now I buy my own but the upside is I can wear whatever I want color wise!
In the Netherlands employers always pay for any work clothing! I assume this would apply to nurses as well but also applies to like working in a supermarket or in a kitchen, anything really.
An American here. I worked an entry job as an assisted living caretaker for a few months. I got two uniforms as hand- me downs from my more seasoned coworkers when i showed up in regular clothes. Washed and re-wore them religiously. When i decided the job wasn't for me i washed and donated my scrubs to a nearby medical center 💙 those workers are strong. Don't know how one would manage to stay in the field for more than a year, but it ain't me, and i spent more than 4 years working on farms.
My mum worked in the O.R. and she obviously had her scrubs given to her.
The hospital i work at gives us scrubs. 1-3 depending on what title you have. Their not the best quality but i still wear them because theur free. We get a new set every year and we get to keep the old set. I knows its bot the norm but i love that my hospital gives it to us for free
The fact thay fast food places provide uniforms but hospitals dont...💀💀💀
I've never had any restaurant provide more thsn 1-2 shirts and maybe 1 Jat. Everything else you had to buy, if u wanted extra shirts you had to buy them too. I worked restaurants from fast good to fine dining btwn 2002 and 2022.
in canada, it jus depends on the facility. some provide them, others don't. but the ones that do usually pay a little less 🤷♀️
I work in a rehab and skilled nursing facility put facility provides 2 sets of scrubs with the company name and many more experienced nurses and ON nurses wear different colors or themes of their own, also they pay for NY extra scrubs
Mt hospital provides some departments with scrubs and you have to leave them there to get clean. I am outpatient pharmacy so I have to buy my own if I chose to wear them. I got some at Walmart and like it vs trying to find something that fits as my pregnant belly gets bigger. I just got big scrubs I can grow in.
Northwestern Medicine provides scrubs for their employees. It’s in the US.
I work at an outpatient clinic and we get $150 voucher every year to pay for scrubs. Since I graduated recently it really helped since I had zero scrubs for work. It sucks that not every organization pay for uniforms like they should 😢
Ive always paid for my own scrubs!! And they're so expensive now days
My hospital provides and coeans our scrubs, we just write our names in the back, and leave them in the laundry bin to be cleaned and sanitized, and I don’t have to worry about how I’m bringing hospital germs home.
When i worked in the ER our scrubs were provided from a pyxis. You had to place the dirty scrubs in the bin before another pair was dispensed.
Wow. This is news to me.
In my county all the health care workers get annual fee for the uniforms. Even the student doctors get free scrubs
In mexico, nurses get their uniform provided for by the government. But the entire thing, shoes, bottoms, tops, vests, sweaters, coats, crossbody bags, etc
I've always buy my own scrubs. Most places only provide 1 or 2 pairs. No Ted hose or undershirts or jackets
Uk here we get provided uniform + we get free healthcare
ion know much but my dad works in a hospital to transport supplies and he wears scrubs provided by the hospital and he just comes in every night puts on a clean pair and then throws them into their laundry on his way out. they’re always cleaned over the day and are ready the next night
My hospital does provide them in the US . When i would buy them i would not pay more that 15 a piece❤❤
My mom, brother, and sister has to wear scrubs (dental hygienist & dental assistant) and the way it has been at the places they worked is 1 or 2 (if they’re lucky) jacket or top might be provided with the company logo but they need to buy everything else themselves.
I think it the norm to have hospital issued scrubs but it depends on the hospital. The ones I worked at give a yearly stipend to buy scrubs
THIS!! I work as a CNA, but I only had the khaki scrubs from my clinical testing when I first started and couldn't afford the blue ones they were wanting and I had no money because THAT was supposed to be my job. also I know a lot of people who have unhygienic habits because they can't afford to buy multiple pairs of scrubs and work multiple days in a row. in both hospitals and nursing homes THIS IS SUCH AN ISSUE!!
my mom is an OR (operating room) nurse and all of her scrubs are fully provided from the hospital
HCA in Florida gives us an allotment for scrubs once a year
noooo Goodwill here i came!! lol
Thats shocking. I'm in Scotland and scrubs are provided by the nhs
Gotta keep uniform coty in business y'know
We get provided scrubs for us at my hospital. I work in a hospital in the US
My father works in the hospital and the hospital gives scrubs but you can buy your own if you want as well
I get my scrubs at good will or thrifted. Great brands for super cheap.
Even if they have the hospital logo on the scrubs it doesn’t mean the hospital provided them unfortunately. The hospital I work at has order forms where you can pay extra to get the logo on the scrubs lol 😂
I frankly think all uniform requirements should be paid for by the company no matter the profession.
just a pro tip! i get mine thrifted! and they’re super high quality/unworn too. i have four pairs all for less than $30!!
Yeah, in Germany we’re not allowed to wear our own scrubs because of hygiene reasons. We’re also not allowed to wear our hair down or wear long sleeves or jackets. Makes sense if you think about it.
