Scrubs in Retail Pharmacy

[Sparda29]

What do you guys think about it? I like the tops, but I hate scrub bottoms. A lot more comfortable and probably breathe a lot better than shirt + tie, especially when temperatures are hitting 100.

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[owlegrad]

I exclusively wear scrubs to work. I once had the nonpharmacy district sup type guy make a comment, but my PIC and Pharmacy Sup are fine with it. As long as you look professional (nice white coat, well groomed, etc.), who cares? I hope when I transition to being a pharmacist it will continue to not be a big deal. I know one pharmacist who wears scrubs to work at CVS, but he is not a full time pharmacist so he might get away with a bit more than a standard pharmacist would.

EDIT: That said, if I had to I would dress with a shirt and tie...if I had to.

 

[kvl1027]

What do you guys think about it? I like the tops, but I hate scrub bottoms. A lot more comfortable and probably breathe a lot better than shirt + tie, especially when temperatures are hitting 100.

I wear scrubs everyday, but I work in an independent so I can get away with it.

 

[smercer]

I exclusively wear scrubs to work. I once had the nonpharmacy district sup type guy make a comment, but my PIC and Pharmacy Sup are fine with it. As long as you look professional (nice white coat, well groomed, etc.), who cares? I hope when I transition to being a pharmacist it will continue to not be a big deal. I know one pharmacist who wears scrubs to work at CVS, but he is not a full time pharmacist so he might get away with a bit more than a standard pharmacist would.

EDIT: That said, if I had to I would dress with a shirt and tie...if I had to.

At my hospital, pharmacists can only wear scrubs if they work only inside the pharmacy. If they have to work on the floor they must be in professional attire + white lab coat. Thus the evening and night shift pharmacists are able to wear scrubs, but most the day shifters are on the floor and cannot. I am sure this is a policy that varies widely from hospital to hospital.

 

[samisab786]

I'd love this idea. Especially if I can somehow manage to get my scrubs signed by Zach Braff 🙂.

 

[smercer]

What do you guys think about it? I like the tops, but I hate scrub bottoms. A lot more comfortable and probably breathe a lot better than shirt + tie, especially when temperatures are hitting 100.

The only down side to scrubs is it is easy to get fat and not notice...lol. Really though, you notice when you are putting on weight quicker if your clothes get tighter, but scrubs are typically draw-string. Thus once they stop fitting you are significantly fatter.

 

[rxlea]

I.love.scrubs

It knocks about 15 minutes off of my morning routine. I wear them at my rotation site now which is awesome!

I don't see a problem in a community setting if you've got the white coat on anyway.

I'd love to wear scrubs to school out of a desire for comfort but people would make fun of that. 😳

 

[njac]

I prefer to wear scrub bottoms and a tshirt.

But these days I am so thankful for the bottom pockets in the scrub tops I buy. I keep personal cell phone in one, work phone and pens/RSI drugs in the other.

 

[Sparda29]

At my hospital, pharmacists can only wear scrubs if they work only inside the pharmacy. If they have to work on the floor they must be in professional attire + white lab coat. Thus the evening and night shift pharmacists are able to wear scrubs, but most the day shifters are on the floor and cannot. I am sure this is a policy that varies widely from hospital to hospital.

Interesting, is that to prevent confusion on the medical floor?

This is the thing. The owner where I'm about to start wears a shirt + tie + slacks but no white coat. Actually, no one there wears a white coat. Everyone else just wears jeans/polo. I wanna wear scrubs + white coat, but then I'd be the jackass trying to show everyone up with my white coat.

 

[smercer]

Interesting, is that to prevent confusion on the medical floor?

Pretty much.


The hospital also uses color coded scrubs for department varification. Usually OR/LD usually wear hosptial provided scrubs that are a certain color. Then Nurses will wear another(blue or white). Pharmacy wears navy blue and so on. I think this is mostly to make it easier for patients to identify people from different departments. (Ex. The patient would know that someone in black scrubs walking into the room is not a nurse. If a patient complains that someone in X color scrubs was rude/did something to offend them, then it is easy for them to figure out who was involed/why the issue occured.)

