Does your ED have a dresscode?

[DeadCactus]

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A petty question, but does your ED have a specific set of scrubs physicians wear? I'm one of those few weirdos that just isn't a big fan of wearing scrubs. Curious how common it is for a residency or practice to have a scrub uniform.

 

[GeneralVeers]

A petty question, but does your ED have a specific set of scrubs physicians wear? I'm one of those few weirdos that just isn't a big fan of wearing scrubs. Curious how common it is for a residency or practice to have a scrub uniform.

Scrubs all the way. Our company buys them for us and has them monogrammed. Never wear anything to the ER that you wouldn't be okay burning or otherwise disposing of. Don't wear a tie. They transmit disease, and look dorky.

 

[ljpm8224]

logo'd fleece vests over scrubs and vibram five fingers are all the rage at our shop.

i can't get down with finger-toe shoes. also, like generalveers above, anything that keeps me further from the floor is better 😎

 

[EM_Rebuilder]

No jeans or shorts.

Everyone sort of does their own thing; various colors of scrubs.. a few do slacks and a golf type shirt. Nobody does ties.

I personally wear monogrammed scrubs that my residency program gave us at the start; I bought 10 more pair on the way out the door...

 

[DeadCactus]

Definitely happy to ditch the tie. Just think I'd be happier in a collared shirt and khakis/cargo pants than scrubs. The Vibram five fingers are an interesting idea though... 😛

 

[tsbqb]

On ER Carter always wore slacks and ties. I never understood why.

 

[NewAndImproved]

Are you serious about the vibrams?

 

[med2UCC]

No open toed shoes, no sandals. nothing that might offend your grandmother, no shorts. For some reason skirts and capri pants are just fine (for the women of course, although none of the men have tried to get away with a kilt. It would probably pass without comment given the area, but it's a bit formal for emerg work). Otherwise anything goes. We almost all wear jeans, about half wear scrub shirts. Sneakers are again about half and half. We're very informal here. Cheers,
M

 

[docB]

Sore subject for us. We had a CEO who demanded we wear matching scrubs (top and bottom must be same color) and a white coat.

I was annoyed with the color matching thing. I always used to wear black Aviator pants and various (gray, light blue, navy blue) tops. Now it's all black. I call them mood scrubs.

The coat was a bigger deal. It's hot in Vegas. The white coat was just a sweat enhancer.

 

[xaelia]

Wearing the white coat makes you smarter:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103112000200

 

[turkeyjerky]

No open toed shoes, no sandals. nothing that might offend your grandmother, no shorts. For some reason skirts and capri pants are just fine (for the women of course, although none of the men have tried to get away with a kilt. It would probably pass without comment given the area, but it's a bit formal for emerg work). Otherwise anything goes. We almost all wear jeans, about half wear scrub shirts. Sneakers are again about half and half. We're very informal here. Cheers,
M

Jeans, seriously? Where are you?

 

[CraftyMed]

We're of the color-coded by role. Docs (or our PAs) wear can either burgundy scrubs or dress clothes. The nurses wear navy blue, and the techs are light blue.

 

[deleted109597]

Don't wear a tie. They transmit disease, and look dorky.

Picky point here. They may carry disease, but there isn't any evidence they transmit disease.
Also, they're less likely to be a fomite than any other unwashed item (ie, white coats, or do you wash yours every day?).


That being said, I generally wear whatever I feel like that day. I haven't worn jeans, but I've done ties, scrubs, cargos, and whatever else. I don't rock the scrub mullet though. It's either all scrubs or no scrubs. Not half and half.

Vibram five fingers rock.

 

[GeneralVeers]

Picky point here. They may carry disease, but there isn't any evidence they transmit disease.
Also, they're less likely to be a fomite than any other unwashed item (ie, white coats, or do you wash yours every day?).
.

White Coat? What's that?

 

[deuist]

Residents wear monogrammed scrubs when clinical, dress shirts and ties when non-clinical (e.g., conference, research, radiology). Attendings wear dress shirts and ties always.

 

[med2UCC]

Jeans, seriously? Where are you?

Atlantic Provinces, Canada.
Seriously, when I asked about dress code, I phrased it as "So, do you have a dress code, do you care what kind of clothes I wear?" and the response was "Well, (long pause) clothes would be good. I don't think the patients would appreciate it if you were naked."
So that's our dress code - they prefer it if we dress.
Cheers,
M

 

[GeneralVeers]

Residents wear monogrammed scrubs when clinical, dress shirts and ties when non-clinical (e.g., conference, research, radiology). Attendings wear dress shirts and ties always.

They seriously make residents wear ties to monthly\ conferences?

I've never seen that anywhere.

 

[alphaholic06]

They seriously make residents wear ties to monthly\ conferences?

I've never seen that anywhere.

Agree with Veers that sounds horrible.

 

[BushDoc20]

lol...i can hardly wear scrubs out in the kimberly on a mission now can i...nah camo shorts and a wife beater (Navy tank top for those that don't know) and if its a really hot day...beer shorts

^^aussies call this a wifebeater

^^ Beer shorts are similar to this...mine are either black or navy blue

shoes are hiking boots
when i'm at the hospital though it is scrubs and sneakers.

 

[med2UCC]

^^aussies call this a wifebeater

Likewise a wifebeater in Atlantic Canada, or at least my part of it/ Cheers,
M

 

[Apollyon]

It's not unique to people who drink XXXX or screech. It's known across the US as a "wifebeater", of course, because of who (historically) wore them (perhaps stereotypically).

 

[Rothbard]

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