Have you ever noticed how much stuff a nurse can pull out of the pockets of her medical uniform? Nurses scrubs generally contain multiple pockets on both the scrub top and the scrub pants. This is because of all the supplies that a nurse must carry to be prepared to do his or her job.
Nurses will almost always carry a pen to record your vital signs. She may have scissors or a stethoscope in her pocket. Many hospitals now require nurses to carry a cell phone or some type of hospital pager. A nurse may have any number of items in her pocket which she will inevitably use throughout the course of the day.
Apparently, nurses had some input in the way the medical uniforms are designed because today most scrub tops have two large pockets on the front and many times also include smaller pockets sectioned off for a cell phone or a pair of scissors. Scrub pants usually have two large side seam pockets and often have big pockets along the side of the leg to hold additional supplies. Nurses also wear a warm-up jacket much of the time that affords even more pockets.