 

[confettiflyer]

I love the convenience of scrubs, but I like being able to roll up my sleeves and go to happy hour and look normal and not like I just walked out of surgery.

 

[rxlea]

I love the convenience of scrubs, but I like being able to roll up my sleeves and go to happy hour and look normal and not like I just walked out of surgery.

I bring clothes to change into if I know that's happening

 

[BenJammin]

I think scrubs in retail are outrageous. Might as well allow baby bottles and binkies. That being said, my hospital only allows women to wear scrubs.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

I think scrubs in retail are outrageous. Might as well allow baby bottles and binkies. That being said, my hospital only allows women to wear scrubs.

Lol, wut?

I don't like wearing scrubs, and never wear them. My pharmacy (independent) provides them for the technicians, who really seem to like them. I work on the weekends, and just wear a nice business casual outfit and my nametag. Not a fan of white coats, either.

 

[housealwayswins]

I think you should ask yourself: "What is the purpose of scrubs?".
Usually scrubs are worn in a hospital setting because nurses and doctors deal with various fluids (bodily and chemical) that they do not want on their clothes. Another reason is: wearing your clothes from the outside can potentially carry outside bugs, and changing into clean scrubs once in the hospital, or clean room, can help reduce bringing in particles or bugs. Unless you are working in compounding (where your clothes are likely to get stained), an OR satellite pharmacy, or a clean room, I do not see the purpose of scrubs. If you are starting a new job, and you know that other pharmacists are wearing a shirt and tie, then you should too. You want to give a good first impression. Maybe ask about dress code prior to starting. I wouldn't just ask "Can I wear scrubs?" right off the bat.

 

[owlegrad]

I think you should ask yourself: "What is the purpose of scrubs?".
Usually scrubs are worn in a hospital setting because nurses and doctors deal with various fluids (bodily and chemical) that they do not want on their clothes. Another reason is: wearing your clothes from the outside can potentially carry outside bugs, and changing into clean scrubs once in the hospital, or clean room, can help reduce bringing in particles or bugs. Unless you are working in compounding (where your clothes are likely to get stained), an OR satellite pharmacy, or a clean room, I do not see the purpose of scrubs. If you are starting a new job, and you know that other pharmacists are wearing a shirt and tie, then you should too. You want to give a good first impression. Maybe ask about dress code prior to starting. I wouldn't just ask "Can I wear scrubs?" right off the bat.

This is only the case if your hospital provides clean scrubs for every person, every shift. I have no idea if that is common, but it is not what my hospital does.

 

[cycloketocaine]

This is only the case if your hospital provides clean scrubs for every person, every shift. I have no idea if that is common, but it is not what my hospital does.

We do this.

 

[BenJammin]

Lol, wut?

I don't like wearing scrubs, and never wear them. My pharmacy (independent) provides them for the technicians, who really seem to like them. I work on the weekends, and just wear a nice business casual outfit and my nametag. Not a fan of white coats, either.

Scrubs in a retail setting look childish to me, hence the baby bottles and binkies. Can't take anybody seriously like that if they're not in a hospital.

 

[housealwayswins]

oh no, that is not good! I have my own hospital issue scrubs (that I wash and bring) and we also have a scrub vending machine. We get in trouble if they catch us coming into work wearing scrubs.

 

[housealwayswins]

Scrubs in a retail setting look childish to me, hence the baby bottles and binkies. Can't take anybody seriously like that if they're not in a hospital.

Haha I agree. It honestly looks like pajamas and unprofessional. Even in the hospital, we get reprimanded for wearing scrubs if we are not making IVs or working in the OR satellite.

 

[rxlea]

We do this.

+1

Everyone wears scrubs if they want. Our institution does color coding, though. Pharmacy gets beige 🙁

 

[Sparda29]

Scrubs in a retail setting look childish to me, hence the baby bottles and binkies. Can't take anybody seriously like that if they're not in a hospital.

Lol, wut?

I don't like wearing scrubs, and never wear them. My pharmacy (independent) provides them for the technicians, who really seem to like them. I work on the weekends, and just wear a nice business casual outfit and my nametag. Not a fan of white coats, either.

