Under Armour compression shirt under scrubs?

[illiminate]

Can anyone comment on this? Is it comfy? Does the scrub top interfere with the cooling ability of the compression under shirt in any way?

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[Bacchus]

Certain institutions will not allow this. I rotated at Christiana in DE and we were told scrub top only. No undershirts.

 

[Banned]

I do it with Nike Dri-Fit shirts. Feels amazing. Much better than the scratchy cotton scrubs at my hospital.

 

[evilbooyaa]

Certain institutions will not allow this. I rotated at Christiana in DE and we were told scrub top only. No undershirts.

Serious? I always wore undershirts under my scrubs. I had to get 2XL to get pants long enough for me, and the scrub top was baggy as all hell. I'm a guy and it'd be like a deep V-neck that was extremely baggy. Couldn't imagine if you were a woman who had to deal with no undershirts and baggy scrubs.

That being said, as the under armour cooling thing is most likely due to evaporation, I believe it would be somewhat affected by wearing scrubs (and surgical gown). I was only hot on surgery/OB in the OR, never on the floor or in clinic.

 

[JGimpel]

The synthetic shirts that you are talking about are awesome, especially if you're going back and forth from rounding and the OR. Find them on sale and pick up a bunch, you won't regret it. I've never had a problem with the scrub nurse about wearing them in any OR I've been in.

 

[Buckeye(OH)]

There as been a fairly recent crack down in my hood, and I expect nationwide that says, no undershirts.

Alleged contamination. I don't understand it myself, but, it is what it is.

 

[evilbooyaa]

I'm confused. I wear a short-sleeve white T under scrubs every single time I wear scrubs. How is that a contamination risk compared to scrubs? They say you're not supposed to wear scrubs from home into work b/c of contamination. What about the nurses who I see constantly leaving and entering in scrubs? Why is contamination an issue with undershirts/scrubs but not with white coats/shirts/ties that people routinely wear into and out of the hospital?

So many questions and things I will never understand about knee-jerk hospital policy.

 

[dudeliness]

Administrators gotta administrate or they'd be out of work.

 

[dudeliness]

yeah we're not even allowed to wear underwear under our scrubs at my facility

 

[SurgeDO]

yeah we're not even allowed to wear underwear under our scrubs at my facility

All that butt sweat...dear god.

 

[DubVille]

Can anyone comment on this? Is it comfy? Does the scrub top interfere with the cooling ability of the compression under shirt in any way?

I've never liked those types of shirts under my scrubs. If I get hot/really nervous/run around my pit sweat can show on the scrubs because the shirt wicks the sweat away, and onto the scrubs. I guess I am just gross, but I prefer a regular cotton undershirt.

 

[evilbooyaa]

yeah we're not even allowed to wear underwear under our scrubs at my facility

I think he's kidding ladies and gents...

 

[wc0921]

yeah we're not even allowed to wear underwear under our scrubs at my facility

Going commando eh? Not a bad thought...

 

[NontradCA]

Going commando eh? Not a bad thought...

You gonna learn today.