tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post5009656041097660954..comments2023-09-26T03:43:42.961-07:00Comments on Adventures of Hood Nurse: Hood Hospital 2, Electric Boogaloo: ER Fashion Trendshoodnursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-58692267847558245062013-03-26T21:25:51.106-07:002013-03-26T21:25:51.106-07:00Just gotta say as a labbie, we wear scrubs 'ca...Just gotta say as a labbie, we wear scrubs 'cause we deal with blood, urine, poop, body fluids, sputum, CSF, acids, bases, dyes, other fun chemicals, etc. Not because we want anyone to think we're nurses. And I have never met a lab scientist who would WANT to be a nurse, even pretend. We do what we do because we DON'T want patient contact. When people find out I work at the hospital, they say, "Oh, are you a nurse?" And my response is always, "Dear God, no!"<br />And yeah, I stop at the store at midnight in scrubs on my way home from work. Sometimes that's the only time I can get there, especially since I have kids. I've been on my feet for only 8 hours, but I too often don't get a chance to eat or pee either. Colorado MLSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-71125724212147427372013-01-09T00:13:24.198-08:002013-01-09T00:13:24.198-08:00I was just thinking the same thing, sometimes I li...I was just thinking the same thing, sometimes I like to stop at the grocery store because I didn't get a chance to eat during a busy 12....13 hour shift in the ER and all I could think of was "boy such and such would taste so good when I get home", you betcha I am going to stop in and get it! and if my kitty is running out of food, he comes first too! Also...there is the wipes at the door if you are afraid we might have touched something, (but I'd be a little more worried about those darned sneezing people out there.)JennyJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-65088053074276564062012-09-10T17:47:07.830-07:002012-09-10T17:47:07.830-07:00I was just thinking about this as I saw a family m...I was just thinking about this as I saw a family member wearing scrubs. He'd come in wearing scrubs that were at least one size too small (so attractive!) & stay the night....never changing clothes. Gross! <br /><br />One time I took my brother to the ER for what we thought was a spider bite infection on his thigh. I warned him not to say a word about me being a nurse. Almost gave it away when I moved in for a closer look as the doc was lancing it. Gooey!<br /><br />And I am one of those nurses you might see in the supermarket after work in my scrubs. I'm not germ infested...I just want a few things after being on my feet the last 12 hours. I'm not touching anything with my scrubs.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08943730933269816574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-55797528354334911482012-09-07T06:57:22.148-07:002012-09-07T06:57:22.148-07:00DayCare workers wear scrubbs too, b/c I am around ...DayCare workers wear scrubbs too, b/c I am around daycare workers more then hospital ppl I kidna think all ppl in scrubbs are daycare workers I forget about nurses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-92196591750180862792012-09-06T14:59:12.323-07:002012-09-06T14:59:12.323-07:00It's entirely possible to work a 12 hour shift...It's entirely possible to work a 12 hour shift and not get urine, feces, vomit, blood or the like on them. Maybe I'm just lucky because I do have a friend who always seems to be getting pooped on, although she does work as an aid. I consider myself very fortuante. I'm also a clean freak and refuse to sit down at any computer or work station for the day without Cavi wiping it all off. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-35687231559547002642012-09-06T06:18:00.403-07:002012-09-06T06:18:00.403-07:00Yeah, I strip off my scrubs and shower immediately...Yeah, I strip off my scrubs and shower immediately when I get home from work. My pet peeve is seeing people at the grocery store in scrubs -- I'm hoping they didn't just get off work and are wandering around the store covered with nasty bacteria, etc. Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719843474295765790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-6926132772693229382012-09-05T15:51:03.127-07:002012-09-05T15:51:03.127-07:00The last time my job required a uniform I was stil...The last time my job required a uniform I was still in the Army. Still, wouldn't someone's first action on returning from work be to take off their uniform? So if that's the case, the only reason someone should show up in scrubs is if they came directly from work -- and would be wearing a hospital ID tag, not to mention various unpleasant fluids, no?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969254346376018459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-82865324783368820522012-09-05T13:49:16.608-07:002012-09-05T13:49:16.608-07:00That's amazing. We had one like this who chec...That's amazing. We had one like this who checked in for some non emergent complaint on a super busy night and started acting all crazy when she realized her complaint was not a priority. She started saying she knew that her pain level made her a priority because she was an RN and demanded to be re-triaged by someone "who knew what they were doing". The super awesome ER doctor on that night looked her up on every database he had access to and then confronted her about not being an actual nurse as well as having fucktons of narcs prescribed to her the same months and then proceeded to share those findings in her medical record. She was so much nicer after that!hoodnursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-35004821391334355622012-09-05T13:40:43.626-07:002012-09-05T13:40:43.626-07:00K dude. I'm not the scrub police, I'm sim...K dude. I'm not the scrub police, I'm simply expressing that I would not be interested in wearing this stuff were I not a nurse. Probably because I wear them 45 hours a week. I don't literally mean my patients are the only non med professionals buying scrubs. If you aren't putting this stuff on and checking into the ER for an STD check, then I'm not talking about you. hoodnursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-69837073907025071222012-09-05T13:30:22.108-07:002012-09-05T13:30:22.108-07:00I totally sleep in the surgical scrub pants they g...I totally sleep in the surgical scrub pants they give us after we get sprayed in blood or whatever at work. It's probably disgusting, but they're crazy soft. hoodnursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-80067223481158834412012-09-05T12:05:06.639-07:002012-09-05T12:05:06.639-07:00http://crasspollination.blogspot.com/2011/07/caugh...http://crasspollination.blogspot.com/2011/07/caught-in-lie.html<br /><br />One of my favorite 'gotcha' moments still...Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-42407907443264606962012-09-05T10:08:12.796-07:002012-09-05T10:08:12.796-07:00I had a patient who's husband was a porter at ...I had a patient who's husband was a porter at my hospital (she was an RN at a different hospital) biggest pains in my ass ever. The wife had a open choli done, and wanted to be on a sat monitor, and a pain pump, and steri strips because her "incision was dehissing" Her husband went into the staff only areas and when I tried to re-direct him, he was like "but I am staff here" <br />I have had family members in the hospital before, and never advertised the fact that I'm a nurse, nor tried to interfere with the care. Looking back, I wish I had spoken up when my nursing sense told me something was wrong with my sister, and it turned out her hemoglobin was 51. <br />But I digress, I think the people in your ER are a special kind of cray cray. Alinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-68447793186302532292012-09-05T06:39:35.258-07:002012-09-05T06:39:35.258-07:00not to worry, i'd never pass myself off as a n...not to worry, i'd never pass myself off as a nurse, i'm too proud of being a teacher. and i just hate when people wear neat, prissy clothes trying to act all smarty-panted like educators.<br /><br />seriously though, i am equally seriously disabled, wheelchair bound, now mostly bed bound, and though i have help, he's old, getting tired, and would prefer to stare at the computer than to help me wash and dress.<br /><br />i buy cheap scrubs -- but comfy. i try to buy cotton but accept a measure of polyester for neatness' sake. when i go out, i never wear a scrub top, because, face it, most of the patterns are stupid and the plain ones do scream "health care worker wannabe" (or any other field that uses them as uniforms). but since i cannot control my legs and my hands are getting difficult to master as well, please excuse the hell out of me if i wear the bits of cloth that so define you......Bianca Castafiore?https://www.blogger.com/profile/07088130255223709497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-90182759889028524242012-09-04T11:09:44.118-07:002012-09-04T11:09:44.118-07:00Scrubs were god's gift to comfort and fashion
...Scrubs were god's gift to comfort and fashion<br /><br />- Joe<br /><a rel="nofollow">Buy Med Medical Supplies</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-85861931070952133892012-09-02T16:56:46.678-07:002012-09-02T16:56:46.678-07:00I will have to admit that I am a teacher but I wea...I will have to admit that I am a teacher but I wear scrubs. I bought them for a Halloween costume and they are sooooo comfortable (not itchy at all). I do ONLY wear them as pajamas though. I'd be completely embarrassed to wear them out of the house.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16112508078886217448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-70644314382363413572012-09-02T12:45:25.016-07:002012-09-02T12:45:25.016-07:00I adore the Grey's Anatomy scrubs. Pricey, bu...I adore the Grey's Anatomy scrubs. Pricey, but oh so comfortable and non-scratchy! I am a paramedic in the ED, but I don't wear my scrubs on the days I am not working. Even though I wash them, I still imagine icky germs and what-nots crawling on the uniform..Toriehttp://www.facbook.com/lilsuthernqt9noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-25241532026634515522012-09-02T08:54:38.655-07:002012-09-02T08:54:38.655-07:00I'll sew you some awesome, nonscratcy scrub to...I'll sew you some awesome, nonscratcy scrub top! Karlhttp://www.amidwesternbelle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-26583385748535037772012-09-02T01:09:32.322-07:002012-09-02T01:09:32.322-07:00I remember Hearing a nurses aid tell some guy on t...I remember Hearing a nurses aid tell some guy on the phone that she was a nurse. When she caught my look she amended it to "going to be". I think we've all gotten those people who want to throw what they think they know around.battynursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240029154165501340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-25980886465999291442012-09-01T21:15:33.415-07:002012-09-01T21:15:33.415-07:00Yeah, no real nurse ever says they are a nurse. I ...Yeah, no real nurse ever says they are a nurse. I took someone to my hospital's ED the other day and tried to hide my face the whole way in in case someone recognised me. <br /><br />I usually only ever figure out someone's a Dr/nurse after a few hours when they accidentally use the right word for something.<br /><br />Now, if someone used to be an assistant at the medical library or something useless like that, oh you'll hear all about that. <br />catherinecathernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-15921813534537035112012-09-01T19:02:47.195-07:002012-09-01T19:02:47.195-07:00I dunno, sometimes the scrubs can be advantageous....I dunno, sometimes the scrubs can be advantageous...one time my friend got a free oil change because she was wearing scrubs and the mechanic found out she was a nurse and was so thankful for her "service".<br /><br />But then when she tried it again at a different place, the mechanic asked what hospital she worked at and when she told him he was all like "What?! I know Dr. So-and-So works there, he KILLED my DAD!". <br /><br />Soooo I guess it works both ways. Haha!Allyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04722419811219778850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-867807675565373552012-09-01T18:36:00.007-07:002012-09-01T18:36:00.007-07:00Wow. What's happening in your neck of the wood...Wow. What's happening in your neck of the woods? Hope the random scrub wearing doesn't spread to where I live, because that is just plain crazy.<br /><br />As soon as I stopped working in the hospital I dumped my scrubs. Who, in their right mind would want to wear those things outside a hospital setting? <br /><br />Hm. I think I just answered my own question.Cartoon Charactershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07871661908222892370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-3534644020528059602012-09-01T15:37:00.192-07:002012-09-01T15:37:00.192-07:00No way are you alone on this one, around here it&#...No way are you alone on this one, around here it's the family members that come in in scrubs. And some of them are cna's, lab techs, nurses in nursing homes, or xray techs. Hospital nurses always come in in street clothes unless they are on shift when they visit, and then we all know them anyway. I can tell you what tho, if those previously mentioned areas are the areas you are working in, it will get you no brownie points by dressing up like you are a nurse. I'm still going to do my job, and I'm still going to treat you like you're a visitor and your family member is a regular patient because that's what you are. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529039585376129478noreply@blogger.com