First day was today. I was wearing a shirt + slacks. Other than the owner, I was the most dressed up. Everyone else was wearing jeans and a shirt, not even tucked in. I think I'm gonna wear scrubs, IMO, more professional than shirt + jeans and more comfortable.

 

[owlegrad]

We do this.

+1

Everyone wears scrubs if they want. Our institution does color coding, though. Pharmacy gets beige 🙁

Cool, so you can just get a clean set of scrubs every time you go into work? I would love that so much!

 

[BenJammin]

First day was today. I was wearing a shirt + slacks. Other than the owner, I was the most dressed up. Everyone else was wearing jeans and a shirt, not even tucked in. I think I'm gonna wear scrubs, IMO, more professional than shirt + jeans and more comfortable.

Shirt and slacks > scrubs > shirt and jeans

Then again, I'm not allowed to wear scrubs since I'm a guy.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

First day was today. I was wearing a shirt + slacks. Other than the owner, I was the most dressed up. Everyone else was wearing jeans and a shirt, not even tucked in. I think I'm gonna wear scrubs, IMO, more professional than shirt + jeans and more comfortable.

I think you would be wise to take your cue on how to dress from the owner.

 

[joetrisman]

I think you would be wise to take your cue on how to dress from the owner.

Eh, we all know sparda will do the opposite of what common sense tells us to do

 

[124bbb]

Eh, we all know sparda will do the opposite of what common sense tells us to do

 

[Sparda29]

Surprisingly their system was super easy to learn. Guy threw me right into drop-off.

 

[lauradiddle]

This is only the case if your hospital provides clean scrubs for every person, every shift. I have no idea if that is common, but it is not what my hospital does.

The last hospital I worked at had Pyxis machines for it, but it was only for people who actually worked in an OR. The rest of us bought our own.

Our institution does color coding, though. Pharmacy gets beige 🙁

It always seems like pharmacy gets last pick when it comes to choosing the color. We were "steel grey".

 

[Hello2000]

It is a known fact that wearing a white coat and especially a tie contribute to the spread of mrsa in hospitals due to them flapping about and coming into contact with other objects. As white coats and neck ties are banned in hospitals in the UK and scrubs and polo shirts are the order of the day for everyone and, I mean everyone.

 

[KARM12]

What do you guys think about it? I like the tops, but I hate scrub bottoms. A lot more comfortable and probably breathe a lot better than shirt + tie, especially when temperatures are hitting 100.

Scrub top and dress pants is the worst look ever.. we had a medical resident that worse this look every day and all the nurse would make fun of him behind his back.

The purpose of scrubs is to help with sterility in the OR and IV room... It looks so stupid in retail. Scrubs are not flattering on anyone...

 

[smercer]

Scrubs are not flattering on anyone...

LOL

Scrubs are only unflattering on large peeps...or if someone wears some that are way too big. I see plenty of hot nurses (well usually the hotter ones are the radiology/Ultrasound techs) in em every day and they are definitely nice to look at.

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Have to agree. Scrubs + dress pants = ugly as sin 👎

 

[Sparda29]

Scrub top and dress pants is the worst look ever.. we had a medical resident that worse this look every day and all the nurse would make fun of him behind his back.

The purpose of scrubs is to help with sterility in the OR and IV room... It looks so stupid in retail. Scrubs are not flattering on anyone...

Well yeah, it looks terrible. I've seen some people do scrub tops with denim bottoms works out better. I just gotta find that perfect fit with the scrubs. For me it's like one size is too tight, but the next size is too baggy.

 

[smercer]

Well yeah, it looks terrible. I've seen some people do scrub tops with denim bottoms works out better. I just gotta find that perfect fit with the scrubs. For me it's like one size is too tight, but the next size is too baggy.

I feel ya on that one. For me Large fits perfect when I buy them. Once I wash and dry a few times they shrink and the top gets a bit tight and bottoms get too short. Thus I have to wear baggy XLs. On the upside I wear hospital scrubs 80% of the time. With those the XLs fit good because they have been washed to death and shrunk a good bit.

