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[GoSpursGo]

I've seen both, even for girls (just under the top, though). If you decide to wear a shirt or something underneath, I'd go for just a solid color, without a design or anything.

Good luck, whatever you're doing 🙂

 

[Midwestern Blot]

Don't wear anything under your scrubs. You will get more attention this way.

 

[rHinO1]

I've worked in a job in surgery for 3+ years and wear scrubs every day. Some people wear a shirt underneath and some don't. Also, they have scrub jackets you can wear over the top. If your going to the OR they keep it pretty cold so a jacket might be helpful.

It really doesn't matter if you want to wear an undershirt.

 

[Xiao]

Don't wear anything under your scrubs. You will get more attention this way.

👍👍👍


seriously though, most people wear something underneath. its kinda nasty not to imo since most people don't wash their scrubs too often.

 

[Neurocentric]

I've worked in a job in surgery for 3+ years and wear scrubs every day. Some people wear a shirt underneath and some don't. Also, they have scrub jackets you can wear over the top. If your going to the OR they keep it pretty cold so a jacket might be helpful.

It really doesn't matter if you want to wear an undershirt.

I'm jealous. Just sayin'. 🙂

I agree with what everyone says. I've had to wear scrubs before and usually just had a long sleeved shirt under it, normally a darker colored shirt, like black or something (I am a female, if this helps).

 

[SabC]

Weird question....I knoe..but

So. I will be wearing scrubs for the first time next week. Are we suppose to wear clothes underneath it? What if I am a girl?

PLZ Don't laugh 🙁

Are you unsure? 😉

I've thought about this too. They seem very thin and i have a big ass. I am concerned.

 

[476515678234896]

watch grey's anatomy and you'll see

i wore a t-shirt under mine and I flirted semi-successfully with an OR tech!

(don't ask what semi-successfully entails 😀.....{or why it's relevant to your situation})

 

[Law2Doc]

watch grey's anatomy and you'll see
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Not so much. They often wear long sleeved T's under their scrubs on that show, which is not acceptable at most (all?) hospitals. Typically you wear underwear and a short sleeved T shirt or tank under your scrubs. guys can skip the T shirt (and actually are supposed to for OR purposes).

 

[plauto]

The purpose of scrubs is to minimize exposure to pathogens for the patients. Scrubs should completely cover whatever clothes you choose to wear underneath.No long sleeve shirts under scrubs or you WILL get kicked out of the OR!!!

 

[familyaerospace]

You will want to wear at least underwear/bra. Once I wore a pair of pj bottoms underneath (it was in the 20s when I walked from my car to the hospital so don't judge) and another time I wore a pair of shorts underneath. No one said anything to me in the OR, but they might not have noticed. I never wore anything under the top.

 

[VTBuc]

Just wear a sports bra and some comfortable shorts underneath. As someone mentioned, the point is to minimize pathogen transfer.

And to the guy that said they don't get washed often...what hospitals are you hanging out in? Whenever I've done clinical work you throw them in a giant bin at the end of the day and get a fresh set in the morning. The point of them is to be clean so it wouldn't make sense for them to go days without washing.

 

[EMS5]

I always wore a t-shirt under my scrubs...and during the winter a long sleeve t-shirt is a lifesaver especially in the O.R. and E.R.

 

[allie1361]

I've had to wear scrubs for over a year for my job. I work in a nursing home, so it's kinda different. But I rarely wore anything under my scrubs except a bra and underwear. It gets way too hot (at least with my job) to be wearing multiple layers. I only ever wore a long sleeve shirt under my top when it was freezing outside.

Sidenote: don't wear frilly or lacey panties under your scrubs...it's WAY obvious. I had a coworker who always did, but no one ever mentioned it to her. Everyone called her ruffle butt.

 

[VTBuc]

What if I am a girl?

And I have to ask....is this unclear?

 

[plauto]

I always wore a t-shirt under my scrubs...and during the winter a long sleeve t-shirt is a lifesaver especially in the O.R. and E.R.

how do you get away with wearing a long sleeve in the OR? Not only you should have been told immediately, but you should also understand the reason why yourself. If you get cold, just get a sterile gown and throw that on.

 

[Law2Doc]

how do you get away with wearing a long sleeve in the OR? Not only you should have been told immediately, but you should also understand the reason why yourself. If you get cold, just get a sterile gown and throw that on.

Long sleeves under scrubs in the OR never ever ever acceptable. Might as well just paint your wrists with every bug in the hospital. If your hospital is allowing this, they probably have infection rates not typically seen in the 21st century.

 

[rHinO1]

Long sleeves under scrubs in the OR never ever ever acceptable. Might as well just paint your wrists with every bug in the hospital. If your hospital is allowing this, they probably have infection rates not typically seen in the 21st century.

