wearing scrub in the street

[Melli]

Hi! im new in the forum... i really didnt know where to put this thread..

im from argentina and im doing an observership next january in the jackson memorial hospital, in miami. here is the deal.. is it allow to travel in public transport or walk in the street with scrubs? is there any law regards that?

thanks !!

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[DrYoda]

is it allow to travel in public transport or walk in the street with scrubs?

Yes.

is there any law regards that?

Nope.

 

[SolidWater]

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[Melli]

well, here there is kind of rule/law that prohibits it... however everyone go everywhere with the scrub...

the prohibition i thnk its because we are spreading bacterias and stuff all around

tks for the answer!

 

[SomeDoc]

There are no laws against it, but it is unprofessional, and can, in some cases, represent a health hazard to either the community or patients.

 

[njbmd]

Hi! im new in the forum... i really didnt know where to put this thread..

im from argentina and im doing an observership next january in the jackson memorial hospital, in miami. here is the deal.. is it allow to travel in public transport or walk in the street with scrubs? is there any law regards that?

thanks !!

Some hospitals strongly discourage residents from wearning hospital scrubs outside the hospital but that's as far as they can go. Scrubs are often used as pajamas, leisure attire and travel attire as they are comfortable and loose-fitting.

Not every person who is wearing scrubs outside the hospital is spreading any more bacteria than their street clothing. Personally, I change scrubs between every case and wouldn't want to wear that attire outside the operating room. Other than the occasional trip to the emergency department between cases (with a clean lab coat cover), I keep the scrubs in the OR.

People are also found in scrubs in the hospital cafeteria and in the hospital gyms too. As long as those scrubs are not soiled with patient body fluids, they are carry no more bacteria than any other clothing and likely carry less.

Lab coats if not washed regularly (by hospital laundry not home) can also transmit bacteria too. In short, many people have hospital scrubs that they wear casually. There is no law against this and no way of knowing if these scrubs are contaminated.

 

[Mr hawkings]

Some hospitals strongly discourage residents from wearning hospital scrubs outside the hospital but that's as far as they can go. Scrubs are often used as pajamas, leisure attire and travel attire as they are comfortable and loose-fitting.

Not every person who is wearing scrubs outside the hospital is spreading any more bacteria than their street clothing. Personally, I change scrubs between every case and wouldn't want to wear that attire outside the operating room. Other than the occasional trip to the emergency department between cases (with a clean lab coat cover), I keep the scrubs in the OR.

People are also found in scrubs in the hospital cafeteria and in the hospital gyms too. As long as those scrubs are not soiled with patient body fluids, they are carry no more bacteria than any other clothing and likely carry less.

Lab coats if not washed regularly (by hospital laundry not home) can also transmit bacteria too. In short, many people have hospital scrubs that they wear casually. There is no law against this and no way of knowing if these scrubs are contaminated.

Besides, if you are in a room where someone's body is being cut open, you probably dont want to be wearing clothes that you sat on a bus in all morning.

 

[TMP-SMX]

What's the difference? You have a gown on. If you do have bodily fluids on the scrubs I agree they should be changed. The policy in hospitals is that if you are wearing scrubs outside the OR area you should have a white coat on.

 

[RiceOwl04]

Yeah, i agree with most of what has been said. If you're wearing the scrubs in the OR, it's generally considered unprofessional to wear them outside of the hospital, although it's often done anyway. If you're not in the OR, there's no reason it would be different than wearing street clothes anyway, unless they're soiled with bodily fluids. That said, some attendings may be very old school and not want to see scrubs worn into/out of the hospital no matter what.

 

[hrandani]

Then there's the dentists in barnes and nobles wearing immaculately ironed scrubs trying to pick up sorority girls so what the hey, who cares anymore.