 

[BenJammin]

I hated wearing scrubs in school because the XL pants were really baggy and so big in the waist that I had to tie it with a rope just so it didn't fall down and the L pants were so small that it wrapped around my groin area letting everyone know the dimensions of my junk.

 

[lauradiddle]

Scrubs are not flattering on anyone...

Meh... my boyfriend's told me I look hot in them. To each their own. There really are some ugly scrubs out there, but some companies have come out with some fairly cute, well-fitting ones (especially for women) lately. Lots of variety in colors to choose from, too, if your workplace hasn't gone to color-coding yet.

I love scrubs because they are super comfy, and the decision of what to wear to work is reduced to "Are these scrubs clean or not?" I'm not too concerned about how good I look in them.

 

[Dalteparin]

Scrubs are not flattering on anyone...

Clearly, you've never seen me in scrubs! 😀

 

[All4MyDaughter]

Clearly, you've never seen me in scrubs! 😀

This post is USELESS without pictures, I'm afraid! 😀

 

[Ackj]

Meh... my boyfriend's told me I look hot in them.

This post is USELESS without pictures, I'm afraid! 😀

Throw this one on there too. Only SHC delivers the goods after talking a big game. Even all those folks in the Picture Thread only leave an image up for about 30 seconds.

 

[lauradiddle]

Throw this one on there too. Only SHC delivers the goods after talking a big game. Even all those folks in the Picture Thread only leave an image up for about 30 seconds.

Is this a joke? I guess I'm not on here enough.

 

[Eichhoernchen]

I love wearing scrubs even though I am in a community setting. I guess it's not as weird since there are doctor's offices in the same building. And I am a big fan of the pockets in the scrubs! Can fit plenty of bottles. Haha

 

[Dalteparin]

This post is USELESS without pictures, I'm afraid! 😀

Tempting... but then you'd figure out who I am, and I can't have that.

 

[BenJammin]

Tempting... but then you'd figure out who I am, and I can't have that.

Are you kidding me? Nobody is anonymous on this forum. There are people here in this very topic that are a little too open with what they choose to disclose. I'm talking names, schools, employer, etc. I respect their privacy but current and future employers may not be so respectful.

Meh... my boyfriend's told me I look hot in them. To each their own. There really are some ugly scrubs out there, but some companies have come out with some fairly cute, well-fitting ones (especially for women) lately. Lots of variety in colors to choose from, too, if your workplace hasn't gone to color-coding yet.

I love scrubs because they are super comfy, and the decision of what to wear to work is reduced to "Are these scrubs clean or not?" I'm not too concerned about how good I look in them.

Just my personal opinion but if you don't have huge "features" then there is no way you can look hot in scrubs. Just no way. Even the female fitting scrubs I've seen do nothing to make guys take a second look.

 

[lauradiddle]

Just my personal opinion but if you don't have huge "features" then there is no way you can look hot in scrubs. Just no way. Even the female fitting scrubs I've seen do nothing to make guys take a second look.

Fair enough, but I don't think the ultimate goal of scrubs is to be sexy anyway. We're working at a hospital, not Hooters.

 

[BenJammin]

Fair enough, but I don't think the ultimate goal of scrubs is to be sexy anyway. We're working at a hospital, not Hooters.

Yeah but that's beside the point. Now if we're talking about a hospital that HAS a Hooters, now you're getting somewhere haha

 

[Dalteparin]

Double post. Sorry.

 

[Dalteparin]

Are you kidding me? Nobody is anonymous on this forum. There are people here in this very topic that are a little too open with what they choose to disclose. I'm talking names, schools, employer, etc. I respect their privacy but current and future employers may not be so respectful.

So, do you think you know who I am? (No, really, do you?) 🙂

Just my personal opinion but if you don't have huge "features" then there is no way you can look hot in scrubs. Just no way. Even the female fitting scrubs I've seen do nothing to make guys take a second look.

Who says I'm female?

 

[BenJammin]

So, do you think you know who I am? (No, really, do you?) 🙂

Who says I'm female?

In relation to your first post, I respect your privacy so I cannot confirm or deny 😛. As to the second post, I was talking to lauradiddle.

I'll send you a PM in a minute.