Obviously you are correct about long sleeves being inappropriate for the OR... however where I work at least 1/2 the females I work with wear 3/4 length long sleeve shirts. Many of these females are surgeons or anesthesiologists. If the people at the top are doing it...

I would definitely not advise a pre-med to show up in the OR with long sleeves, but I'm just saying that people do wear them.

btw, if a surgeon is wearing 3/4 length long sleeves then gowned up and wearing gloves then they are not exposing the patient to pathogens as much as it may seem.

 

[VTBuc]

Obviously you are correct about long sleeves being inappropriate for the OR... however where I work at least 1/2 the females I work with wear 3/4 length long sleeve shirts. Many of these females are surgeons or anesthesiologists. If the people at the top are doing it...

I would definitely not advise a pre-med to show up in the OR with long sleeves, but I'm just saying that people do wear them.

The surgeons wear the long gowns on top of that. As someone who is shadowing, you will not be wearing one of those.

 

[EMS5]

I am definitely aware of the rationale behind no long sleeves in the OR, but it wasn't something that I thought about or had been brought to my attention at the time. At the time this happened, I was a medic student just doing tubes and then leaving (not shadowing as a pre-med).. it wasn't something i consciously thought about when i got dressed, and nothing was said to me by the anesthesiologist or, if i was there that long, the surgeon.

 

[rHinO1]

The surgeons wear the long gowns on top of that. As someone who is shadowing, you will not be wearing one of those.

I realize this 🙂

Perhaps I should have been more clear and stated that people who work in the OR do wear them. You cut off the part where I talked about the surgeon wearing the gown... however I have seen lots of nurses wear 3/4 long sleeves without gowns as they circulate.

I only posted to discuss what I have seen happen... bottom line is that hospital policy is that scrubs need to cover any clothes you choose to wear underneath. If you're cold there are scrub jackets available.

 

[mvenus929]

At one of the hospitals I was exposed to, if you didn't work in the OR, you were still required to wear scrubs (the color depending on your job), and if you had any tattoos on your arm, you were required to wear long sleeved shirts underneath to hide the tattoos. I realize most of you only wear scrubs in the OR, but it's not uncommon to see people wearing long sleeved shirts outside the OR.

OP, I don't wear anything under my scrub bottoms (save underwear), but I almost always wear a tank top under my top. However, this is mostly because the scrub tops I wear are faux-wrap around tops, so they aren't stitched together above the bust. When I wear regular bras with these tops, I show a lot more skin than I'm comfortable with. If you're wearing OR issue scrubs, this wouldn't be a problem, so wear whatever makes you more comfortable.

 

[oNichole]

Are you unsure? 😉

I've thought about this too. They seem very thin and i have a big ass. I am concerned.

Maybe you could wear leggings underneath the pants?

 

[Hifey]

normally, in regular weather I'd wear just a tank from Old Navy or the like under the top. When I volunteered on L&D, I was allowed to wear long sleeves in the OR; however, I wasn't allowed to touch ANYTHING. I recommend just wearing the scrub jackets though.

 

[Law2Doc]

At one of the hospitals I was exposed to, if you didn't work in the OR, you were still required to wear scrubs (the color depending on your job), and if you had any tattoos on your arm, you were required to wear long sleeved shirts underneath to hide the tattoos. I realize most of you only wear scrubs in the OR, but it's not uncommon to see people wearing long sleeved shirts outside the OR....

At the hospitals I've been at long sleeves under scrubs are frowned upon regardless. If you need long sleeves, you wear your white coat.

 

[Law2Doc]

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btw, if a surgeon is wearing 3/4 length long sleeves then gowned up and wearing gloves then they are not exposing the patient to pathogens as much as it may seem.

Um yeah they are. Long sleeves are a nidus of infection because you can't really wash them like you might your hands. By your logic one shouldn't have to wash hands at all because the gloves cover them. Sorry but your gown and gloves aren't airtight and so pretty much every part of your arm, that which is going to touch the table, needs to be cleaned up to the elbow before you gown. Might sound silly, but since these practices have been implemented, infection rates have gone way down. So no, long sleeves in the OR are always inappropriate. That the senior anesthesiologists are "getting away with it" shouldn't be your role modes. A lot of their practices (particularly walking around the hospital in surgical gowns and then going right back into the OR with them) are being scrutinized at some places.

Rules about scrubs are going to change drastically in the coming decades. Lots of places trying to implement hospital only policies where folks can't wear scrubs into or out of the building, because of the spread of community bacterial illnesses, and everyone will have to change once entering the building. Also a lot of push to have people change into fresh scrubs for the OR. Expect some of these changes to happen while you are a med student.