All Your Scrubs

As the weather gets colder for the winter, we must all think about staying warm throughout the workday.  As a nurse or healthcare professional, you must remain comfortable so that you can provide the best care possible.

One part of a typical nurses uniform now includes a warm up jacket.  These are now made to match your scrubs or compliment them.  The jacket can be a solid color or many times it may be a print to help brighten the day of your patient or their family. 

In addition to keeping you warm, the warm-up jackets usually have additional pockets to accommodate all the supplies that we as nurses must carry with us.

As the winter approaches, be sure to stay warm and stay healthy!

The healthcare profession has gone from wearing the traditional white nurses uniform to wearing “scrubs”.  Originally, scrubs were the attire worn only by those in the operating rooms.  Today, almost all hospital employees wear some type of scrubs.

Today, any medical uniform consisting of a short-sleeve shirt and pants are known as “scrubs”. Scrubs may also include a long-sleeved jacket with no lapels that is waist-length.  These jackets generally have knit cuffs and are known as ”warm-up jackets“.

Most of the nursing staff in the United States and Canada wear some form of scrubs while on duty.  Many of the staffers in doctor and dental offices also wear scrubs for their daily uniform.  Support staff such as custodians and unit clerks also wear scrubs in some facilities.