Scrubs are soooo expensive. Even from Walmart! My very first pair was from Walmart and cost $96 in total for only two sets!
My sister is an RN and she wears those joggers. I think she's had maybe 2 facilities actually provide her with scrubs. She typically purchases her own. They had to wear specific colors though.
My friends who have specific colors of scrubs or even scrubs that have the hospital name embroidered on them as part of their mandatory uniform still have to buy their own scrubs. I’m from the US and I thought this was how it was done everywhere.
Where I live ANY professional garment has to be provided by the employer. This is absolutely ridiculous….
I’ve been eyeballing those Comrad socks, do you like them?
i mean, the walmart i grew up going to sold scrubs lol. im going to bet its pretty common to buy your own.
I work here in Texas and they make us buy scrubs with the company name on it
I’m in uk and where I work I have to pay for my own scrubs !
In my country the hospital scrubs and white coats are shity so we buy our own in the color that matches our specialty
Yh in the uk the colour of the scrub tells ppl what rank they r like weather they r a student a normal nurse or a matron. Ect
Could use a seam ripper to pick out the old hospital logo. I really does seem criminal that you have to pay for your own uniform, especially as you likely wear a few a day depending on shift
In my (family’s) experience they make you buy your own
Idk why ppl are so shocked about this? Most professions you need to buy your own clothes so why would in any different in a hospital. The Drs, PAs, admins, and other nurses that don’t have to wear scrubs arnt provided with work clothes by the hospital either. Hospitals in countries with universal healthcare provide clothes bc their it’s not their money that they’re spending.
I think the misconception is viewing it as a “uniform”. Scrubs are a uniform in a hospital the same way a suit is a uniform in a corporate office, you wouldn’t expect an accounting firm to provide everyone with an appropriate suit so why are scrubs different?
As for hygiene she clearly said L&D and OR have to wear hospital scrubs bc they need to be sterile but in the rest of the hospital, like I mentioned above, you have all sorts of other staff that see patients in outside clothes so what’s the difference?
Still doesn’t make sense for inpatient wards. It’s also gross the other way around - nurses walking into grocery stores, buses with clothes that have come into contact with sick people.
@@sydneyharbour-bridges8090 no what doesn’t make sense is to assume otherwise. Everyone comes into contact with sick people and some ppl are sick and spread it without realizing. Anyway, except for a few particular deadly illnesses none of the hospital staff are wearing hazmat suits and the patients arnt in airlocks so even if nurses do change out of scrubs and shower after their shifts they’re still going to be carrying germs from the hospital.
I've worked at hospitals that provide scrubs but it's a limited option and has the hospital logo on it. I would rather pay for and pick my own scrubs any day. Plus they aren't that expensive and you only need 3-4 pair for a week.
i worked at a scrubs store and scrubs are EXPENSIVE i work in the esthetician industry so i also wear scrubs and one set can easily run you 80 dollars
I am surprised an hospital in the USA gives scrubs. I am crying now because I have to take the scrubs that I brought to a monogram shop to get the hospital logo put on it because “it is required for the employees.”
Idea
Get the shop to make you a patch of the monogram that you can attach to the scrubs in a way that can be removed later.
Just a thought
My husband works in the OR and gets scrub from the hospital
Just a question, how does an undershirt work when trying to prevent infection. I've always heard you need to be bare below the elbow. Do you just roll the sleeves up? No hate just curious 🙂.
My hospital gave us $300 to buy our scrubs. Every unit.
This might sound stupid but like how do you insure that they are clean? The country I live in you go into the hospital in your own clothes and change into fresh scrubs in a changing room at the hospital. People in the US seem like they change at home and then wear their scrubs in the car and in the winter in their private jacket and I just feel like even if people wash their scrubs correctly(which like how do u insure that?) there is so much risk of contamination just so big. Even if you don't work in like OR people at hospitals are often more venerable and it just seems like US hospitals unesseseraly put patients into risks. I just feel like this is something not talked about enough
I get my scrubs from work and they wash them too. But ist pretty much illegal to wear undershirts with sleevs, wear any nailpolish or not put your hair up.
it’s crazy you have to buy your own scrubs 😬. does any hospital in the US provide them? also, isn’t it a bit not very hygienic to go from home to work with the scrubs and take back the scrubs home from work?
I’m shocked at how many people are surprised by healthcare providers purchasing their own uniforms! At my work (vet hospital) we usually get a budget to spend on specific scrubs from a catalogue of theirs. When I quit, I had to give everything back- even with my name embroidered on. When I went to my new job, they only provided us with 1 uniform- which won’t last a whole week working full time. Also scrubs are too expensive, Walmart ones are 70$ for the top and bottom set 🫠
Even though it has the hospital's logo on it or your organization's logo you still have to pay for them.
My dad worked for Verizon for 26 years and paid for his uniform. This isn’t unusual.