Nursing education fast track. Work in medicine in a few short months.

["Pauline Mueller" <p.mueller@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I???m a pediatric nurse and we have large tags on our name badges that indicate RN, Doctor, Nursing Assistant, Respiratory, etc. They presented the idea for same colors for different roles, however parents on the board denies it as they as well as the kids like the fun a simple uniform top can bring. Same when I worked with adults: most loved my fun and bright colors. December 24, 2014 at 12:00 PM #37099 Profile photo of Jpoindexter Jeri I think enlarged credentials on name tags makes more sense than requiring color coded scrubs. December 24, 2014 at 12:27 PM #37117 Profile photo of Julie Hunt Evans JulieHuntEvans Member Patients have way too much on their minds to worry about who is wearing what color. They can???t keep it all straight and they don???t care. I think it is more professional to have a uniform policy (hence the word UNIform) but it really doesn???t help the patients in identifying us. December 24, 2014 at 6:03 PM #37318 Profile photo of Mike Finckbone Mike F The facility I work at requires the different disciplines, RN, CNA, Respreatory, exct to wear different colors, I don???t think most of the pt???s figure it out, at least not while they are down in the ED with me. January What is a culture of safety? February Healthy Nurse March Fatigue and Shift Work April Mental Health May National Nurses Week: Cultural Congruence June Childhood Bullying July Emerging Infections August Leadership: Leading from the Middle September Transitions of Care October Data and Systems Thinking November Hospice and Palliative Care December Wrap-up of 2016 "Culture of Safety"

 

 

 

 

 

The hospital at which I work requires color coded scrubs, and I have to say that I, as a nurse appreciate it. We don???t know all the nurses on different floors or in different departments and name tags are not always easily visible for immediate identification. But if I see someone walking toward me in navy blue scrubs, I???m immediately aware that he/she is a fellow RN. It also promotes a strong team mentality, since we do not work independently as nurses, there???s always therapists, doctors, social work, etc to collaborate with in order to provide the best care possible. I also feel that patients AND family members or visitors have an easier time identifying staff, and are appreciative of this. It did improve patient satisfaction. I don???t agree with a state mandation of it, but I do feel it is beneficial to facilities. I believe that when my faci lity implemented the policy years ago, they provided some kind of compensation for the purchase of all new scrubs to current staff, then it became mandatory upon hire. It really wasn???t that costly since most quality scrubs will last you quite a while. Any change is difficult and scary initially, but nurses are resilient creatures!